A month ago or so I was roped into helping Shiv with a small presentation for a local event. The K-rin Digital Award presentation was held at the 競輪場 (Keirin stadium) - the local velodrome. The big screen was used to stream the live feed as well as show the contest entries, intermission videos and some awesome video clips by Tateishi Kazuya san.
This was the first time the event was organized, so it was a pretty small affair. As always Shiv didn't deem it necessary to explain where we're going or what the event was prior to arrival. He then swiftly proceeded to get busy. Fortunately, I was not left sitting alone. Another helper for the day was Inada san (Izumiken's Chief Secretary), so we got to hang out. After awhile I managed to figure out what the place was called and what the event was about.
What I didn't take into consideration was that it was really cold and windy that day. Especially in the stands where we were sitting. Both Inada and I got really cold.
During the event we were approached by a photographer who was taking photos for the stadium's web page. He was looking for young people to do pretend posing as if they were watching the race, cheering and so on. We agreed to help, but as we are definitely no models, it was just too funny to keep a serious expression for too long. I think the photographer guy got a bit frustrated >_<
A fun entry for the contest was a racing game with an actual bicycle. Inada, Tateishi san and some others gave it a go.
Scattered around we're these posters - when you take a picture with a corresponding app a 3D racer appears beside you.
Suspended in midair...
Our part in the event was to do a small sketch type presentation using Kinect. The idea was that Shiv goes about his day and objects (including me) appear and disappear depending on whether he's thinking about them or not. We came the evening before to do a test run and it worked smoothly enough. However, we've never tested it during daylight. And the day being cold and windy also turned out to be really sunny. The poor Kinect sensor couldn't handle all the light and we had to scrap our idea :((( Instead, Shiv made due with a small explanation of how it works.
Because I had very little to do, I tried taking some footage for a vlog type video. It's mainly comprised of me trying to speak Japanese (unsuccessfully) and Inada being cute (successfully).
We were assured that the event would become an annual feature. Or maybe even biannual. It would be fun to come again, especially if it is hosted in warmer months ^_^
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