Project Team: Nate Levin, Prateek Gudihal, Ben Uscinski, Tim McMullan, Euka Chen, Rik Chuang, Davis Dong, Mu Ni
Fall 2013
Based in Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center’s Osaka Campus, we are designing a cutting edge experience that introduces unique Japanese cultural elements to the world in a fun and exciting way. Working with Japanese clients A-DEC and Dentsu, two of Japan’s most prominent media companies, this is a pilot project to design and realize the conceptualization of a brand new cultural facility in Osaka. As a group of programmers, digital artists, and designers, we want to utilize technology and our perspectives as non-Japanese to increase international tourism in Osaka, while sharing our love of this country with the world. The team is working on both designing several experiences and creating a proof of concept prototype. The final deliverables will then be passed off to our clients for additional content creation and a possible full realization of our design. Our goal is to create an exciting and engaging experience for a global audience, all the while focusing on the dynamic history of Osaka.