Hello, this is Dada PM from the Business Development Team!
Today I'd like to introduce you to 'teamLab Planets TOKYO',
a truly memorable place we visited during our Tokyo insight trip!
Realworld is an interactive content platform,
and we're constantly thinking about how we can provide you with more interactive experiences!
To gain good insights,
we visited 'teamLab Planets TOKYO',
which provides insights using all five senses while barefoot!
teamLab Planets TOKYO before opening hours.
There were already so many people waiting in line,
including foreign tourists!
(The world of hot places is tough..)
After entering a while later, they had us line up
in single file and wait.
We waited wondering what was happening,
but after a moment, the curtain behind us opened
and we started the experience barefoot!
I'll introduce you to the most interesting sections,
so let's head to that vivid scene together now! :D
Soft Black Hole
How much do we usually live our lives conscious of our bodies?
In teamLab Planets' Soft Black Hole,
other people's movements directly
affect me...
so you can't help but be conscious of it!
I was pushed around by groups of students on field trips
and almost got sucked into the black hole..^^
(Please check out my ordeal in the video below^^)
It had been so long since I laughed and played around
like when I used to play with friends at the playground as a child.
From the very beginning, I started to really feel
the power of teamLab Planets' 'five senses'!
Drawing on the Water Surface Created by the Dance of Koi
Have you ever imagined the feeling
of swimming in water full of light like magic?
When you dip your feet in the warm water,
colorful koi fish crossing over the water
are embroidered above.
The koi intersect and collide with each other,
meeting people and creating new movements.
This artwork isn't pre-made video,
but is rendered in real-time by a program.
You can see a world being created
because I exist in this moment.
The focus is on me directly experiencing
even the smallest things.
Expanding Three-dimensional Existence & Moss Garden of Resonating Microcosms
A space where you roll large spheres around
and listen to bouncing colors and sounds!
Beyond simply 'viewing and taking photos' at an exhibition,
this place really made me feel the charm
of directly touching and creating.
The mystique of feeling like you've entered
a sci-fi or fantasy movie
is an emotion that's hard to feel in daily life.
But at teamLab Planets TOKYO, I could feel it!
I rolled spheres larger than my body around,
laughed and marveled,
and fully enjoyed this extraordinary experience!
Floating in the Falling Universe of Flowers
Actually, I never really liked flower-themed exhibitions before.
I thought it was just about taking photos in front of pretty flowers.
But at teamLab Planets, these flowers
move as if they're alive.
Rather than flowers as simply pretty backgrounds,
I could enjoy flowers as vibrant, living nature.
When you think about it, the essence of flowers is 'life',
and I thought this exhibition really captured that quality well.
I learned that even themes that everyone plans similarly
can provide completely different experiences
if you focus on different aspects and present them in new ways!
My thoughts after this fun experience...
First of all, teamLab Planets TOKYO really stimulates all five senses,
so it was an experience that gave me a lot to think about
regarding what to try when creating 'interactive content'.
Especially, it made me think more about
not just the technical aspects, but what kind of emotions
UniqueGood can evoke in all of you.
What remains in my memory is seeing adults
smiling like they'd returned to childhood,
enjoying their time at teamLab Planets TOKYO.
When we were kids, we'd become protagonists of various adventures at playgrounds,
using our imagination to actively become heroes of different worlds, right?
But playing as an adult seems less fun than that.
Even when we encounter interesting worlds,
we tend to experience them as third parties through videos or books.
In that sense, Realworld, which aims to be everyone's playground
by making people protagonists of stories,
could learn many things.
We'll continue to have many new experiences
and grow into a Realworld that can be everyone's playground!