Audience enjoying the Maestro's conduct in 3D images
Prof. Ogi explaining how to measure
realistic sensations
The “Beethoven Internet Delivery Execution Committee” composed of SDM and several organizations in Keio, conducted an experiment on New Year’s Eve; the entire Beethoven Concert was broadcast live for 11 hours in 3D and 5.1 Channel Surround Sound in the Concurrent Design Facility (CDF), which boasts state-of-the-art display equipment for 4K 3D-imaging. This concert, “Great Beethoven, Concert for all Symphonies” was conducted by Maestro Lorin Maazel at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. At the CDF, about general 50 examinees watched the 3D live broadcast and Professor Tetsuro Ogi and Associate Professor Tetsuya Toma measured how realistic people felt it was. The event also featured a symposium by Professor Jun Murai (SFC), Professor Masahiko Inakage (KMD), Professor Yasuhiro Koike (Graduate School of Science and Technology) and Professor Tetsuro Ogi (SDM) between music offerings.
After the final piece, the CDF filled with applause, proving that the CDF was realistic enough to be considered a live concert experience. It was a memorable New Year’s Eve.