The two GRAND PRIZE winner works, 『SEMI MEMORY』 and 『my room / my sound』 both take a perceptual experience approach, with the source being "memory." Coincidentally, I felt that this was similar to the common theme of MONDO GROSSO's latest album, "BIG WORLD," which is a musical journey continuing to search for the place of the heart in a world that has changed and is changing further. The work "FORGOTTEN [Vocal: ermhoi (Black Boboi / millennium parade)]," directed by VR artist "0b4k3", was particularly noteworthy. It was more conscious of the effects of the mind than the human body, and I felt a strange affinity between the two works.

This work is very private and tranquil. The viewers can enter the creator's mind space through VR peacefully.

There was something that intuitively drew me in. The link between sound and imagery is very important for dancers, which made me think about how I could collaborate with this work. I ultimately selected SEMI MEMORY, but I also liked how stylish and cool my room / my sound is.

Creating things in VR/XR is inseparable from handling three-dimensional object data. Therefore, the tools for creating works are also limited. Creation in this field is also a battle against the limitations of tools.

Although 『my room / my sound』 does not go beyond the limits of the tools visually, it is an outstanding spatial work in terms of being an integrated experience complemented by sound and visuals

The surreal and minimalistic imagery of an ordinary everyday scene is created in a very appealing visual space. I like this kind of expression.

3D virtual images have been used in the real estate and construction industries for some time now, and in that sense, I think the theme is very relatable. In addition, the action of scrolling backward through different time periods in the "memory room" provided you with the experience of being able to visually feel the sensation of traveling back in time, similar to a mac time capsule. This work leads to (or makes us think about) the possibility of future standard means of expression, in that the visualization of memories accessed by scrolling backward may become a method of creating an album of memories in the near future.

I really enjoyed it and congratulations to both the winners.

The two GRAND PRIZE winner works, 『SEMI MEMORY』 and 『my room / my sound』 both take a perceptual experience approach, with the source being "memory." Coincidentally, I felt that this was similar to the common theme of MONDO GROSSO's latest album, "BIG WORLD," which is a musical journey continuing to search for the place of the heart in a world that has changed and is changing further. The work "FORGOTTEN [Vocal: ermhoi (Black Boboi / millennium parade)]," directed by VR artist "0b4k3", was particularly noteworthy. It was more conscious of the effects of the mind than the human body, and I felt a strange affinity between the two works.

This work gave me a clear picture of what it would be like to collaborate. I also create logos, and I really liked the SEMI MEMORY logo. I selected SEMI MEMORY because I thought that the collaboration with street dancers and the cityscape feel of SEMI MEMORY would be a natural and exciting work.

Creating things in VR/XR is inseparable from handling three-dimensional object data. Therefore, the tools for creating works are also limited. Creation in this field is also a battle against the limitations of tools.

『SEMI MEMORY』is a work that utilizes and embraces the "peculiarities" of the tools used to create the experience. The noise created by the tools is sublimated directly into the strength of the work, and the creator's thoughts come to us in a "stripped-back form."

This somewhat nostalgic world seems to fluctuate between reality and unreality. Those who experience this work will find themselves oscillating between memories of the past and the future.

I felt it was the best representation of the theme of creating a melting reality. The glitches in the geometry of the photogrammetry created a dream-like atmosphere and although they were created from photos of reality, it had a very surreal feel to it when you are in VR. The additional animations and sound were very well done and added to the dream like feel of the environment.

The work's disjointed, photogrammetric appearance and lifelessness gave the impression of a dystopia, while at the same time, it was oddly pleasant to feel a sense of utopia, a sort of theme park, with a variety of spaces with different purposes compactly grouped together. I felt that the image of a city that exists vaguely in people's memories might be similar to this kind of piecing together of memorable scenes.

The work riches in interaction but at the same time mirrors the real world. The blending of reality and virtual is on point for the grand prize theme.

We were attracted by the concept of exploring new experiences, allure, and fun through AI and AR.

We found the excellent visual expression and how the theme of the final glow of dying cells is expressed in a virtual space very appealing.

『Draw & drag future instruments』 is an XR expression emphasizing physicality. It was selected with an awareness of future musical experiences and expressions and a sense of expansion and anticipation for the future.

This work aces in completeness, creativity, spatiality, future potential, and multi-personal interaction. All the spaces and character models are original, and the spatiality in VR is also taken into consideration. The viewers can follow the map to experience those small spaces the filmmaker created. The spaces are layered, the character developments are interesting, and the overall visualization is very consistent. Just imagine what a great experience it would be if a group of people is in the same room watching these well-arranged spaces. I think this work has great potential and would fit into exhibitions nicely.

This work gave me a clear picture of what it would be like to collaborate. I also create logos, and I really liked the SEMI MEMORY logo. I selected SEMI MEMORY because I thought that the collaboration with street dancers and the cityscape feel of SEMI MEMORY would be a natural and exciting work.

I thought the creator's sense in producing such a unique and graphically expressive visual world from images of human faces was genuinely outstanding.

I selected In My Brain for the ULTRA INNOVATION Prize.

I thought the approach of using virtual space as a place to share "emotions" was very innovative. Certainly, the "space" looks different depending on the mood and emotions of each person present there. When you are happy, the scenery looks different from when you are sad.

The brilliance of this work is that it has translated this emotion into a user interface within the space. I could sense the wide-ranging possibilities in both how the experience is structured, namely how the world appears to change when you peer through the windows placed in the space, and the visuals that are used to produce this effect.

The work's disjointed, photogrammetric appearance and lifelessness gave the impression of a dystopia, while at the same time, it was oddly pleasant to feel a sense of utopia, a sort of theme park, with a variety of spaces with different purposes compactly grouped together. I felt that the image of a city that exists vaguely in people's memories might be similar to this kind of piecing together of memorable scenes.

For the Ultra Idea Prize, I chose 『Dros Travel』. I felt that it was an interesting approach to combine the AR 3d model television with the overlay effects. The ability to change the channels and also interact with the television leaves room to develop this idea further. I can see how the artist could take the idea further and create more filters and 3d models to interact with. 『Dros Travel』 also kept with the melting reality theme, and although it was a simply executed idea, I felt it was effective and interesting to play with