Projection Mapping Night 2024: A Mysterious Outer Space

Monday, October 21, 2024

On October 18 (Fri.) and 19 (Sat.), "Projection Mapping☆Night 2024," an event sponsored by Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen, was held at the plaza in front of Sunflower Park Onsen with the cooperation of Hokkaido University of Information Science and Technology.

Projection Mapping☆Night 2024

Projection Mapping Night 2024
Projection Mapping Night 2024
  • Date and time:Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19, 2024
       Friday, 18th, 18:30-20:00
       Saturday 19, 18:00 - 20:00
  • Venue:Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen (Click here to visit the website >>)
  • Sponsored by:Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen
  • Project:Hokuryu-cho Community Development Cooperation Volunteers: Nobuyuki Murakami, Yui Sasaki
  • Cooperation:Oshima Seminar and Kawahara Seminar, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Hokkaido University of Information Sciences, Hokko Construction Co.
  • Sponsorship:Hokuryu Town, Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourist Association

The projection mapping images were created by 10 students of the Department of Media Studies under the guidance of Associate Professor Keitaro Oshima and Associate Professor Dai Kawahara of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Hokkaido University of Information Sciences (Ebetsu City).

In addition to a 10-minute video per class on the wall of the Sunflower Park Hotel building, this year a 3-minute video per class will be repeatedly projected on the Beiryumon gate.

The content of the video is in line with the architectural structure of the Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen, such as the window frames on the exterior walls, and the video is full of realistic images that express the character of Hokuryu Town, such as "sunflowers," "dragons," and a drone view of the Sunflower Village.

Associate Professor Keitaro Oshima, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Hokkaido University of Information Sciences (Ebetsu City)

Associate Professor Keitaro Oshima, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Hokkaido University of Information Sciences (Ebetsu City)
Associate Professor Keitaro Oshima, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Hokkaido University of Information Sciences (Ebetsu City)

This year again, students worked on projection mapping.

The highlight of this year's event is the projection mapping that will be projected onto the Hokuryu Gate for the first time. For those arriving by car, the projection mapping is designed to allow visitors to pass under the projection mapping to gain entry.

Then, we designed the images to develop interestingly in a form that perfectly matches the architectural structure of the exterior walls of the Sunflower Park Hotel, for example, the window frames and the boundaries between the walls and window frames.

It is developing in a completely different way than before. We hope you enjoy it, and we look forward to working with you," said Dr. Oshima.

From left: Dr. Dai Kawahara, Mr. Nobuyuki Murakami, Dr. Keitaro Oshima
From left: Dr. Dai Kawahara, Mr. Nobuyuki Murakami, Dr. Keitaro Oshima

Projection Mapping Night 2024 video

Image of "dragon" projected on exterior wall
Image of "dragon" projected on exterior wall
Video of "Sunflower
Video of "Sunflower
Geometric pattern images
Geometric pattern images
Image fits perfectly in the window frame
Image fits perfectly in the window frame
Images of sunflowers also flow through the video.
Images of sunflowers also flow through the video.

Beiryumon Video

We spoke with a student from the Oshima Seminar at the University of Information Science and Technology who worked on the Hokuryumon video.

Masayuki Takatsuki, Ryusei Kasai

Masayuki Takatsuki, Ryusei Kasai
From left: Masayuki Takatsuki, Ryusei Kasai

The video was made so that people would be interested in the gates of Hokuryu-cho. After that, we made a video in which 'sunflowers' and the abstracted word 'Hokuryu-cho' appear in relation to Hokuryu-cho. We tried to create a video that would attract people's interest as a gateway to the town.

The production time was about one month, including testing. We received various opinions from everyone during the production process.

From now on, I would like to try to produce a slightly different type of video every year, and at the same time as I grow, I would like to make videos that visitors can enjoy as well. I will continue to do my best in the future," said one of the students, full of energy.

Beiryumon with a picture of sunflowers emerging
Beiryumon with a picture of sunflowers emerging
Beiryumon with rainbow-colored light
Beiryumon with rainbow-colored light

group photo

A group photo in front of the stairs of Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen with the teacher and students from the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Hokkaido University of Information Sciences (Ebetsu City)!

Group photo with students
Group photo with students

We wish you infinite love, gratitude, and prayers for "Projection Mapping Night 2024," a mysterious cosmic space where writhing colors and images, pulsating sound waves, and buildings blend and harmonize in unison.

While being watched over by the dramatic night sky pattern.
While being watched over by the dramatic night sky pattern.

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