Terminal Slam Music Video is a Diminished Reality / Mixed Reality music video in which all advertisements in the city are erased or replaced with Squarepusher-related ads. Daito Manabe created this MV, imagining that in the near future, as shown in this music video, AR/MR glasses will make it possible to freely rewrite cityscapes. Using machine learning technology, we performed: - Object Detection (identifying the positions of objects in an image) - Semantic Segmentation (labeling each pixel in an image and categorizing image regions according to their meaning) - Image Inpaint (image restoration) Most advertising billboards in the city change periodically, so with current technology it was difficult for machines to recognize them accurately; therefore, the billboard position data was created manually. In addition, mask information was generated from the analysis data and positional data, and post-processing was performed, such as applying glitch effects only to areas where people or advertisements exist, and applying optical camouflage effects. Furthermore, because the process of extracting advertisement regions could not be accomplished using existing machine learning technologies alone, manual operations were also carried out for elements that could not be realized with the technology available at present. We anticipate that in the near future, all of this will be done automatically.

Created the Uscool [Catwalk] music video. It depicts a black cat pet coming to terms with parting from its owner.

Filmed only with the GoPro MAX.

Listening to my favorite music while I head home through the city, late at night. For me, times like this are very relaxing, and it is as if images start flowing out of the music. I began to wonder whether other people imagine the same thing and would be able to relate to this feeling. It was this thought that led me to create this work. The concept of this work is to visualize—and share with many people—the experience of engaging with music through headphones in the midst of the city’s unique tranquility. 好きな音楽を聴きながら深夜の街を抜けて家路につく。 そんな時、私は音楽からイメージがあふれ出してきて、とても心地よい時間となる。 誰もがそんなイメージをしているのではないだろうか？きっと共感してもらえるのではないだろうか？という疑問と興味からこの作品を作り始めました。 都会が持つ独特の静けさの中でヘッドフォンを通して音楽と向き合う体験をビジュアライズすることで多くの人に共有してもらいたい。