At the "Tokyo International Projection Mapping Award Vol. 9" organized by the Tokyo International Projection Mapping Award Executive Committee, "IN Saturation", created by the student team "Ciders" from the Faculty of Policy and Information, won the Jury Special Award.
The award is one of Japan's largest projection mapping contests for young spatial image creators. It has been held since 2016 with the aim of discovering and nurturing the core talent of the future content industry, and to advance and popularize the spatial image technology known as projection mapping. This year, 22 individuals and student teams passed the document screening and advanced to the final work screening.
This time, the students took the theme of the competition, "LIFE," and created a story about how a morning routine that was dull and repetitive becomes colorful with music, and is then colored by a variety of worldviews. They expressed the idea that daily life and life can be changed in any way depending on how you perceive it and your ideas.
At the final screening and judging held on November 16th, each work was projected on the outer wall of the Tokyo Big Sight Conference Building, entertaining the many spectators. Afterwards, the Grand Prize, Excellence Prize, Special Jury Prize, and Big Sight Prize winners were announced.
In their comments, the judges praised the work for incorporating a variety of different elements, making it exciting to watch, and for its outstanding development.
Aiming to depict a rapidly changing worldview, we incorporated a variety of visual expressions, both 3DCG and 2DCG. We incorporated a technique called rotoscoping, which involves drawing based on live-action footage, moved the faces of 3D models, and used a variety of different techniques to change the atmosphere of the music for each scene. I think each member's individuality was successfully fused into a work with many scene changes. I think I have acquired the qualities of a team leader, such as responsibility, progress management, and the ability to lead to the goal, and I would like to use these in the future.
Hikaru Kumagai (Science and Technology High School graduate), 2nd year, Faculty of Policy and Information Studies
There were many times when I felt the weight of responsibility as a director, but the joy and sense of accomplishment I felt from completing this work together was something I'd never experienced before. The thing I put the most effort into was the spatial direction that is unique to projection mapping. I created it through trial and error to figure out how to use animation and 3D to express the power of the images projected onto the wall and the charm of the characters. I would like to use this experience as a starting point to continue working toward new challenges and goals.
Ryotaro Totani, 2nd year student in the School of Policy and Information Studies (graduated from Sakura Seishu High School)
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