Spring has come!

Japan is at the climax in spring.Cherry trees are in full blossom.

Therefore I compared cherry blossoms of the reality world and virtual world .









Nicotto Town
http://www.nicotto.jp






Daletto World
http://www.daletto.com/pc/dw/










Amebapigg
http://pigg.ameba.jp/




poupeegirl
http://pupe.ameba.jp/










ai sp@ce
http://aisp.jp/


It is cherry blossoms of park "Inokashirakoen" in my hometown.




















This is cherry blossoms of the neighboring temple of my house.

Real * Virtual

I am sorry to leave blog for a long term!

I reopen from today.


NONKO ROMANKAN is a brand very popular in Japanese community of the secondlife.
This brand makes individual items which fused in a Gothic taste and a Japanese traditional taste.



"Real" Kimono brand "bushoan" made a secondlife item of NONKO ROMANMAN a "real" product.
They are sold now in IseTan Shinjuku shop.









PV which used second life for shown in the sales floor(It is shown in YouYube too).





This "real" item which born as "virtual", seems to be popular with not only a young person but also the elderly.

NONKO ROMANKAN BLOG
http://nonko.slmame.com/

bushoan
http://www.bushoan.co.jp/

NONKO ROMANMAN Second Life Shop
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Epsilon/95/104/22

I go to "Engage! Expo"

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Engage! Expo - March 10-11, 2009 - NYC (formerly Virtual Worlds 2009) via kwout

I go to "Engage! Expo" that held next week in New York.　Therefore I may not do the update of the article.

Sorry!

Japanese Rock guitarist "Osama" Live in SecondLife!!!!!

On March 5, Japanese Rock guitarist "Osama" Live was held in Japanese SIM "GO GOing Ark" of the SecondLife.



Osama is a musician that translates into Japanese the famous tune of classical Rock such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and The Rolling Stones. (By the way, "Osama" is a word to mean "King" in Japanese. )



His name and looks seem to joke.　But, his guitar technique is really splendid.

Please watch this YouTube movie.





It is the second that he holds a Live in SecondLife. But, he doesn't have SIM and a foothold in SecondLife.





When he holds Live , he cooperates with his fan and SecondLife users.




A visitor of 74 came for Live.　And Live was broadcasted in Stickam Japan, and several hundred people watched it.

I think that this is successful Live (Virtual)worldwide.


-Live Set List-
1.Rock and Roll / Led Zeppelin
2.Foxey Lady / Jimi Hendrix
3.Sunshine of Your Love / CREAM
4.Detroit Rock City / KISS
5.Paranoid / Black Sabbath
6.Separate Ways / Journey
7.Eruption～You Really Got Me / Van Halen
8.Deep Purple medley~Highway Star~Speed King~Burn~Smoke on the Water
9.Rainbow medley~Kill the King~Spotlight Kid~All Night Long~Ｉ Surrender
10.Smoke on the Water [ENTER SANDMAN / METALLICA Arrange] / Deep Purple


-Osama CD-

ntomo

Today, I introduce "ntomo".



ntomo is South Korean 3D VirtualWorld "PUPPYRED" that does localized for Japan.
This service is popular among the girls of the kindergarten~primary school in Korea. On the other hand, it is popular with housewives in Japan. Because the reason, the Japanese girl uses the mobile telephone than PC. And, the Japanese housewife spends most of day in a house.








ntomo user can have land called "minipark", and can custom put a virtualitem.





In addition, the user can do a custom of one's avatar.

ntomo have not UGC by the user such as SecondLife, but there is the casual that even the person who is not used to the VirtualWorld can easily operate.

In Japan, the VirtualWorld yet never spreads in comparison with Europe and America. I think, "casual VirtualWorld" such as ntomo should become the entrance.

pixiv appears in the Wikipedia English version

Illustration SNS "pixiv" which I wrote the article yesterday, appeared in the Wikipedia English version!

This page explains the history and function of pixiv in detail.There was the explanation of pixiv festa, too.

Please check it!




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixiv

pixiv FESTA

"Pixiv Festa" was held in Design Festa Gallery in Tokyo Harajuku from February 27th to March 1st.
"Pixiv Festa" is real exhibition that illustration SNS "Pixiv" held.


Design Festa Gallery EAST





Pixiv is SNS that contributes and shares the illustration most popular in Japan.


MyPage

The user watch the illustration which other users drew and writes comment and can evaluate it in a star.

I register myself with pixiv, and time forgets to pass when I watch the illustration of other users.


Pixiv Festa was prosperous very much so that it was stood in line.There was the person who came from the district outside Tokyo.



Pixiv Festa was exhibition, and off-line meeting too.



Do you refer to the article of other IT newssites?

フォトレポート：pixivが3次元になったら--「pixivフェスタ」が開幕:ニュース - CNET Japan via kwout

イラスト展示会「pixivフェスタ」開催　雪の中行列も - ITmedia News via kwout

Design Festa Gallery:
Design Festa Gallery is a unipue international art gallery. Anyone can exhibit as long as the work is original. No limit to age, nationality or genre.