SIGGRAPH
2020 BoF
August 24th, 10-12 am PDT
VIRTUAL
BEINGS
WORLD
“NEW PLAY TOGETHER”

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10:00 - 10:15 [Opening Address] GREE VR Studio Lab, Akihiko Shirai
– VibeShare: Virtual Clapping – VTuber Showcase Fast Forward
10:15 - 10:20 [Introduction of Virtual Model Agency] Shavonne Wong
10:20 - 10:30 [Speaker 1] Geneva University, Liudmila Bredikhina
10:30 - 10:40 [Speaker 2] Wolf3D
10:40 - 10:50 [Speaker 3] The Venture Reality Fund
10:50 - 11:00 [Speaker 4] Virtuals
11:00 - 11:10 [Speaker 5] Transitional Forms
11:10 - 11:20 [Speaker 6] Sylvia Pan
11:20 - 11:30 [Intermission]
– Best Pitch selection by VibeShare
11:30 - 11:55 [Panel Talk]
11:55 - 12:00 [Conclusion] GREE VR Studio Lab, Akihiko Shirai
12:00 - open [Social Meetup in Hubs]
*Entry URL will be announced at the end of the program.
Timetable: Aug 24th, 10-12 am PDT
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Virtual Beings World in SIGGRAPH 2020

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VIRTUAL BEINGS
WORLD
August 24th, 10AM - NOON PDT
Event URL: https://bit.ly/3h1LBiY
Shavonne Wong, SINGAPORE
Genv.agency Instagram: @genv.agency Twitter:
@genvagency
Shavonne Wong is an award-winning fashion photographer with 10 years of experience under her belt. She is also an
ambassador (X-Photographer) for Fujifilm and was also recently included in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list for 2020. When
COVID first hit, it was clear that many industries will have to go through changes in order to adapt and these changes are
likely here to stay in even a post COVID world. Seeing how the world is becoming increasing digital, she felt that there was
an opportunity to create virtual assets that brands can engage with to future proof their campaigns.

VIRTUAL BEINGS
WORLD
August 24th, 10AM - NOON PDT
Event URL: https://bit.ly/3h1LBiY
Liudmila Bredikhina is a virtual anthropologist at the Geneva University. Her research focuses on
avatar society and virtual beings, such as VTubers. She tries to understand virtual beings through
a gender studies approach, questioning how human interactions, self-expression, and kinship
relations are negotiated, performed and expressed in a more than human world
Geneva University
Liudmila Bredikhina, SWISS
https://twitter.com/BredikhinaL

VIRTUAL BEINGS
WORLD
August 24th, 10AM - NOON PDT
Event URL: https://bit.ly/3h1LBiY
WOLF3D
Kaspar Tiri, USA/ESTONIA
wolf3d.io and readyplayer.me
Named to Forbes 30 Under 30, Kaspar is a co-founder of Wolf3D, a company creating personal
3D avatars of people for games and AR/VR using a single selfie. Wolf3D's goal is to provide a
persistent identity for the virtual worlds. Kaspar has over 5 years of experience building virtual
human technologies in various industries from telecommunication, gaming to fashion industry.

VIRTUAL BEINGS
WORLD
August 24th, 10AM - NOON PDT
Event URL: https://bit.ly/3h1LBiY
THE VENTURE
REALITY FUND
Marco DeMiroz, USA
thevrfund.com
Marco DeMiroz is a co-founder & General Partner of The Venture Reality Fund, a leading venture
capital firm investing in early stage AI, AR & VR technologies and solutions for media,
entertainment and enterprise.

VIRTUAL BEINGS
WORLD
August 24th, 10AM - NOON PDT
Event URL: https://bit.ly/3h1LBiY
VIRTUALS
Yingzi Yuan and Alvaro
Lamarche-Toloza, FRANCE
virtuals.co
Alvaro Lamarche-Toloza. Alvaro was introduced to virtual beings during his time at Eisko as head of marketing, with a focus on
digital humans. He is self-taught in 3D and virtual production, though he has spent years writing, formulating projects that real-
time filmmaking has now made possible to create. Yingzi Yuan. As a culture and entertainment industry specialist, Yingzi
previously worked in entertainment holding group Vivendi then she joined Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab as a strategist. These
background led her to focus on the world of virtual production and virtual beings.

VIRTUAL BEINGS
WORLD
August 24th, 10AM - NOON PDT
Event URL: https://bit.ly/3h1LBiY
TRANSITIONAL
FORMS
Pietro Gagliano, CANADA
transforms.ai and agence.ai
Pietro Gagliano, the founder of Transitional Forms, is a creative entrepreneur and director, who has spent his career
leveraging emerging technologies to pioneer new forms of media. He won the first Emmy for a VR experience in 2015, and
his work has been recognized through hundreds of awards and nominations. Prior to founding Transitional Forms, Pietro co-
founded digital agency+studio Secret Location. His production background has involved everything from large-scale
corporate branding and social media marketing to app and game development as well as interactive/immersive films.

VIRTUAL BEINGS
WORLD
August 24th, 10AM - NOON PDT
Event URL: https://bit.ly/3h1LBiY
LECTURER IN VR,
GOLDSMITH,
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Sylvia Pan, CHINA/ENGLAND
panxueni.com
Dr Xueni Pan is a Lecturer in VR in Virtual Reality, Goldsmiths, University of London. She has a
BEng in Computer Science, Beihang University, an MSc in Graphics and PhD in Virtual Reality
from UCL (funded by the EPSRC). She developed a unique interdisciplinary research profile with
journal and conference publications in both VR technology and social neuroscience. Her
Coursera Virtual Reality specialisation attracted over 50,000 registered learners globally.

VIRTUAL BEINGS
WORLD
August 24th, 10AM - NOON PDT
Event URL: https://bit.ly/3h1LBiY
GREE VR Studio
Laboratory
Akihiko Shirai, JAPAN
vr.gree.net
AKIHIKO SHIRAI, Ph.D. (Engineering) is a researcher in VR entertainment systems, Director of GREE VR Studio in WFLE,
Inc. and invited professor at Digital Hollywood University, graduate school. He worked in different companies (Criterion
RenderWare, NHK-ES, ENSAM Presence & Innovation Laboratory in France, a science communicator and exhibition planner
in Miraikan) and acquired a wide range of skills and expertise. As of now, Akihiko Shirai is exploring and contributing to VR
live entertainment and virtual beings for academic research.

ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2018 TOKYO “Real-Time Live!”
【リアルタイム・ライヴ!!】
東京国際フォーラム1500席の前で
たった7分間ライブデモを行う
SIGGRAPH内でも難度高いデモセッション

Global Bidirectional Remote
Haptic Live Entertainment by
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Remote VTuber live by Virtual
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リアル会場の熱気
笑いや歓声が
リアルタイムで
配信画面や演出
出演者の装備・振動で表現

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
REALITY - avatar broadcasting platform
GREE, Inc.
- WFLE, Inc.
- Platform
- XR Entertainment
- GREE VR Studio Laboratory
Virtual Live Broadcasting earns Virtual Gifting,
getting new costumes, and play live games together!

Beyond VTuber to Virtual Live Entertainment
WONK - "EYES" 3DCGLIVE by WFLE, Inc.
WONK - "EYES"
Special 3DCG LIVE DIGEST
https://youtu.be/Mr13ugunbA
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22th August on the net!

Beyond VTuber...
REALITY Live Stage
Real Time 3D Live by real artist “WONK”
(The 1st live stage in 22th August!)
Having a talk in Wednesday in SIGGRAPH 2020.
“What is happening in Japanese CG research and
industry now?”, 6-7:30pm PDT
REALITY Spaces
Virtual Business Event
production platform:
> REALITY avatars
arrive to Virtual Expo!
REALITY
Virtual Live Broadcasting App
Is connecting to other services.

What is happening
in Japanese CG research and industry now?
WFLE,Inc.https://le.wrightflyer.net/
VR Studio https://vr.gree.net/lab/
YouTube: http://j.mp/VRSYT
Yuto SAKATA - Manager of WFLE XRE Production team
Yuto Sakata is working at WFLE, Inc. as a new employee since 2018, now he is the manager
of WFLE XR Entertainment Production team. His father’s job as an employee at a television
station influenced Yuto at a very young age, which led him to discover a passion for films.
During junior high school, his interest shifted to film making and he began producing films.
Yuto studied at Keio SFC and in France as a student of a governmental exchange program.
He was also an intern and studied film making. His motto is "Are you a hero now?".
坂田悠人
白井暁彦
In REALITY Studio Tokyo, WFLE,Inc.
Wednesday 6-7:30pm PDT, SIGGRAPH IRC Official Event

[Speaker 1] Geneva University, Liudmila Bredikhina
[Speaker 2] Wolf3D
[Speaker 3] The Venture Reality Fund
[Speaker 4] Virtuals
[Speaker 5] Transitional Forms
[Speaker 6] Sylvia Pan
The best talk Virtual Beings World in SIGGRAPH 2020

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“Virtual Beings World”
● Let’s going to “the next Level”…!
● SIGGRAPH 2021 / SIGGRAPH ASIA 2021 Tokyo
● Call for Collaborators and Organizers
● Twitter @VRStudioLab
● Networking Party → https://hub.link/CxgSqht
Thanks for your participating!!
...and Happy Birthday Mila!!!

Report available:
https://vrstudio.medium.com/