The 3rd Virtual Design World Cup
Virtual Design World Cup "3rd The Student VR& BIM Competition on Cloud"
-Competition for designing an advanced construction engineering-works on Cloud, making full use of BIM/CIM and VR ! -
Theme 2013
Sustainable Station Front in Global Metropolis
This is an international design competition for students to compete amongst each other in designing an innovative architecture, bridge and city design using BIM/CIM &VR technologies.
Every year students compete for the top prize which is given to an outstanding work outlining a predefined theme in the aspect of design, innovative idea, and creativity. They plan and design their work based on the theme and then run a simulation. Their final model will be presented to the judges in a form of a script for evaluation.
To assist students with the production of their work, we plan to carry out workshops and seminars. We will also support the students who will make use of software from now on. Also you can communicate and collect a lot of information without having to visit the local area by participating various workshop reviews through the Web and VR forum ( 3D cloud BBS ). The script of VR data created by FORUM8's software and a "Concept poster" (A1 size (lateral) in PDF format) are required for the final submission and the judgment is performed on the basis of "VR Cloud judgment". We would like you to use FORUM8's BIM software and VR technologies by all means and consider this competition as an opportunity to create your masterpiece. We encourage students from different departments majoring in different field of studies to make a team to work on their model together to demonstrate that BIM/CIM can be used in various discipline.


Entry
< Overview >
Organizers Virtual Design World Cup Executive Committee
Judging Committee Prof. Yasushi Ikeda (Graduate School of Keio University / Chief of executive committee of VDWC / Representative of IKDS)
Mr. Yoshihisa Hanamura(NPO Civil Machizukudi Station)
Prof. Hiromichi Yoshikawa(Tokyo City University)
Associate Prof. Kostas Terzidis (Harvard University, USA)
Mr. DAVID TSENG (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)
Mr. Kazuhiro Kojima (Coelacanth And Associates)
FORUM8 Co., Ltd.
Qualification for applicant All members who were involved in design should be students. Team can comprise of either students or working students. Graduation research and work by any member of a team who graduated before year 2013 graduation are also qualified.
Judging standard The use UC-win/Road is mandatory for the creation of the work. In addition, contestants must use at least one more FORUM8 software/solution to create their work of art, which must have the element of the BIM/CIM and VR and the capability of being used in these disciplines. 2 deliverables are required: one is the VR data created by using the software/solution licensed free of charge to the contestants, another is A1 sized poster (oriented horizontally).
Project Submission Period
/ Schedule
Registration Period May 1 (Wed) - November 30 (Mon), 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013-Monday, September 30, 2013
Rental duration for free licenses May 1 (Wed) - November 29 (Mon), 2013
Project Submission Period October 1 (Tue) - October 10 (Thu), 2013
Judging Period October 15(Tue)-October 24 (Thu), 2013
Announcement for nominated work October 25 (Fri), 2013
Award Ceremony November 21 (Thu), 2013 Venue : Megro Gajoen 2F "Maiogi" (MAP)

*Travelling and accommodation fee are provided for the selected teams for nominated works.
(Up to 2 members from the area other thanr Kanto area and 1 member from overseas in each team are scheduled to be invited.)
Seminar schedule of available products Applicants can rent the available software licenses and can participate in the training seminars of the available products held by FORUM8 with prior registration.
The schedule of overseas seminars is as follows.
Date Venue Seminar
May 2 Shanghai,
Beijing 		Allplan Experience Seminar
May 9 UC-win/Road Driving Simulator Experience Seminar
May 16 EXODUS/SMARTFIRE Experience Seminar
May 23 Super Computer Cloud(R) Experience Seminar
May 30 UC-win/Road SDK Experience Seminar
June 6 UC-1 Series
June 13 Traffic analysis / VR simulation (UC-win/Road, OSCADY / TRANSYT)
June 20 xpswmm
June 27 Dynamic analysis / Engineer's Studio®
July 11 UC-win/Road VR Experience Seminar
September 12 Allplan Experience Seminar
Guideline for applicants Theme 2013 : Sustainable Station Front in Global Metropolis
The concept of installing a new train station as part of the redevelopment project, whose plan is to reorganize the 20 hectare rail yard situated between Shinagawa station and Tamachi station and to relocate the Yamanote line from the west side of the yard to the east side (adjacent to the Shinkansen line), has been announced on air and put into consideration. No wonder the excitement for a new station whose name has not been given yet. The 2013 VDWC challenges students to devise a proposal of a new environmentally friendly urban space, which will most likely become one of Tokyo's significant "stopping off points" for people transferring from one transport mode to another, radiating from a new train station in Tokyo's harbor district. The VR data of the competition site includes the Shinagawa Intercity where FORUM8’s head office will be relocated this July, and the Shinagawa station front.
 VR data for the Competition Site

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Aerial photo : Copyright@KOKUSAI KOGYO CO., LTD All Rights Reserved
The competition site enclosed in red in below picture covers the area to be redeveloped after relocating the Yamanote line and Keihin-Tohoku line, the existing tracks and rail yard, and a tract of land north of the Shibaura Water Reclamation Center. (Address: 2 Kounan, 1 Kounan, Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan)
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An old seafront, canal, JR freight line
on the north side of the target competition site 		Takahamabashi crossing on the east side
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View front the side of the first Keihin road
to the competition site which is
towards the rainbow bridge in the distance.
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The data of "Shinagawa Intercity" which FORUM8 Tokyo head office will move to in 2013 and the Konan Exit of Shinagawa station are prepared as the site information.
Prize The World Cup Prize Award is worth 300,000 yen!
World cup prize : 1

Award 300,000 yen, world cup, award certificate

Excellent prize : 2

Award 100,000 yen, excellent prize cup, award certificate

Judge's special prize : 5 or more

Award 50,000 yen, judge's special prize, award certificate

Nominee' prize : 15

Award certificate, a panel of their work, memorial, FORUM 8 original gift

Participation Prize

Award certificate for all applicants whose works satisfy the rules.

*Travelling and accommodation fee are provided for the selected teams for nominated works.
(Up to 2 members from the area other thanr Kanto area and 1 member from overseas in each team are scheduled to be invited.)
How to entry Entry 
Entry flow
  1. Go to our exclusive website to register online during the registration period (May 1 (Wed) - September 30 (Mon), 2013).
  2. After your entry has been accepted, we will send you the following information:
    - Registration ID
    - Download link for VR site model and materials we provide for you to work on.
    - How to apply for the software you want to rent and workshop you want to join
  3. Please fill in the application form for "Software you wish to rent" and "Seminar you wish to participate" as required, to apply.
  4. Please submit your final entry via our online submission form coming to you shortly, during the project submission period (October 1 (Tue) - October 10 (Thu)). We will then send you the site (the 3DVR cloud server) on which you can test your work, along with your ID and password.
Overview of Award Ceremonies Ceremony Date : November 21 (Thu), 2013  Venue : Meguro Gajoen 2F Maiogi (MAP)
The award ceremony for the selected excellent works through the voting on cloud and final judging conference will be held in the next 3ed Virtual Design World Cup.
Morning The 3rd Virtual Design World Cup The 3th Student BIM&VR Design Contest on Cloud
Public Final Judgment
Afternoon The 1st Cloud Programming World Cup
The 1st Student Programming World Cup Award Ceremony
The 3rd Virtual Design World Cup The 3rd Student BIM&VR Design Contest on Cloud Award Ceremony
The 6th International VR Symposium




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