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Vol.98 2014/11/13


1. 3D VR Simulation Contest on Cloud
2. Overseas Training and Seminars

1. 3D VR Simulation Contest on Cloud

The general voting for 3D VR Simulation Contest on Cloud has been started. Please join us!
     Overview of the Contest

3DVR simulation contest using UC-win/Road. This is held every year since 2002 when UC-win/Road won the "Software Product of the year" award. Various brilliant works have been presented as a main event of this festival and it has brought even more excitement with the introduction of cloud voting via VR-Cloud® since 2011. The works are represented with the script (5min) and scenarios and evaluation and voting are performed with cloud system.

     Flow of Contest


2014.11.4Tue    Meeting for selecting nomination works


2014.11.8Sat - 11.16Sun    Period of public voting on cloud

Install VR-Cloud® Browse and operate
VR data
Public voting

VR-Cloud® can be installed here.

2014.11.18Tue    14:00   Examining Meeting FORUM8 Tokyo head office  MAP
Meeting for selecting nomination works
The judgment will be performed by 70% of public voting, 30% of voting from judging committee based on the ranking point and ranking point for special awards.

2014.11.20Thu    10:30  SHINAGAWA INTERCITY Hall
Award Ceremony of the 13th 3DVR Simulation Contest on Cloud

Profile of a presenter
Satoru Machida
Advisor of Projection Mapping Association of Japan / CEO of AmbientMedia / Part-time advisor of FORUM8

CEO of AmbientMedia and a producer of contents services. An advisor of Ultra-Realistic Communication Forum (URCF) which is a consultant of projection mapping, digital signage, AR and 3D media and also acts as an advisor of Projection Mapping Association of Japan.

     Profile of Judging Committe

Mr. Kasagi Hiroo
Representative of NPO Chiikizukuri Kobo

Director of Japan Society for Impact Assesment, part-time instructor of Nagano University, CEO of Kizakiko Hot Spring Development Co., Ltd. Councilor of Omachi Kita high school. Author of some books. Won the prize of Minister for the Environment for his activity of global warming in 2005.
Mr. Fumio Seki
Professor of Engineering department, Nihon University

After graduating the department of science and engineering, Nihon University, he joined Design Planning office for civil design of Taisei Corporation and has been engaged in design etc. for road structure, river, harbor and lecture etc. Appointed in the current position since 2011.
Mr. Tatsuoki Inagaki
Director of Pave & Road How-To Way Technology Association

Holding a post of information technology manager Road Management Technology Center and currently taking on a director of Pave & Road How-To Way Technology Association. Author of some books about pavement engineering and road engineering. He is engaged in improvement of technology of road and pavement and promotion of research development.


  
Nominees      2014/11/05

  General voting on Cloud : November 8 - 16, 2014    >>Detail

No.1   "Redlands California Flood Analysis Project using VR"
  Michael Baker International

No.2   "Onuma Floating Islands landscape simulation"
  Sanyu Eng. Ltd

No.3   "Driving support agent VR simulation"
  Doshisha University

No.4   "Simulation for environmental upgrading around Higashi Takase river"
  Fushimi Technical High School in Kyoto

No.5   "G'EduCom in Bordeaux"
  ITS Bordeaux  La CUB & BMIA

No.6   "Construction VR Simulation for the bridge replacement"
  SOZOTECH

No.7   "DSSS Experience VR Data"
  UTMS Society of Japan

No.8   "Residential Building Design VR Simulation for N House"
  atelier DoN

No.9   "Cooperative ITS Driving Simulator"
  TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION.

No.10   "QuikDeck Promotion VR Data"
  Nisso Industries Co., Ltd.

No.11   "Tokyo Metro Simulator"
  Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.

Meeting for selecting nomination works
at Seminar Room in FORUM8 Head Office
Judging Committee
Mr. Kasagi Hiroo, Mr. Fumio Seki
and Mr. Tatsuoki Inagaki from the right


     Awards / Prizes


Grand Prix
Certificate / Trophy / High Spec Computer / Book Card

Lenovo ThinkPad T440p special package
Book Card 25,000

Semi-Grand Prix (Excellence Award)
Certificate /High Spec Computer / Book Card

Lenovo ThinkPad T440p
high-performance laptop
Book Card 10,000

Idea Award / Essence Award
Certificate / Tablet PC / Book Card

SONY Xperia 10.1 inch
(Xperia Z2 Tablet SGP512JP)
Book Card 2,500

Judge Award
Certificate / Digital Camera / Book Card

SONY Cyber-shot
digital still camera
(DSC-HX60V)
Book Card 2,500

Nominate Award
Certificate plaque / Book Card

Semi crystal certificate plaque /
Free lodging in Tokyo /
Book Card 2,500


     Guidelines for Applicants

Deadline for works submittion October 14 (Tue), 2014    Reception period has been closed.
Deliverable - VR data created via UC-win/Road (script is required to be created and the work is needed to be stored in media such as CD-ROM and DVD etc.)
- Overview of VR data (up to 150 words) and how to operate the data
Where to deliver the data Please tell your contact person of FORUM8 staff and send it to him.
Copyright All contents of the awarded VR data is the copyright of each applicants.
The submitted VR data will not be distributed, but FORUM8 has a right to use the data and works, edit and reproduce the images and videos etc. and post or introduce it on website, magazines, books, newspaper etc. as a sales activity or an advertisement as a secondary user of VR data. Please be forewarned.
Inquiries for the application Please tell your contact person of FORUM8 staff.
Meeting for selecting
nomination works
Nominated works will be decided on November 4 (Tue), 2014.
Meeting for selecting nomination works on November 4 (Tue), 2014

     General voting

The 1000 FPB points are provided for those who vote after viewing all VR data!
100 winners selected in a drawing will receive 
1000 yen of the original book coupon.


General voting period : November 8 (Sat) - 16 (Sun), 2014

For a list of nominated works, click here 閲覧・操作/評価投票・入力ページへ You can view, control the VR data, and vote for the works.
You can vote from nominated works. You can vote more than once but you cannot change your vote once it has been submitted.
Please view all data and vote.

For more detail, go to HELP : Flow of voting for VR contest.


     Related Products



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Example of use : Laboratory of Tomohiro Fukuda of Environment and Energy department of graduate school, Osaka University
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Example of Design Meeting
- Manual input of design (Annotation function)
- Conference screen using video conference system (Skype)
The camera position (viewpoint) can be freely changed in VR environment. 3D bulletin board function with evaluative function for landscape
2. Overseas Seminars and Exhibition
Exhibition

Date Exhibition Name Location
19 - 21 November FORUM8 Design Festival 2014-3Days Tokyo, Japan
8 - 11 December Gulf Traffic Dubai

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