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--------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
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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.
"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.
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"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.
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"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.
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"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.
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"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.
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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) |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Highest award
Certificate / trophy /
high end notebook computer
DELL Notebook PC Precision M6400 |
Semi-grand prix
Certificate / mobile notebook computer
SONY mobile Notebook computer VAIO TypeZ |
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 |
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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) .
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| Prof. Kostas Terzidis (Harvard University, USA) |
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| Prof. Tomohiro Fukuda (Osaka University, Japan) |
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