Intuitively understand research using the latest media technology!
Combining AR, AR, and panoramic video experiences into one application "FREA AR/VR Research Guide" ＠ Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA)
The Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA) is Japan’s research center for environmentally friendly renewable energy. There are many visitors from all over the world, from VIPs to children.
The researchers’ problems were that there were research facilities in the ground or on top of the tower, making it difficult for visitors to see them directly and that there were also places where it was difficult to enter such as clean rooms.
They also found it difficult to explain their research to visitors in an easy-to-understand manner.
The FREA AR and VR Research Guide is an application developed to address these challenges.
The researchers’ problems were that there were research facilities in the ground or on top of the tower, making it difficult for visitors to see them directly and that there were also places where it was difficult to enter such as clean rooms.
They also found it difficult to explain their research to visitors in an easy-to-understand manner.
The FREA AR and VR Research Guide is an application developed to address these challenges.
It's intuitive
The tablet is the entrance to the research experience.
The developed guide application works on a tablet.
All visitors need to do is move the tablet left, right, up and down, and touch the screen.
All visitors need to do is move the tablet left, right, up and down, and touch the screen.
Created three contents. Wind energy, Shallow geothermal systems, Solar cells
menu screen
The FREA AR and VR Research Guide offers three types of experiences: “Wind power VR experience” “Underground heat system AR experience” and “VR experience on integrated solar cell production line”.
■ "Wind power VR experience" Realistic CG Reproduced Wind Turbine for Research
The control screen of the research wind turbine
Virtual experience of climbing up to a real windmill and traveling to the ocean
A variety of special equipment is installed in FREA’s research wind turbines. You can actually use these devices to experience research.
How do wind turbines and wings change when the wind speed and direction are changed?
What happens when you move a special plasma device on the wing? Visitors try to find the answers themselves.
How do wind turbines and wings change when the wind speed and direction are changed?
What happens when you move a special plasma device on the wing? Visitors try to find the answers themselves.
Offshore wind power generation
This is one of the things you can never do. Climb over a real windmill. You can enjoy a 360 degree panorama 41.5 meters above the ground.
You can also take a tour of wind power generation and offshore wind power generation in the future. You can fly between windmills on the open sea.
You can also take a tour of wind power generation and offshore wind power generation in the future. You can fly between windmills on the open sea.
Panoramic image from the windmill
■ An unknown experience of looking into unseen earth "Underground heat system AR experience"
Shallow geothermal demonstration field
Using AR technology, the CG display is superimposed on the demonstration field
地中熱の研究システムは、FREAの地中熱実証フィールドの地中に埋設されています。ARで実証フィールドに地中のシステムを見るこれまでにない研究紹介です。
どのように熱が地中に伝わっていくか？
3つの地中熱システムの違いは？
見学者は、タブレット持って歩き回りARで地中熱システムの秘密を探ります。
AR experience exploring the depths of the earth to a depth of 100 meters
Vertical Underground Heat System as Seen in AR
The vertical geothermal system has pipes extending up to 100 meters underground.
■ "VR experience on integrated solar cell production line" Real virtual experience shot with 8k panoramic camera
Panorama image taken with 8k camera
Starting a tour of integrated production lines
Take an air shower into a clean room
The laboratory will tour Japan’s only integrated solar cell production line in 360 degree panoramic images.
You can see the manufacturing line in more detail than you actually see it.
How do you make solar cells?
How do I get into the clean room?
Visitors walk around the line as if they were walking around by themselves.
You can see the manufacturing line in more detail than you actually see it.
How do you make solar cells?
How do I get into the clean room?
Visitors walk around the line as if they were walking around by themselves.