Chinatsu Wakatsuki, SEKAI NO OWARI “DJ LOVE”, VTuber, and Naohiro Ukawa will appear as avatars at the opening event on May 19th!
A unique guest unfolds a Ghost in the Shell talk at a scrambled intersection in the virtual world
"Virtual Shibuya" is based on the concept of being able to send and experience "Shibuya" -like content such as live artists, art exhibitions, and talk events without stopping activities while staying at home. By combining cutting-edge technology and entertainment. We will provide two experiences, a virtual event venue and a digital twin (mirror world) that expresses the same content in cooperation with the real city of Shibuya.
This platform will also be deployed as an urban event venue for the Shibuya Ward co-sponsored project "SOCIAL INNOVATION WEEK SHIBUYA 2020 (SIW)" held in November.
As an opening event on May 19, 2020, at the scrambled intersection on "Virtual Shibuya", SEKAI NO OWARI "DJ" who is a fan of the "Ghost in the Shell" series including "Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045" A LIVE talk event will be held in which LOVE ”, virtual river Ange Katrina belonging to Nijisanji, Chika Wakatsuki, Future Design Shibuya, and Naohiro Ukawa, representative of S / U / P / E / R DOMMUNE, will appear as avatars. intend to do something.
The event at the Digital Twin (Mirror World) is scheduled for this summer.
The "Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project" will support "Shibuya", a cultural creation city, by creating new experience value through entertainment without stopping the flow of economy and culture in "Shibuya".
Opening event "# Shibuya Ghost in the Shell NIGHT by au 5G"
Genuine Ghost in the Shell fans gather in "Virtual Shibuya" with avatars.
At the scrambled intersection in virtual Shibuya, which is fused with the world of the latest work "Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045", we will talk about the charm of the Ghost in the Shell series.
It is a talk event where you can be euphoric in the Ghost in the Shell world with unique guests who will never gather unless it is this theme.
<Date and time>
May 19, 2020 19: 00-19: 45
<Cast>
・ Future Design Shibuya Future Designer: Chinatsu Wakatsuki
・ Artist: SEKAI NO OWARI “DJ LOVE”
・ S / U / P / E / R DOMMUNE Representative: Naohiro Ukawa
・ Nijisanji affiliation virtual river: Ange Katrina
way to participate
You can participate in Virtual Shibuya from VR devices, smartphones, and PCs / Macs.
To join, you need to create a free cluster account and install the cluster app for your device.
The event will also be broadcast on YouTube Live and Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project official Twitter at the same time.
Participation from < here >
<1> Create cluster account
cluster website Please access and create an account from "Login / New registration" at the top right of the screen.
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<2> App download
https://cluster.mu/downloads Please install the cluster app for your device.
To use it using a VR device, you need to install SteamVR in addition to the cluster app.
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<3> Participation in the event
Event page of "# Shibuya Ghost in the Shell NIGHT by au 5G" After accessing, you can participate in the event by clicking the "Enter Venue" button at the bottom of the page.
* If the app has not been downloaded, the installer will start downloading automatically. If you want to watch the live stream, you can see it from the following URL.
YouTube Live: https://youtu.be/MO7gqj2LEjs
Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/shibuya5g
Netflix original animation series "Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045"
Near-future science fiction monument "Ghost in the Shell", Kenji Kamiyama x Shinji Aramaki's future image of 2045
Public Security Section 9 led by Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg with a full-body prosthesis, now confronts cyber crime again
Ghost in the Shell, an aggressive organization led by Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body prosthetic body that confronts cyber crimes in the near future, where people's intentions are connected to "electronic brains" through the development of information networks and cyborg (prosthetic body) technology. Originating from the original comic "Ghost in the Shell" released by Masamune Shirow in 1989, various works such as animation and Hollywood live-action movies have been developed, with a radical and overwhelming world view. Through visual expression, the monumental figure of near-future science fiction, which has influenced creators all over the world, presents a new image of the future.
Kenji Kamiyama of the "Ghost in the Shell SAC" series and Shinji Aramaki of the "APPLESEED" series have teamed up as co-directors, and the original cast of the "Ghost in the Shell SAC" series by Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera and others Gathering. A powerful cyberpunk action and a completely new story of Motoko Kusanagi are drawn. Produced by Production IG x SOLA DIGITAL ARTS.
Netflix original animation series "Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045" is being exclusively distributed worldwide on Netflix.
Official work site: www.ghostintheshell-sac2045.jp
Netflix work page: www.netflix.com/ghostintheshellsac_2045
Overview of "Virtual Shibuya"
You can enjoy two main experiences at "Virtual Shibuya".
The first experience is a variety of online events held at the virtual event venue. Customers can participate in the event venue "Virtual Shibuya" from their homes using smartphones, PCs, and VR devices.
You can freely move around the venue using your avatar, share the same space with many spectators, and enjoy interactive online events.
The state of the event will be distributed through video distribution services, etc., and will be developed as a new event venue and transmission studio in Shibuya. The event venue is a special space that adds virtual effects and decorations to the actual Shibuya.
The second experience is XR content such as "XR Art" that you couldn't experience without actually going to Shibuya.
You can enjoy various XR contents while wandering around another Shibuya that is connected to the real Shibuya.
XR content is the same in the same place in Shibuya, both real and virtual. As a "digital twin" in Shibuya, we will expand both real and virtual with entertainment.
concept
・ Build a "place" in virtual space to send content that is unique to Shibuya. In the future, we plan to collaborate with companies participating in the "Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project".
・ You can go around the spots at the scrambled intersection that represents Shibuya. The spot will be expanded at any time.
・ At each spot, we hold online events at any time where you can experience entertainment such as live performances by artists, talk shows, and art exhibitions, just like the real "Shibuya".
・ Using 5G and cutting-edge technology, it can be accessed from anywhere and provides entertainment in the 5G era that transcends conventional restrictions such as time and place.
-Realize a world where digital and real are fused in a digital twin (mirror world) that expresses the same content in cooperation with the real city of Shibuya.
usage fee
free
Cooperation companies
Cluster Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Naoto Kato):
Operates a virtual event platform "cluster". Technical cooperation using "cluster" at the virtual event venue.
Psychic VR Lab Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Yasuhiro Yamaguchi):
Provides VR / AR creative platform "STYLY (http://styly.cc)". Technical cooperation using "STYLY" in the digital twin (mirror world).
comment
Ken Hasebe, Mayor of Shibuya
The spread of the new coronavirus has continued, and a state of emergency has been declared, causing inconvenience to many people's lives. Under such circumstances, I feel that Shibuya-like solutions and movements are necessary.
We have a culture that Japan can be proud of now, as we work together with various companies and people to realize what it took time to realize even if we planned for Shibuya in the future, and what could not be realized by the local government alone. It's time to push forward with the future shape of "Shibuya." We believe that the second Shibuya, "Virtual Shibuya," has infinite possibilities.
We will continue to challenge Shibuya to be a pioneer in the transmission of sustainable culture, not to overcome this situation.
Future Design Shibuya Director / Deputy Secretary General Shinko Osada
Many people and businesses are forced to refrain from living by preventing the spread of the new coronavirus. By nature, entertainment gives people the joy and motivation to live and enriches their daily lives. That is why Shibuya, which aims to become a creative cultural city, thinks that it is meaningful to continue to connect and disseminate cultural activities while changing its shape during this period.
The Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project was born with the mission of providing knowledge and resources from a variety of actors, and using open innovation to shape the future of the city and the power of entertainment while making full use of technology. Even under such circumstances, while positively doing what we can do now with many colleagues including partners who share common feelings, we repeated experiments with an eye on the future, and when the situation is settled, we will make a new one in Shibuya. We believe that creating experience value will contribute to society in the future.
Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project: New Participating Company
In the "Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project", not only the participating companies of 50 companies in total, including 17 companies in addition to the 33 companies so far, but also various cultures involved in Shibuya, people living with Shibuya and the next generation Shibuya I will continue to create.
<New participating companies>
Casio Computer Co., Ltd./kakimoto arms / Pix Co., Ltd./Tokyo Metropolitan Television Co., Ltd./Imagika Digitalscape Co., Ltd./Sony Music Entertainment Co., Ltd./Sony Mobile Communications Co., Ltd./Pia Co., Ltd./Mizuho Information Research Institute Co., Ltd./Mizuho Co., Ltd. Bank / Play Brain Co., Ltd. / Cluster Co., Ltd. / SUPER DOMMUNE / MOMENT FACTORY / Creative Man Production Co., Ltd. / Natasha Co., Ltd. / SHOWROOM Co., Ltd.
