6.28.2009

Congratulations!: pixiv Population Jumps to 1M



Japanese illustration SNS "pixiv" got 1M users.

Congratulations!

pixiv is Japanese online community for artists managed by startup Pixiv Inc headquartered in Tokyo / Sendagaya.

This SNS started a β test on September 10 2007 and then got 10,000 users in one month.

Now, a lot of users to access from China and Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong. (Though there is only Japanese notation)


"Pixiv Festa vol.2" is held by "Design Festa Gallery" on Saturday, July 11.


Pixiv Festa

pixiv appears in the Wikipedia English version

6.25.2009

Industrial virtual reality EXPO vol.17

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I went to "Industrial virtual reality EXPO vol.17" yesterday.

"Industrial virtual reality EXPO vol.17" is an event of virtual reality of the biggest in Japan.

I want to explain the exhibition contents in detail, but I can't it because I'm poor at English.
Substitute, I upload a lot of photo and videos. Please check it!


Motion capture
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Drive simulator
You build a road and the town by oneself and can drive a car.
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A house is a fire!

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Big fire outbreak!!

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Simulate a traffic jam.

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I have not a driving license, so I ran over and killed a lot of people.(like a GTA)




A lot of AR
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AR dinosaur
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The dinosaur moves lively. You can taste the feeling of "Jurassic Park".



Range image sensor

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You can operate a game by the movement of the body.
The future game will not need the controller.




You can overcome fear of heights in virtual reality.
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But, it seems to be a really scary thing. There were a lot of people who raised big scream.


Industrial virtual reality EXPO
http://www.ivr.jp/english/

6.24.2009

Farewell Daletto World

Yesterday, The service end of "Daletto World" was announced.

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Daletto World is the 3D VirtualWorld that the Daletto which is a subsidiary of Capcom of a game developer administers.

World design such as the papercraft is a characteristic.

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CAPCOM is a famous video game developer.

Wiki page [CAPCOM]

There are lot of Mega-hit games in this company. For example "Mega Man" "Street Fighter series" "Resident Evil series" "Devil May Cry" etcetc......

But, the VirtualWorld success seems to have been difficult.

The service end plans September 29.

I play Daletto World with every effort till then.

6.22.2009

Free Poken

Today, "Free Poken" was started at the 18:00 in front of Hachi-ko statue of Shibuya.

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"Free Poken" is a Poken version of Free Hug.
We do Poken with the stranger willingly.

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Because it was a zombie, my Poken was considerably outstanding.

I was able to do Poken with many people thanks to this.

I make your Poken a skull!

A friend made an order to me.

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Customizing Poken to Skull.

How to make is the same before.

6.15.2009

Rain on Ruin for RelayForLife



The music that can be listened with Avatopia is "Lumino-scope".
Their music can be bought with MP3 here.

They hold the concert with FantasyFaire.

Date 2009.06.19 (Sunday) 19:00-20:00(SLT)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fantasy%20Faire%20Central/127/116/43
Charge Free
*But PLZ Donation.

**MusicNote**

MusicNote is music production on which it acts with SL.
We are doing the management of Lumino-scope.

**Lumino-scope**

It is "Lumino-scorpe" . They are one of the leading Members of "MusicNote".

Yasu of Keyboard that manipulates Sound and image. Nami who it is radio actor and is actress. Parcasshonist Show that manipulates delicacy and large-boned rhythm. They are three person class units.

Lumino-scorp world to occupy not only aural but even also the sight is to attract your mind strongly surely by using the effect in SL.

Nami lost the grandfather and the grandmother due to cancer.
Therefore, she wants to sympathize with the activity of RFL deeply, and to cooperate.

On that day, they will sing the English tune prepared for this day.

Lumino-Scope
http://lumino-scope.com/en/" target="_blank"> http://lumino-scope.com/en/

MusicNote
http://musicnote.slmame.com/

Mp3 Vender
http://slurl.com/secondlife/pop%20candy/128/128/2

6.11.2009

Cyber figure ARis

May 29, seminar "Augmented Reality and innovation" were held in Akihabara Tokyo.



Now, AR attracts attention in Japan. but, there is still little service to make ends meet as business.

In such situation, there is the AR software which made a big hit. It is "cyber figure ARis".

電脳フィギュア ARis (アリス) GTE_AR_001
電脳フィギュア ARis (アリス) GTE_AR_001

This software was developed by Geisha Tokyo entertainment Co., Ltd. .

Geisha Tokyo entertainment Co., Ltd.
http://www.geishatokyo.com/

Please watch this movie in detail.



"Cyber figure ARis" is software for consumers who utilized world's first AR technology. Her debut was wireless and mobile business convention "wireless Japan 2008" . Then she became the topic, and reported to many magazines TV programs, newspaper and website.





When she was released in Amazon.co.jp on the first day, ordered for about 3,000 in one hour. So, Amazon order system broken (Of course the system restored).

She was sold about 10,000 so far and many Japanese knew "AR" by her.

Now, some books about AR are published.

ARのすべて-ケータイとネットを変える拡張現実
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拡張現実感を実現するARToolkitプログラミングテクニック
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3Dキャラクターが現実世界に誕生! ARToolKit拡張現実感プログラミング入門
3Dキャラクターが現実世界に誕生! ARToolKit拡張現実感プログラミング入門

The person who made ARis