International Newsletter vol.11 2008/12
12.05.2008
FORUM8 Co., Ltd
----Contents----

--------What's New at FORUM8--------

-Result Announcement of the 7th 3D VR Simulation Contest
-Result Announcement of The 2nd International VR Symposium

--------Upcoming Events--------


-Upcoming overseas events

--------FORUM8 Homepage Information--------

-Web estimate service
-Technical support service for UC-win/Road overseas users
-User information page


7th 3D(I%(BVR SIMULATION CONTEST by UC-win/Road
Result Announcement(announced on 21 November 2008)

We are pleased to announce that the Grand Prix of the 7th 3D VR Simulation Contest by UC-win/Road.
The winner was
"Simulated driving diagnosis system using CG simulation" produced by National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid. Our thanks to everyone who participated in the contest. There were many interesting ideas in the submissions we received, and we appreciate the effort that went into creating all of them.

GRAND PRIX
"Simulated driving diagnosis system using CG simulation"
National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid
The most distinguishing feature of driving competence diagnosis system "NASVA NET" is that it's a "simulated driving diagnosis system using CG simulation", which uses VR simulation carried out over the internet. This covers separate diagnoses of grades for safe eco-driving, defensive safe driving, hasty driving and considerate driving. The movement of cars driving on this simulator is recorded and analyzed to give advice about safe driving.

EXCELLENCE AWARD
"Sakai City Oshoji LRT Project VR data"
Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering, Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
This VR was created in order to consider and build consensus for a planned LRT improvement project in Sakai City. The proposed subject area for the installation includes an area of about 1.6km from Sakai station on the Nankai Electric Railway Main Line to Sakai-higashi station on the Koya Line. Besides the present situation, it can depict plans for the layout approaching the LRT tracks, transit mall plans, roadside landscape plans, etc. and the future of central Sakai city can be considered from the perspective of traffic and landscape.

IDEA AWARD
"Erection of construction girders for underground passageway construction in train stations."
Noda Engineering Co., Ltd.
We erect temporary construction girders for the construction of elevators and underground passageways just under a railway at a barrier-free train station. The installation work will be performed in narrow space between platforms and crane operation is impossible, therefore a new erection method is being investigated and the details are being drawn up in VR.

ESSENCE AWARD
"VR utilization case in educational curriculum"
Daido Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Design
In this research, the creation of a street landscape pattern and the proposal of street landscape evaluation method based on a marketing approach are being performed by VR. As VR that's been used for consistent training in urban development since 2007, practical training with UC-win/Road has been adopted with the aim of training technicians that can design and do design proposals from various perspectives.

OVERSEA'S AWARD
"AFRICA_SUDAN Project"
CION Media Company (Turkey)
CION Media Company has created the 3D City Model of a new town for the people in hunger and poverty in Darfur, SUDAN, AFRICA. The project idea belongs to KIMSE YOK MU? Solidarity and Aid Association who helps to poor people by donations coming from charitable people. The project area is a desert now, and people live in tents in the area. The new town will include 800 single storey houses, a mosque, municipality building, school, health center, public education center and etc. city functions.

HONORABLE JUDGE'S AWARD
Judges:
Mr. Hiroo Kasagi
(NPO Chiiki Zukuri Kobou) (right)
Mr. Fumio Seki
(Taisei Engineering Co., Ltd.) (left)
Mr. Sinsuke Kitagawa
(Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd.) (center)
HONORABLE'S JUDGE AWARD  Regional Construction Award
 
Mr. Hiroo Kasagi (NPO Chiiki Zukuri Kobou)
"Sancheong-Sudong VR Simulation"
Busan Regional Construction & Management Office (Korea)
There were clashes of opinion between villagers over the National Highway No. 3 plan being constructed from Sinyeon-ri Saengcho-myeon Sancheong-gun Gyeongsangnam-do to Hwasan-ri Sudong-myeon Hamyang-gun Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea and the most suitable route had to be selected by comparing a route that passes in front of village to one that detours around the back of it. The most suitable plan for local residents (the route passing behind the village) was chosen through an explanatory meeting.

HONORABLE JUDGE'S AWARD  Design Award
 
Mr. Fumio Seki (Taisei Engineering Co., Ltd.)
"Simulation of an evacuation in an aging society using 3D VR"
Taisei Engineering Co., Ltd.
Given the circumstances of our aging society, there are a lot of public facilities that were built during years of rapid economic growth. Evacuation analysis using 3D VR is an analysis where by using characteristics inherent to the inclusion of elderly people, it is possible to suggest low-cost safety measures using the existing facilities' structure. This case supposes there's a fire in a tunnel and introduces the linkage of 3D VR to an evacuation analysis of an evacuation situation with elderly and healthy people.

HONORABLE JUDGE'S AWARD  Technology Award
 
Mr. Sinsuke Kitagawa
(Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd.)
"Digital Phoenix Project by UC-win/Road III"
Arizona State University (USA)
The Digital Phoenix Project started 2 years ago, with a total cost of one hundred million yen. This is an academic research VR model used to 1) generate traffic from highways to the city centre and visualize the traffic conditions at main road intersections. 2) collect data about the drive, the time it takes and CO2 emissions from the driving simulator. 3) develop traffic routes and test tools for emergency situations such as terror.

NOMINATION AWARD
Awards/Prizes
No dual recipients. The Overseas award and Academy Encouragement award are for foreign applicants and students respectively. Academy Encouragement award will be announced at the International VR symposium.

Grand Prix

Highest award





Certificate / trophy /
high end notebook computer

DELL Notebook PC Precision M6400
Excellence award

Semi-grand prix





Certificate / mobile notebook computer

SONY mobile Notebook computer VAIO TypeZ
Special awards

Idea award /
Essence award /
Overseas award /
Judgment award /
other awards


Certificate / latest digital camera

Nicon digital camera
COOLPIX S710
Academy Encouragement award

Academy Encouragement award


Certificate / financial incentive

US$ 2,000 Prize

The 2nd International VR Symposium
Japanese English Korean Chinese French
Result Announcement(announced on 21 November 2008)
We are pleased to announce that the Academy Encouragement Award of the 2nd International VR
Symposium. The winners were Prof. Kostas Terzidis (Harvard University, USA) and Prof. Tomohiro Fukuda (Osaka University, Japan)
.

ACADEMY ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Prof. Kostas Terzidis (Harvard University, USA)

Prof. Tomohiro Fukuda (Osaka University, Japan)

-Upcoming overseas events

We will participate in various overseas events. Please come to visit us in the booth to learn
more about our product line-up. Look forward to meeting you!


Urban Mobility India
3-5 December 2008
http://www.urbanmobilityindia.com/

Car Testing Japan 2008 Winter
9-11 December 2008
http://cartesting.jp/english.htm

SIGGRAPH ASIA 2008
10-13 December 2008
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2008/

IETF India 2009
23-26 February 2009
http://www.jetro.go.jp/events/tradefair/20080902844-event
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