Kadinche Co., Ltd. will conduct a demonstration experiment of the exhibition guide content “Yokai Glasses: A Guide to Another World (Guide)” using mixed reality (mixed reality, hereinafter MR) headsets, at the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall (Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture) under the cooperation of the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall (Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture) from 2022/9/23 (Friday) to 25 (Sun). Customers who visit during the same period will be loaned out free of charge headsets and will be able to experience the “Yokai Glasses Guide to Another World” inside the facility.

At the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall, which will be open for 20 years next year, you can experience the upbringing of manga artist Mizuki Shigeru and the worldview of his work, but by using “Yokai Glasses,” which will be rented out for a limited time this time, you will be able to see things hidden in everyday life that cannot be seen with the human eye. It is an interactive experiential in-house guide where you can tour and experience the world of Shigeru Mizuki in a space, listening to aspects of Mr. Mizuki that you still don't know, and being able to feel close to the existence of a different world that you haven't seen until now. The guide is Backbeard, who demonstrates his erudition as a general of monsters, and guides you around the building.

KEY FEATURES:
・Spatial audio guide: An audio guide that automatically plays when you approach the exhibition
・Extended Information Popup: Display spatial information about monsters in Yo-kai Cave
・Different space sharing experience (shooting): Commemorative photo of spatial content at Yo-kai Square

The MR headset uses Microsoft HoloLens 2. The HoloLens 2 is a self-contained holographic computer equipped with Windows that realizes mixed reality, and by attaching it to the head, it is possible to recognize real space and arrange and display 2D/3D objects in space without hands. Also, applications that operate within HoloLens 2 use the Immersal SDK, Immersal's VPS (Visual Positioning System), as self-position estimation technology. With this technology, it is possible to recognize locations and exhibits in the museum with high accuracy.
The purpose of this demonstration experiment is to verify its usefulness and return on investment by creating content and developing an MR system as a next-generation guide system that can be used in indoor exhibition spaces such as memorials and museums, and for visitors to experience it.

[Screen under development] *Since it is under development, there is a possibility that specifications will change in the future

Looking at Yo-kai with spectacles in “Yo-kai Cave”: Yokai names and explanations are displayed holographically with expressions imitating comic frames

Looking at Yo-kai Square with spectacles: holographic specters appear in front of chairs and panels

Demonstration Test Completion Report and Media Coverage

Kadinche Co., Ltd. conducted a demonstration experiment of the exhibition guide content “Yokai Glasses: A Guide to Another World (Guide)” using mixed reality (mixed reality, hereinafter MR) headsets, at the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall (Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture) with the cooperation of the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall and Mizuki Productions. In a demonstration experiment for people involved in the press and memorial on 9/22 and for the general public from 23 to 25, a total of 93 people experienced it and answered the questionnaire after the experience.

As a result of the press release, articles and videos were posted as follows. Thank you very much.
Asahi Shimbun: Another World Peeking Through “Yo-kai Glasses” MR Demonstration Experiment at Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall in Tottori
Nihonkai Shimbun: In front of monsters and humans, Mizuki Memorial Hall's MR guide experiment starts today
Yomiuri Shimbun: MR: Welcome to the World of Yokai

Demonstration test overview

Demonstration test name: “Yo-kai Glasses: A Guide to Another World” using an MR headset
Period: 2022/9/23 (Fri) -25 (Sun) 9:30 to 17:00 (reception closes 30 minutes before closing)
　*The number of MR headsets is limited, so if there are many applicants, numbered tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis each day. Thank you for your understanding.
Location: Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall, Honcho 5, Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture 684-0025
Organised by:Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall
Development: Kadinche Co., Ltd.
Creative direction: Sabakichi (Domains)
Technical cooperation:Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.,Immersal
Cooperate:Mizuki Productions

Press briefings and press experience sessions

Briefings and experience sessions are scheduled for members of the press as follows.
■Online Information Session for the Press: 2022/9/16 (Fri) 14:00-15:00
　If you would like to attend, please contact Eメールにてcontact@kadinche.com.
　We will get back to you with the URL for the online briefing session.
■Experience sessions for the press: An experience session will be held on 2022/9/22 (Thursday) at 10:00 -, 11:00 -, 14:00 -, 15:00 -.
If you would like to try it out, please contact Eメールにてcontact@kadinche.com.

Mizuki Shigeru's profile

A manga artist and specter. Born in 1922. Grew up in Sakaiminato, Tottori. During the Pacific War, he went to Rabaul, which is a fierce battleground, and was bombed and lost his left arm. After being discharged from the military, he became a picture-story show artist, then changed to a manga artist. Representative works include “GeGeGe no Kitaro,” “Kappa no Sanpei,” and “Akama-kun.”

Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum

A museum where you can experience Shigeru Mizuki's upbringing and the world view of his works. It is located on the east side of Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture, and opened on 2003/3/8 (Mizuki Shigeru's 81st birthday), and many tourists visit it as a tourist facility representing Tottori Prefecture. Inside the building, there is an exhibition space where the faces of the specters depicted in Mizuki's works are displayed, and a reproduction of his workplace, etc., making it a must-see facility even if you're not a fan. The origin of Yokai researcher and manga artist Shigeru Mizuki lies here.

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