3DCG design of fashion students, digital exhibition held at GINZA 456

-Providing sustainable manufacturing opportunities for students who will lead the future-

au 5G Entertainment PR Secretariat KDDI will digitally exhibit 3DCG models of works designed by students from February 22, 2022 to March 31, 2022 in order to provide fashion students with sustainable manufacturing opportunities. "XR Fashion Exhibition" (hereinafter referred to as "GINZA 456") will be held at "GINZA 456 Created by KDDI" (hereinafter referred to as "GINZA 456"). At the exhibition venue, GINZA 456, digital works will appear in front of you through smart glasses, and you can actually see them while approaching or wrapping around, as if there were real works on the spot. You can experience it. This exhibition will be held at the end of 45,000 tons per year for students of Belle Epoque Beauty College (Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Principal: Keiichi Otani, hereinafter Belle Epoque College), which will lead the future of the fashion industry. Materials are discharged (Note 1) For the purpose of promoting understanding of disposal issues in the apparel industry, we provided an opportunity to experience sampleless manufacturing using technologies such as smart glasses and XR. With the cooperation of Tokyo Fashion Technology Lab (location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Yuji Ichikawa), students of Belle Epoch Beauty College can check the texture of the works in this exhibition through smart glasses. It was digitized with 3DCG. In addition to GINZA 456, you can also experience the digital works of this exhibition at home through "au XR Door". This exhibition is a project started in November 2021 by KDDI's creative team "au VISION STUDIO" together with Shibuya Mirai Design (Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Hideki Koizumi, hereinafter Shibuya Mirai Design). It is carried out as the first of "Fashion meets Technology in SHIBUYA". In the future, KDDI will continue to promote sustainable and new fashion exhibitions that utilize technology at GINZA 456, which is located in Ginza, which has been and still is the source of new culture such as fashion. ■ About this exhibition 1. Overview ・ KDDI supports DX in the apparel industry using technologies such as 5G, XR, and smart glasses in order to solve the sample waste problem in the manufacturing process, which is one of the issues in the apparel industry.・ We are soliciting designs from students studying fashion at Belle Epoque Beauty College, and with the cooperation of the Tokyo Fashion Technology Lab, we have converted the student designs into 3DCG. At this exhibition, you can appreciate this 3DCG as a digital work through smart glasses.・ By utilizing VPS (Note 2) developed by KDDI R & D Laboratories, it creates a feeling as if there is a real thing in front of you, and the experiencer confirms the texture while actually approaching or wrapping around. can. -By digitizing the work, it is possible to reduce the time, cost, and waste required for sample production. In addition, the digitization of works eliminates the need for actual exhibitions, which increases the flexibility of exhibition locations and leads to expansion of expression methods, such as holding exhibitions at locations that match the theme of the work. 2. Period From February 22, 2022 to March 31, 2022 3. Place GINZA 456 Exhibition space on the 1st floor 4. How to watch outside the exhibition hall You can watch the digital works of this exhibition from your home with "au XR Door", a service that allows you to experience remote areas with XR. Click here for details (https://www.xrdoor.xreality.au.com/top/#/detail/VirtualFashion/Belle_2022) 5. Cooperation ・ Belle Epoch Beauty College (URL: https://www.belle.ac.jp/) This is a vocational school run by the school corporation Tokyo Jikei Gakuen. We are working to increase awareness of the technology that promotes DX in the apparel industry, produce new creators, and improve students' skills, such as introducing 3D modeling classes into the curriculum.・ Tokyo Fashion Technology Lab (URL: https://tfl.tokyo/) Japan's first fashion tech training school. We aim to develop human resources who can change the domestic fashion industry, which has entered a period of change, by utilizing ICT and the latest digital technology.・ Mawari Co., Ltd. (URL: https://mawari.io/) A company that works on the cooperation between VPS and XR content streaming technology. At this exhibition, in collaboration with KDDI, we have developed an app that allows you to appreciate digital works through smart glasses. (Reference) ■ About "GINZA 456 Created by KDDI" This is a concept shop where you can experience the "interesting future" by using au 5G and advanced technology to turn your imagination into an experience. On the 1st floor, you can enjoy the latest 5G smartphones, au official accessories, and 5G-related items provided by KDDI, and on the 1st basement floor, you can experience content that utilizes au 5G and advanced technology. In addition, on the 2nd floor, you can display the latest lineup of au / UQ, and you can consult and contract about product purchases and after-sales service procedures. "GINZA 456 Created by KDDI" official website Instagram: @ ginza456_official Twitter: @ GINZA456_KDDI ■ About au VISION STUDIO (https://au5g.jp/visionstudio/) "au VISION STUDIO" Has set out five initiatives that it wants to realize in the future society, and based on the knowledge of XR measures that KDDI has been working on in addition to cutting-edge technologies and ideas such as 5G and XR, it will be an advanced experience. We are in charge of planning, production, and social implementation as one team. ■ About au XR Door This is a service that allows you to freely walk around the 360-degree VR space through the AR door that appears through the camera. You can use it with your smartphone alone, and you can experience as if you were visiting a store, sightseeing spot, accommodation facility, etc. while staying at home. While going out is restricted due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection, we will enable various simulated experiences while at home and create new experience value in a wide range of life scenes. ■ Efforts for apparel DX so far September 10, 2021 Started efforts to support DX in the apparel industry using KDDI Topics 5G, virtual humans, etc.-Virtualization of sample production during product planning and design-https: //news.kddi.com/kddi/corporate/topic/2021/09/10/5401.html November 9, 2021 KDDI Topics Started efforts to provide fashion students with a sustainable manufacturing experience using virtual technology. Launched "Fashion meets Technology in SHIBUYA" by KDDI and Mirai Shibuya Design-https://news.kddi.com/kddi/corporate/topic/2021/11/09/5514.html ■ KDDI's efforts KDDI will continue to do so. With the determination to continue working to solve various social issues through our business, KDDI's SDGs "KDDI Sustainable Action-Our" Connecting Power "is for the future-" with an eye on 2030 (https: // www) .kddi.com/corporate/csr/sdgs/) ”has been formulated. This initiative corresponds to "Connecting Life-Conserving the Global Environment-" and "Connecting Living-Nurturing the Next Generation". (Note 1) Source: Ministry of the Environment Sustainable Fashion (https://www.env.go.jp/policy/sustainable_fashion/) (Note 2) VPS (Visual Positioning Service): Conventional GPS (Global Positioning System, Global Positioning System) Positioned as an evolution of the system), 3D maps (3D mesh, 3D point cloud, etc.), which are digital twins in the real world, are compared with images taken through cameras mounted on smartphones and smart glasses to determine the orientation and orientation. 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