The team of alumni and current students from Faculty of Media Studies, "Swatan J," won the Grand Prize at the 10th Tokyo International Projection Mapping Awards!

Two teams from our university participated in the 10th Tokyo International Projection Mapping Awards, held on November 15th in front of the Tokyo Big Sight Conference Tower (Koto-ku, Tokyo). "Swatan J," made up of alumni and current students, won the Grand Prize.

Participating teams and work titles

Team name: Suwatan J
Video title: "-Flux-"

Team name: Shimmers
Video title: "BEYOND WORLD"

What is the Tokyo International Projection Mapping Award?

This award is one of the largest projection mapping competitions in Japan, held every November on the wall of Tokyo Big Sight as a screen.
In Vol.5 in 2020, a student team from our university won the Excellence Award.
Since then, the program has continued to pass the preliminary rounds, and this year marks the sixth consecutive year that a total of eight works have been screened in the finals. In addition, from Vol.10 onwards, participation by non-students has been allowed, and for the first time, a team of alumni and current students has been formed.

The winner was selected from 23 carefully selected works.

Of the 50 total submissions, 23 were screened in the finals.
Although the production period was limited to just three months, from July to October, the students mobilized all of the creativity and skills they had cultivated in class to create the piece.
Among the entries, our university's team's work, "-Flux-," was awarded the grand prize after rigorous judging.

Achievements of the members of the winning team "Swatan J"

The winner of the Grand Prize was "Swatan J"
The team consists of Keisuke Asano, a graduate of our Faculty of Media Studies, and current student Karen Tosho (3rd year, Faculty of Media Studies).
・Mr. Asano (graduate)
When I first enrolled, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing, but under those circumstances, I participated in the production of three works to be submitted to awards.
Armed with the animation and CG production techniques and storytelling skills he learned while at school, he finally won the grand prize on his fourth attempt this year after graduating.
・Mr. Miyako (current student)
This is his second time participating in the event. He has been following in the footsteps of his seniors as he works on his creations, and says he plans to use the experience he gained this time in his future creative endeavors.

Introduction of the production team and their work

[Team name] Shimmers

[3rd year, Faculty of Media Studies]
Director: Airi Omiya
CG modeling and animation: Kohei Takahashi, Naoki Sekine, Ayumi Miura
[2nd year student Faculty of Media Studies]
CG modeling assistance: Tsumugi Amano, Rui Nishiura, Suzuka Yoshimura, Yukazu Kurita
[1st year Graduate School of Business Design]
Motion Graphics: Yao Shuyuan
[Fourth year student, Faculty of Media Studies Department of Media And Communications]
Sound Production: Haruto Shimoda
Production guidance (Faculty Faculty of Media Studies): Masae Takakuwa, Yosuke Nakamura
Acoustic instructor (Faculty Faculty of Media Studies): Jiro Purucho

[Team name] Suwatan J

[Graduate of Faculty of Media Studies] Keisuke Asano
[3rd year student Faculty of Media Studies] Karen Tosho
I interpreted the theme of this year's competition, "Voyage," as "a journey of the imagination into a world that is normally out of sight," and created this work.
This work depicts the experience of entering the inside of a vending machine and traveling through an unknown space until coins are transformed into products.
Highlights include the gimmick of the Big Sight wall rising up, the grid-based design, and smooth transitions that unfold without the use of blackouts or brightening, as well as the continuous flow of the visual expression.


Tokyo International Projection Mapping Awards Official