International Newsletter vol.38 2010/10
10.21 2010 FORUM8 Co., Ltd.
Waiting for your entry !  The 9th 3D VR Simulation Contest

Send your data no later than Tuesday, November 2>> How to entry
Friday, November 19, 2010 : FORUM8 Design Festival Day3

The 9th 3D VR Simulation Contest

Forum8 will be holding the 9th 3D-VR Simulation Contest on the last day of our 3 day Design Festival 2010 in November, 2010. This year's festival will be held at Tokyo Meguro Gajoen main banquet. We have made a new "UC-win/Road plug-in award", for this year's contest. Mr. Yoshihiro Kobayashi Prism Laboratory, Arizona State University will join the judging panel this year along with a panel of other experienced judges. Due to the increase in the number of overseas participants, we have decided to take away "overseas award", which used to be exclusively given to design works from abroad. We are looking forward to your participation.
VR-Studio(TM) UC-win/Road Ver.5
Large scale multi VR 3D Realtime virtual reality
1. Presentation of Entries
Registration 12:30-
13:00 - 13:15
Opening speech by FORUM8 President Yuji Ito
Awards given to nominated works
13:15 - 16:30 Introduction of nominated works 10-15mins. for each work
with a short break after 6 presentations
(16:30 - 16:45) Voting by the contest attendees of the contest and the selection board.
After collecting the ballots, the tally will start.
2. VR-Studio UC-win/Road Sample Model Introduction
16:45 - 17:05 Introduction of the latest sample models by VR-Studio(TM) and UC-win/RoadVer.5
 >> VR-Studio(TM) >> UC-win/Road
3. Result Announcement
17:05 - 17:35 Final selection, Closing Speech
We are waiting for your UC-win/Road, or VR Studio Data

Send your data no later than Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Nomination: Friday, November 5, 2010
Announcement: Monday, November 8, 2010

Send your VR data in CD-ROM or DVD, with written overview of your data and how to execute and run the data. If we have many entries, we will do a preliminary selection.
We will announce the nominated works on Monday, November 8. Copyright belongs to the applicants, however we can use still or moving picture of the works to introduce the nominated works. Applicants must make a live presentation of the nominated works and be present at the awarding ceremony.
About the entry, ask forum8@forum8.co.jp contact us
Nominate Award
Plaque for nominees

Semi crystal-made Plaque
Free Tokyo Lodging
Final judging method

Applicants make a presentation (less than 15 minutes, UC-win/Road data demonstration over 70%) of the nominated works and each of the awards is determined by vote. Grand prix, Excellence award and Special awards (Idea award, Essence award, Development Plug-in award, Judgment award etc.) are decided. There can only be one winner for each prize.
The Academy Encouragement Award is restricted to submissions for the VR Symposium research presentations. These works will be presented at the "4th International VR Symposium" and can be nominated for the finals by recommendation.
The marks will comprise of the total ranking points from the votes collected and the special prize ranking points, with a 70% weightage on votes from the users participating in the contest and a 30% weightage on votes cast by our judges.

Judges Mr. Hiroo Kasagi (NPO Chiiki Zukuri Kobou)
Mr. Fumio Seki (Taisei corporation)
Mr. Sinsuke Kitagawa (Yachiyo Engineering)
Mr. Yoshihiro Kobayashi (Prism Laboratory, Arizona State University)

Awards/Prizes
No dual recipients. The Academy Encouragement award is for students respectively. Academy Encouragement award will be announced at the 4th International VR symposium.

Grand Prix
Highest award

Certificate / trophy /
high end notebook computer

HP lite Book 8730w mobile
workstation
Excellence award
Semi-grand prix

Certificate / mobile notebook computer

SONY Mobile Notebook computer VAIO TypeZ
Special awards
Idea award /
Essence award /
Judgment award /
other awards


Certificate / latest digital camera

Nikon digital camera
COOLPIX S70
Academy Encouragement award
Academy Encouragement award

Certificate / Financial incentive

US$ 2,000 Prize
(2009 prizes are shown)
Expert Training Seminar

We will hold the expert training seminar on Novermber 15-16 in our Tokyo head office.
Please join our seminar ! Participation fee is free.

UC-win/Road Expert Training Seminar

UC-win/Road Expert training seminar will be held for agencies which sell UC-win/Road and consultants who suggest VR business using UC-win/Road.

We prepared "UC-win/Road introduction strategy program" which you can learn knowledge and technique that are required to get the targeted company to innovate UC-win/Road. We have advanced this seminar covering all the contents of the sales and techniques from approach to consulting, installation and follow-up with practices.
Lastly, you'll take an authorization examination, and the passers will be certified as UC-win/Road experts.


All the authorization examination passers can obtain a certificate.

UC-win/Road Products page  http://vr.forum8.co.jp/english

< Date / Venue >
Date Venue Location
November 15 (Monday) - 16 (Tuesday), 2010. Tokyo FORUM8 Tokyo head office GT tower seminar room
< Summary >
Participation fee Free
< Schedule >
1st day: 13:00 - 17:30 13:00-13:30 Basic knowledge of UC-win/RoadVR
13:30-15:30 Practical use of sales tools
15:40-17:30 Process for innovation
2nd day: 9:30 - 17:30 09:30-12:00 UC-win/Road operational practice Bases
13:00-14:30 UC-win/Road operational practice Practice
14:40-16:50 Link and expansion
17:00-17:30 Authorization examination
< Application for participation >
Send e-mail for participation. After receiving your application, FORUM8 will send you a map and a participation ticket.
We are looking forward to your application
Where to apply: E-mail forum8@forum8.co.jp Contact us
http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/fair-e.htm#design-fes2010
FORUM8 3 x 8th anniversary event is scheduled


Wednesday, November 17th FORUM8 Design Festival Day1
The 4th Design Conference
Civil Design/Analysis Sessions Location : Maiogi
Architecture/BIM Sessions Location : Hanautage
Hydraulic Engineering Sessions Location : Hanashirabe


Thursday, November 18th FORUM8 Design Festival Day2
The 11th VR Conference
(The 11th UC-win/Road Conference and the 4th International VR Symposium)

The 4th International VR Symposium
-ITC innovation developed with VR-
Location : Yumeogi
The 11th UC-win/Road Conference
  • Main Session
  • Driving Simulator Session
Location : Maiogi
Location : Hanautage
Technical Support Session Location : Hanashirabe

FORUM8 Foundation 3x8 Anniversary Party:
Publication announcement :
"Programming for civil engineer" - SDK programming with Delphi -



Friday, November 19th FORUM8 Design Festival Day3
The 9th 3D VR Simulation ContestLocation: : Main hall Maiogi, Hanashirabe
Waiting for your entry ! 
Send your data no later than Tuesday, November 2>> How to entry


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