Oasis TOKYO × The Sandbox “Experimental Liberation Zone” Creator Contest Results Announcement Event 12 Winning Works Decided | coindesk JAPAN

An event to announce the winners of the “Oasis TOKYO x The Sandbox ‘Experimental Liberation Zone’ Creator Contest” was held in Tokyo on March 3, 2020. .

The judges were Oasis TOKYO Creative Director Kenji Kohashi, International Olympic Committee Athlete Commissioner Yuki Ota, Voxel Artist VEN Mashu, Samurai Guitarist MIYAVI, and Coincheck Managing Executive Officer Kensuke Amaha. Five of Mr. 3 excellent works and 9 prize-winning works were announced.

What is Oasis TOKYO “Experimental Liberation Zone”?

Oasis TOKYO is a Metaverse city built on The Sandbox by Coincheck based on the concept of “a near-future city in 2035.” In a symbolic cityscape reminiscent of Japan, event facilities such as shopping streets, live houses, stadiums, museums, saunas, sushi restaurants, Bon Odori, and distribution studios will be set up, allowing artists and fans from various fields to interact and interact. It is said that it aims to be used as a place for corporate community development.

The main theme of this year’s event is the “Experimental Liberation Zone,” an area where experiments that are different from usual are conducted in order to bring about rich changes in society. For example, it is planned to develop as a place to face oneself through mindfulness, a place to tackle social issues and the SDGs, a place where business collaboration between creators and companies becomes active, and a place of love that transcends nationality and gender. .

The theme of this year’s contest was “Free yourself and express who you want to be.”

Judges “I was surprised at how powerful it was” “I was overwhelmed by the high level”

In the commentary at the venue, Mr. MIYAVI said, “There were interesting works, such as one that makes you feel the majestic sky, and one in which high school girls transform into various forms. I wondered how they were made and what kind of things I could make myself.”

Mr. Amo thanked the creators, saying, “There were many works that firmly embodied the concept of the experimental liberated area.”
Looking back, Mr. VEN said, “It was OK to create works other than humanoids, so we were able to collect works with a lot of individuality,” and pointed out that the high level of technical ability to express the various forms led to the high evaluation.

Mr. Kobashi, the director of Oasis TOKYO, sent a video message, saying, “A lot of very interesting, cute, and innovative content was born.” Regarding the open experimental zone of Oasis TOKYO, which is currently under construction, “I would like to work with everyone to create rules that liberate people, rather than rules that bind people. We will transform imagination into creation, and use Oasis TOKYO as a starting point to open up the world.” I hope you change it.”

Mr. Ota also sent a video message, saying, “I was overwhelmed by the high level of the work. I was excited to see what people expected from the Metaverse through the work.”

The following three works were awarded for excellence. Each artist took the stage and talked about the thoughts they put into their work.

“IMAGINATION Award” Air Lay giant bird explorer.

“It expresses the desire to move forward despite uncertainty and instability. The complex structure and left-right asymmetry express the desire to show and acknowledge what is incompatible, rather than hide it, and then take flight.” (Mr. Air Lay)

“ORIGINALITY Award” now big devil girl.

“A long time ago, it was said that your evaluation was given by others.However, now it is an era where you decide your own evaluation and self-produce and move forward.It was at that time that I saw this work. I would like you to think that there are various gradations of direction, and that there are as many possibilities as there are people.” (Mr. Imahara)

“CREATIVE Award” Buro “Hanajun Minbako -Oasis-“.

“I created the new things that Oasis creates with the image of flowers and smiles, and I wanted to deliver them. (Büro)

In addition, the award-winning works were announced with lighthearted comments from judges MIYAVI and VEN. The winning works are as follows.

Altair Alpha “I’m I”
Air lay Enjoy the change of myself!
emro street whale boxer
oz aviator’s dream
Sato Tanaka 3 kinds of META MACHO SAMURAI
Daidaimaru Create Anything
fly Onimusume[Exposed neck type support unit equipped]
mogu fairy-innocent
yossy shellfish shellfish

The 12 works selected this time will be installed as NPC assets in the “Experimental Liberation Area”. The latest information about Oasis TOKYOofficial twitter accountand so on.

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