[Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru] Turn your face into a funny video! First introduction of the latest digital entertainment machine ''AVATARIUM'' in the Chugoku region! ~Proposing new tourism and memory-making by fusing historical space with the latest technology~
The latest digital face-swapping video machine, ''AVATARIUM,'' has been introduced for the first time in the Chugoku region at Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru. Visitors can create videos with their faces synthesized onto characters like warlords, and as a special experience exclusive to Hiroshima Castle, they can also become ''Mori Terumoto.''
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Installed at the Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru SOKO CAFÉ storefront
■ What is ''AVATARIUM''?
Just by taking a facial photo with the machine, your face is automatically synthesized onto the faces of various characters such as ''warlords,'' ''princesses,'' ''idols,'' and ''sentai heroes.'' Unlike static panels, this provides an unprecedented new experience as a high-quality ''digital face-in-hole video'' where you become the protagonist of the video and move around.
How to play AVATARIUM
How to play AVATARIUM
■ Main features of ''AVATARIUM''
A rich lineup of content
1. High-quality video completed in just a few tens of seconds
Just select the number of people playing (1-4) and take a facial photo, and a surprising and funny video with your face reflected will be created in no time.
2. Save to your smartphone & share on social media immediately!
The created video can be downloaded to your smartphone. You can post it directly to social media such as Instagram and TikTok and share the fun with friends who are far away.
3. A smooth experience with fully cashless payment
We accept credit cards, electronic money, and various code payments, so even customers sightseeing empty-handed can play smoothly.
■ [Highlight] Hiroshima Castle Exclusive! Original video to become ''Mori Terumoto''
As the main attraction of this machine, we have prepared ''local exclusive content'' that can only be played at Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru. Featuring ''Mori Terumoto,'' who built Hiroshima Castle, you can synthesize your face into a grand and unique story video where Terumoto entrusts the future of Hiroshima. While touching on the history of Hiroshima, you yourself become a historical great and move around on the screen. We offer a special experience that can only be had here.
Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru Exclusive Video
■ Background and aim of introducing ''AVATARIUM''
Operation hours are subject to SOKO CAFÉ's business hours
''Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru'' is a place of relaxation where food, cafes, and shops representing Hiroshima gather in a space overlooking the historic and elegant castle tower and moat of Hiroshima, and is visited by many customers from both inside and outside the prefecture. We decided to introduce ''AVATARIUM'' with the desire to ''let everyone who visits leave with memories of this place in a more fun and easier way.'' We propose a new way to enjoy tourism that fuses the analog experience of strolling in a historical space with digital entertainment.
■ To the press and media (Request for coverage)
It is possible to experience ''AVATARIUM'' on-site and take photos with the facility in the background. We would be grateful if you, the reporters and correspondents, could actually experience the exclusive Mori Terumoto video and widely convey its quality and fun in your programs and articles.
(*If you wish for coverage, please contact the inquiry desk below in advance)
[Facility Overview: Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru]
A commercial facility that transmits the charm of both historical and modern Hiroshima in the Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru area, which overlooks the elegant castle tower and moat.
・Official website: https://sannomaru.hiroshimacastle.jp/
・Operation and management: Hiroshima Castle Associates
[AVATARIUM]
・Company name: POCKET RD Inc.
・Official website: https://pocket-rd.com/products/avatarium-portable/
[Contact for inquiries regarding this matter]
・Hiroshima Castle Associates Office (Public Relations)
・Email: hiroshima-castle@rcc.co.jp
■ What is ''AVATARIUM''?
Just by taking a facial photo with the machine, your face is automatically synthesized onto the faces of various characters such as ''warlords,'' ''princesses,'' ''idols,'' and ''sentai heroes.'' Unlike static panels, this provides an unprecedented new experience as a high-quality ''digital face-in-hole video'' where you become the protagonist of the video and move around.
How to play AVATARIUM
How to play AVATARIUM
■ Main features of ''AVATARIUM''
A rich lineup of content
1. High-quality video completed in just a few tens of seconds
Just select the number of people playing (1-4) and take a facial photo, and a surprising and funny video with your face reflected will be created in no time.
2. Save to your smartphone & share on social media immediately!
The created video can be downloaded to your smartphone. You can post it directly to social media such as Instagram and TikTok and share the fun with friends who are far away.
3. A smooth experience with fully cashless payment
We accept credit cards, electronic money, and various code payments, so even customers sightseeing empty-handed can play smoothly.
■ [Highlight] Hiroshima Castle Exclusive! Original video to become ''Mori Terumoto''
As the main attraction of this machine, we have prepared ''local exclusive content'' that can only be played at Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru. Featuring ''Mori Terumoto,'' who built Hiroshima Castle, you can synthesize your face into a grand and unique story video where Terumoto entrusts the future of Hiroshima. While touching on the history of Hiroshima, you yourself become a historical great and move around on the screen. We offer a special experience that can only be had here.
Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru Exclusive Video
■ Background and aim of introducing ''AVATARIUM''
Operation hours are subject to SOKO CAFÉ's business hours
''Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru'' is a place of relaxation where food, cafes, and shops representing Hiroshima gather in a space overlooking the historic and elegant castle tower and moat of Hiroshima, and is visited by many customers from both inside and outside the prefecture. We decided to introduce ''AVATARIUM'' with the desire to ''let everyone who visits leave with memories of this place in a more fun and easier way.'' We propose a new way to enjoy tourism that fuses the analog experience of strolling in a historical space with digital entertainment.
■ To the press and media (Request for coverage)
It is possible to experience ''AVATARIUM'' on-site and take photos with the facility in the background. We would be grateful if you, the reporters and correspondents, could actually experience the exclusive Mori Terumoto video and widely convey its quality and fun in your programs and articles.
(*If you wish for coverage, please contact the inquiry desk below in advance)
[Facility Overview: Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru]
A commercial facility that transmits the charm of both historical and modern Hiroshima in the Hiroshima Castle Sannomaru area, which overlooks the elegant castle tower and moat.
・Official website: https://sannomaru.hiroshimacastle.jp/
・Operation and management: Hiroshima Castle Associates
[AVATARIUM]
・Company name: POCKET RD Inc.
・Official website: https://pocket-rd.com/products/avatarium-portable/
[Contact for inquiries regarding this matter]
・Hiroshima Castle Associates Office (Public Relations)
・Email: hiroshima-castle@rcc.co.jp