HIKKY (CEO: Yasushi Funakoshi, Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "HIKKY") will hold the 11th edition of the Virtual Market from December 2 (Sat) to 17 (Sun), 2023. The world's largest metaverse event that has been awarded the Guinness World Record™.
Pilot Corporation (CEO: Shu Ito, Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will be exhibiting at this event for the second time! Visitors will be able to experience the unique drawing experience that only a manufacturer of writing instruments x Metaverse can offer: pictures drawn with Pilot Corporation's representative writing instruments will come to life in three dimensions on a canvas set up in the booth. The booth will also be accessible via web browser from smart phones.
The picture you draw comes to life! A drawing experience unique to the pencil maker ✖️ Metaverse
Pilot Corporation, which will be exhibiting at Virtual Market for the second consecutive time, will have a two-story booth in one of the corporate exhibition halls, "Para-real Okinawa," which is perfect for the typical Okinawan beach setting.
On the first floor of the booth, six canvases and five Pilot Corporation's representative writing instruments were set up, and the drawings made with these instruments came to life as three-dimensional objects, creating a drawing experience unique to a manufacturer of writing instruments ✖️ Metaverse! This is a new way to enjoy the writing instruments that many people use in the real world. We invite you to try your hand at drawing various works of art with Pilot's writing instruments.
On the second floor of the booth, there will be a quiz to help you learn more about Pilot Corporation. Please try to answer all the questions correctly! This quiz will also be on display at the web browser site, which can be easily accessed from smartphones. Please enjoy the quiz at this venue as well.
In addition, a 3D model of the S20, a popular high-function mechanical pencil, will be given away to those who fill out a questionnaire at the booth.
About Virtual Market (also known as Vket)
This year marks the 5th anniversary and the 11th in total of the world's largest* metaverse event, where you can buy and sell 3D items such as avatars and real products such as clothes, PCs, food and beverages at venues in the metaverse. It is the pioneering event in metaverse. In addition to buying and selling products, the event also offers "experiences" unique to the Metaverse, such as riding rides, receiving customer service, and participating in live music performances at the venue. Visitors can also enjoy voice communication with each other, giving them a realistic feeling as if they were touring the city together in the real world.
Virtual Market started as a place to buy and sell 3D data products between individuals, but in recent years, major companies that want to enter the metaverse business have expanded the sale of real products, creating new possibilities for VR commerce.
*Recognized by Guinness World Records™ as having the largest number of booths at a virtual reality market event.
About Pilot Corporation
Pilot is a comprehensive manufacturer of writing instruments, selling a wide variety of writing instruments worldwide.
Since its foundation in 1918, Pilot has been challenging ideas and technologies to create innovative products that have never existed before, and has long supported people's writing with its innovative and high-quality writing instruments. Last year, under the new Group Purpose "Connecting People and Creativity", Pilot has been working to expand its product lineup beyond "writing". Pilot is also working on products and manufacturing, to create new value by providing services, experiences, and creating things.
Virtual Market 2023 Winter Overview
Name: Virtual Market 2023
WinterOrganizer: VR Corporation HIKKY
Dates: Metaverse venue→December 2 (Sat) to 17 (Sun), 2023 (16 days in total) Real Venue→December 16 (Sat) and 17 (Sun), 2023 (2 days in total)
Theme: Connect
Corporate Exhibition Venues: Para-real Shibuya and Harajuku / Para-real London / Para-real Okinawa
Real venues: Himmelbrau Harajuku, Wharf Harajuku, UNKNOWNHARAJUKU, SHIBUYA109 Shibuya storefront event space, Shibuya Sakura Stage, and other facilities and stores in Shibuya and Harajuku will also host collaborative content
Official SNS:
Instagram→https://www.instagram.com/vket_official/
Official website: https://event.vket.com/
Official website of the real event: https://event.vket.com/2023Winter/real/
How to visit: https://event.vket.com/access
You can visit the special world in VRChat from VR devices and gaming PCs.
Some browser-based venues will be available for visitors to enter by simply clicking on the URL from a smartphone or other device.
Some of the venues can also be accessed from Meta Quest itself.
About VR firm HIKKY
-Create a world where the value of creativity is widely recognized-
HIKKY Co., Ltd. is a VR firm that creates an open metaverse where anyone can create and access freely. With notable creators who lead the industry as our members, HIKKY provides VR services such as highly unique Metaverse solutions including Vket Cloud, plan and operate Metaverse events, and provide consulting services that support business entry into the VR/AR field. HIKKY aims to develop the living, economic, and cultural spheres of the virtual world and create a society where all creative people can live more freely and abundantly.
The world’s largest VR event, Virtual Market, hosted by HIKKY has acquired a Guinness World Record™ in 2021. In addition, HIKKY won first place in the marketing category of the “AIXR International VR AWARDS” and the highest award in Japan’s “XR CREATIVE AWARD 2020.”
CEO: Yasushi Funakoshi
Headquarters: 4F, Mitomi Building, 1-20-22 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan
Established: May 1, 2018
Recruitment page: https://www.wantedly.com/companies/company_9444218
