[Exhibition/talk event held] 1st Tech Direction Awards award-winning works exhibition/talk session event held! A collection of 18 works with excellent technical direction
General Incorporated Association Technical Directors Association Press release: November 8, 2024 The 1st Tech Direction Awards award-winning works exhibition and talk session event will be held! A collection of 18 works with excellent technical direction
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Association) will exhibit 18 works that won awards at the “1st Tech Direction Awards”, which recognize excellent projects in technical direction, as well as a talk by the winners. The session will be held on Saturday, November 16th and Sunday, November 17th, 2024. ■ Event overview Date and time: Friday, November 15, 2024 18:00-21:00 Preview for media and related parties November 16th (Sat) 11:00-21:00 Open to the public November 17th (Sunday) 11:00-19:00 Open to the public Venue: 404 Not Found https://www.404shibuya.tokyo/ 1-4
Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031 Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA SIDE 4F 3 minutes walk from the new south ticket gate of JR Yamanote Line “Shibuya Station” Admission fee: Free Official website: https://award.tech-director.org/event01 Official X account:
https://x.com/tda_org ■ What is the Technical Direction Awards? In recent years, the systems used in the world have become more complex day by day. As a result, the need for technical direction has increased in various projects that utilize digital technology, but it is still not widely used in the world. We call the skill of
reverse-looking up “required technology” from “things and things we want to realize” such as businesses and ideas as technical direction. For projects that are more difficult to realize, have unclear goals, or have many uncertain elements, the planning of “what to make” and the design of “how to make it” are considered as a set, and they are assembled through interaction. That is important. Technical direction always exists around work that uses technology. In some cases, a specialist called a technical director is assigned to the company, while in many cases, the job is carried out by a CTO, tech lead, engineering team manager, etc. I want many people to know that the value of a project can be maximized by having a technical director participate in various projects at the right time. As an action for this purpose, the 2023 event aims to recognize projects that have excellent not only ideas and expressions but also the technical direction to realize them, and to convey the importance of technical direction, which usually does not get the spotlight. It was launched on. ■ Award-winning works exhibition
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70351/6/70351-6-44bb5920a823d8c07b24155a801fc355-3860×720.png Introducing the 18 works that won awards at the 1st Technical Direction Award! You can see works that shine with technical direction in a variety of genres, including products, smartphone apps, websites, services, and R&D projects. *Some works may not be on display ■ Talk session We will hold a talk session with the 13 winners of the 1st Technical Direction Award and the judges. Please enjoy the real voices of the creators, including the presentation of each
award-winning work, the behind-the-scenes stories of its production, and sessions between award-winners who transcend the boundaries of their works. *Free participation/No advance reservation required *Live streaming online is not planned. *The number of seats is limited *Speakers and programs are subject to change without notice
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70351/6/70351-6-3d74073774cccd5d020f71075588426e-1920×1080.jpg 11/16 (Sat) 12:00-13:00 Session #1 “What is technical direction?” Speaker: Takuto Onishi (Senior Manager/Technical Director, Technology Strategy Department, Sony Group Corporation) Yasuhiro Ogino (Connel Co., Ltd. Technical Director/Intellectual Property Encyclopedia Co., Ltd. Intellectual Property Hunter) Yuichi Kon (CTO of note Co., Ltd.) Toshi Morioka (Base Drum Co., Ltd. Technical Director/Technical Directors Association General Incorporated Association Founder) Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70351/6/70351-6-347fc4ca59f7afd34960152a25653ea5-1920×1080.jpg 11/16 (Sat) 14:00-15:00 Session #2 “Co-creation with other companies” Speaker: “Komatsu Corporation x Doshisha University Industry-Academia Collaboration Project Wallpaper AI Identification App “KabePita”” Satoshi Komatsu (Komatsu Corporation Representative Director) Mari Komatsu (Director, Komatsu Corporation) “AR experience project to expand the city using digital twin environment” Kazuki Motani (Mori Building Co., Ltd. Producer) 『Live Multi Studio (LMS)』 Tomomi Nagayama (TBS Television Co., Ltd. Project Manager) Mami Umazume (WOWOW Co., Ltd. Project Manager) MC: Takuto Onishi (Senior Manager/Technical Director, Technology Strategy Department, Sony Group Corporation)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70351/6/70351-6-047a39fac3ade2c1976371c547e40a5f-1920×1080.jpg 11/16 (Sat) 16:00-17:00 Session #3 “Trial and error/prototyping” Speaker: “Expansion of materials through technology” Kanoko Ishisone (Hiroshiten Co., Ltd. Creative Engineer) Yuto Mitani (Hiroshiten Co., Ltd. Technical Director) “Drops of Time” Shinya Matsuyama (siro director/technical director) MC: Kampei Baba (Creative Director, Bascule Co., Ltd.)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70351/6/70351-6-51a8ed671e03b9f39ae032fd835e7840-1920×1080.jpg 11/16 (Sat) 18:00-19:00 Session #4 “Challenging manufacturing” Speaker: 『Neo Chinese Pattern』 Keisuke Yoshida (Nomura Kogeisha Co., Ltd. Designer/Design Engineer) “Free limb” Yusuke Kamiyama (Spline Design Hub Technical Director/Programmer/Electrical) Mitsuru Muramatsu (Takram Lead Designer) MC: Naomi Kuga (Hiroshiten Co., Ltd. Technical Director)
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Corporation) Yoichi Sadatsuka (Project Manager, Kayak Corporation) “Honda Dream Loop AI” Shuta Kumagai (Technical Director, Hakuhodo Products Inc.) Satoru Kabuyama (Technical Director, Sonic Jam Co., Ltd.) MC: Yasuhiro Ogino (Technical Director, Connel Co., Ltd. / Intellectual Property Hunter, Intellectual Property Encyclopedia Co., Ltd.)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70351/6/70351-6-0b816af37a42feae6871507ffe25097c-1920×1080.jpg 11/17 (Sun) 14:00-15:00 Session #6 “Crossing borders and team building” Speaker: “Computational Texture Design Project” Mutsumi Asai (Melt. / Metalium llc. Technical Director/UX/UI Designer) Kentaro Saito (Melt. /FabCafe Nagoya inc. Technical Director/Project Manager) Ryosuke Wakasugi (Byte Bites inc. Technical Director/Food Print & 3D Modeling System) 『Bouncing with MOTION & CONTROL』 Minoru Sakurai (Takram Project Director/Creative Director/Technical Director) MC: Daiki Nishihama (Technical Director, Hakuhodo Inc.)
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Department, Partner Business Management Department, Document Imaging Business Headquarters, PFU Co., Ltd.)
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Director/Founder of Arch Co., Ltd.) MC: Toshi Morioka (Base Drum Co., Ltd. Technical Director/Technical Directors Association General Incorporated Association)
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Association General Incorporated Association Founder) ■ Sponsoring companies
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/70351/6/70351-6-4d5d44f9b505660fa56a31f0ea76be57-1920×1080.jpg Gold sponsor: Shimizu Octo Co., Ltd., Dentsu Co., Ltd., Nomura Kogeisha Co., Ltd., Wow Co., Ltd. Silver sponsor: Connel Co., Ltd., Sony Group Co., Ltd., Soft Devices Co., Ltd., Taki Corporation Co., Ltd., Tanseisha Co., Ltd., Disguise Japan LLC, Nippon Television Holdings Co., Ltd., PARTY Co., Ltd., PARADE DESIGN FIRM, Montage Co., Ltd. Special Sponsor: Art Brain Company Co., Ltd., Cryptoya LLC, KAMINARI Co., Ltd., Shibuya Asobiba Production Committee, TOKYO NODE LAB, NOT FOUND Co., Ltd., Hiroshiten Co., Ltd., Bascule Co., Ltd., Fabrica Co., Ltd., Base Drum Co., Ltd. /td> Media partner:
WebDesigning, intellectual property encyclopedia *Company names are listed in alphabetical order ■ Sponsoring organization Technical Directors Association General Incorporated Association Aiming to support technical directors and raise awareness of technical direction itself, we operate a community where technical directors with different fields of expertise gather, hold events, and conduct public relations activities. Official website: https://tech-director.org/ Official X: https://twitter.com/tda_org Contact information regarding this matter Technical Direction Award Management Office e-mail: award@tech-director.org