6.11.2017
Fantastic Japanese VR short animation "The Philosopher's Apple"
"The Philosopher's Apple" is the fantasy VR short animation work which Japanese VR artist ka0ru made. After this was released in this January, This was shown in 11th Fulldome Festival held in Germany and Tokushima VR film festival held in Tokushima-shi. This is really fantastic and beautiful work.
Besides, it is shown free! You can enjoy this with a smartphone or a tablet even if you do not have mobile VR goggles.
This is fantasy with an episode of the law of universal gravitation of Newton as a motif. can philosopher get a beautiful apple?
This is a view of the world such as the picture books, but is certainly VR content. Even texts are full 3DCG.
The story progress automatically, but the neighboring scenery is made carefully, and it is also fun to see it.
The texts are described Japanese and English.
Now, This is released in Youtube, Littlstar(support PlayStation VR, Gear VR, HTC Vive, Andoid, iOS) , and Google Play(Android Apps). All are free.
Super Kabuki - Fusion of the traditional Kabuki drama, Pop culture and the technology
Yesterday, Japanese national channel NHK broadcasted Kabuki performing art(歌舞伎) where Vocaloid Hatsune Miku(初音ミク) appeared. Can the virtual female singer appear in Kabuki? It is possible by power of the technology.
This is Cho kabuki(超歌舞伎: Super Kauki) which fused traditional Kabuki and state-of-the-art digital audio, 3DCG animation, projection technologies and AR. It was live-staged in huge event Nico Nico Cho Kaigi 2017(ニコニコ超会議2017) which Japanese Video community site Nico Nico Douga(ニコニコ動画) held on April 29 and 30.
This was made by Shochiku(a large film studio and Kabuki production company), Dwango, NTT and Panasonic. The leading actors were popular young kabuki actor Shido Nakamura(中村獅童) and Hatsune Miku, of course.
The stage was constructed by monitors and hologram screen of the multiplex structure. Kabuki actors performed in front of them and played with Vocaloid.
Furthermore, monitors and the hologram screen contributed to cool and dynamic stage direction. They were totally like effects of games.
In addition, they played Cho Kabuki last year and it won Cool Japan Matching Award which the government hosted.
via:
Kabuki, Hatsune Miku stage duo takes 1st Cool Japan award(The Asahi Shimbun)
The word "Kabuki" originated in Sengoku era(Warring States period), and it comes from "kabukimono", the people who were showy and bizarrely dressed act that defies common sense. Now, Kabuki becomes the traditional arts, but originally it was the pop culture that adopted contemporary fashion skillfully. In a sense they made Kabuki which is faithful to a tradition.
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