There is a company trying to improve company value with the media art experiences. The last demonstrator was Team Photon. They have a unique policy to “develop games without killing and fighting”. The member of the team contains an architect, a graphic designer doing VJ at club and so on. They all empathized with the policy. Giving presentations and making their ideas well understood, they use the art projects. One of their works is clothes that emit light when they receive radio waves of mobile phone.

While developing a game, the the interactions are set to an art project. Through the project, Photon’s ideas and creativity become more clear to people. The online project “Rhythm Engine” provide a virtual universe exploration. When you explore it, sound remains as your traces and you make music session with those who use the same application. The cyberspace becomes a mean of communications. Art is the way to express their creativity and it gave Photon credit in game industry, media education, design, etc. They stretch their fields where adopt their ability and expression.

The artists in this events focused their attention on Tomio Gotoh, ex-NEC semiconductor engineer. He has a great experience in computer industry. One of his projects was to release ahead of personal computers. After that, he directed the project of developing DOS machines, that dominated the market and furthermore he brought out the very first game machine with CD-ROM. He is an art-lover and has a wide acquaintance of contemporary artists. Ingo Gunther received the advice and technique from Gotoh. Retired from NEC at the age of 55, he is now freelance engineer. What a pleasure it is that he gave a demonstration! Consider from his ideas and ability to get things done, Gotoh must be a more than artist. The audience got the encouragement from his speech that the endless source of creativity let you continue to create things on your own.

Combining many technologies of Japan, America and the other countries, he makes new products. One tip tuner, micro hard disc and small display which can be incorporated in glasses. What can be made with those? Something new is coming out of his brain more freely. The audience and the artists were enchanted with his talk and excellent insight into the engineering field. Gotoh also announced that he wants to support the enthusiastic younger generation and the possibility to corroborate with highly motivated artists.

The event fused the technology, the movement and the esthetics. It was a melting pot to inspire people’s creativity and gave us something definitely. The preparation of next artdemo has started yet.

Next 02
Date: May 2nd, 2002
Place: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Address: 1-13−3 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81 (0)3 3280 0099
next02@coolstates.com
https://coolstates.com/artdemo/