From Japan to SL

Visited the awarding ceremony of UWA 3D Art Challenge commemorating 100th anniversary. That was the biggest event among those held since last year. The site was as usual, four-SIM-corner event hall of UWA. It was heavy on the day and one SIM was out of service. Although I am robust normally, I dropped twice. So I kept still without swinging camera.




The results are also posted in the UWA page, but you can directly jump to them through the following links, The arts will be presented till the end of August. Good chance to see the awarded ones.
UWA: http://uwainsl.blogspot.jp/2013/08/uwa-art-machinima-grand-finale-finnish.html　

1: I THOUGHT I HATED HIM by Glyph Graves, Australia
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/196/198/248

2: MIRROR WITH 4 VIRGINS ON THE SHORES OF DEPRAVITY by Jipe Loon, France
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/37/228/248

2: LOOKING BACK by Carmsie Melody & Struthious an Australia, USA partnership
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/37/228/248

2: SILENT REFLECTIONS by Krystali Rabeni, England
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/94/217/248

5: QUANTUM by Barry Richez, France
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/168/153/248

5: NEURON SPHERE by Shenn Coleman, France
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/147/138/248

5: ECHO'S REFLECTING POOL by Misprint Thursday, USA
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/184/137/248

8: REFLECTIONS OF WAVES by Nino Vichan, USA
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/180/66/248

8: FRUIT OF TIME by REBECCA BASHLY, Serbia
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/100/118/248

10; REFLEXTIONS OF REFLECTIONS CAROUSEL by Yepar Saez. French Carribea
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/120/60/248

10; WHO ARE YOU by Blue Tsuki, USA
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/159/139/248

10; HIDDEN by Rose Borchovski, The Netherlands
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/159/139/248




The comment by UWA for the top-art:
"I THOUGHT I HATED HIM is a brilliant and witty exploration of human nature that utilizes the ubiquitous presence of data in our lives, feeding in from everywhere at an ever increasing speed. The two mannequins move around the dance floor driven by data feeds from the New York and Shanghai stock exchanges. In real time while they are operating the data generates the movement and the music that propels these two lovers together and drives them apart. Miss Shanghai and Mr. New York are involved in a compelling dance of attraction and repulsion generated by our avarice. It's funny and chilling in equal measure."



As I reported before, there were audience participation prizes that will be given the best-ten awarded by the judge group. Fortunately I got the fourth prize by listing 6 arts out of 10. I did not include the top one in my list. Since the results were so close, I could have got better result if I were counting that one. But it is unlikely since that art was not good for pictures.

They said that the spread was very big in the scores. Out of 30 judges, 16 of them did not include the top one in their top-ten lists. The three joint-2nd place arts also had only 12 judges who included them in their best ten. So I need not to be embarrassed that I did not include it. In other words, anyone could have a chance to win in the participation prizes. Please do not miss the prize next time!