Full Control Tokyo
#Android #IOT #OpenGL
In December 2013, au/KDDI broadcasted a commercial
“FULL CONTROL/Xmas”. This commercial depicts virtual Tokyo where teenagers control
Tokyo using their phone. The app “ODOROKI” was made to recreate this
virtual world in real life. I joined this project as an Android
developer. In January 2014, au/KDDI hosted a event called “FULL
CONTROL TOKYO” with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu as a special guest.
On the day of the event, guests at the event looked impressed to
control taxis, street lights and fountains using the “ODOROKI”
app.
During Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s performance, her phone and guests’ phones
were synchronized to show lights with the same color. Towards the
end of the performance, guests shook their phone to fill the
imaginary battery projected onto the stage. When the imaginary
battery was charged full, we surprised our guests by turning Tokyo
Tower’s lightings off. After the performance, our guests tried
changing the color of Tokyo Tower Tower’s lightings using their app.
Later on this event was made into a commercial to show that the
virtual world depicted in the previous commercial can be turned into
reality using au smartphones. (second video)