“ABCSystem” by Horikoshi and Ota

  • ©Kei Horikoshi and Hiroyuki Ota

Conference:


Title:


    ABCSystem

Director(s):


Company / Institution / Agency:


  • OBAYASHI Corporation

Description:


    Automated Building Construction System (ABCSystem) developed by OBAYASHI Corporation includes a new concept for building construction in which several kinds of robots work harmoniously to complete a task. Visual aids required for interested parties to understand ABCSystem. Computer graphics animation is the most appropriate task for this requirement.

Hardware:


    HARDWARE: lnterAct3260, lnterPro6280, HP9000/380VRX,
    IRIS420VGX, etc.

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: MicroStation, VPX, EXPLORE, proprietary

Additional Contributors:


    Producers
    Executive Producers: Teruo Okawa, Kiyoshi Izumi (OBAYASHI Corporation)
    Producers: Osamu Uchida (Iwanami Production, Inc.), Tetsuro Mori, Katsuyoshi Higashiyama, Isao Watanabe (OBAYASHI Corporation)
    Contributors
    Architectural Design: Architectural and Engineering Division, OBAYASHI Corporation
    Technical Development for ABCSystem: Project
    Team for ABCSystem, OBAYASHI Corporation:
    Director: Kei Horikoshi
    Camera: Masayoshi Kato
    Music: O.K.K.
    Narration: Angus Waycott
    Director: Hiroyuki Ota
    Technical Director: Toshio Nagafune
    Production Support: Mikie Takekoshi
    CG Designers: Akiko Nagase, Chika Hoshi, Tomoko Hamada, Hiromitsu Kaneko, Hiroyuki Nakane, Kazuya Kondo
    Special Thanks
    NIHON l-TEC K.K., Yokogawa-Hewlett- Packard, Ltd.
    Sponsor: OBAYASHI Corporation
    Copyright: OBAYASHI Corporation