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Metropolis Magazine | Japan's Number 1 English Magazine Hiroette.com ||| Japanese Smileys(Emoticons) ||| (1)The difference between Western Smileys(Emoticons)(1 byte) and Japanese ones(2 bytes) The Smileys(Emoticons) are used very often in the sentences of e-mails. They started in USA where the internet had also started of course. Apparently, Japanese Smileys(Emoticons) are read vertically whilewestern Smileys(Emoticons) are read hosizontally. ex) 1byte letters: ABCDabcd,.^=123456? 2bytes letters :あいうえおカキクケコ＠１２３漢字♣♥〒♀♂ゞ∀≒ΩωЯф♪ Second reason seems to that Japanese comics(manga) have many ways of express their feelings and situations by certain lines or graphics and Japanese do the same thing when they create smileys. I will introduce you to some of the basic Japanese Smileys(Emoticons), which is used in e-mails very often in Japan. Visitors whose language is in 2 bytes (like Chinese, korean, Thai, Russia....) have Smileys(Emoticons) in your own language, then please send them to me as I'd like to know Smileys in other languages.

Pacific Rim - Device Art - Machiko Kusahara Device Art is a concept for re-examining art-science-technology relationships both from a contemporary and historical perspective in order to foreground a new aspect of media art. The term "Device Art" may sound obscure, or even self-contradictory, but it is a conscious choice. The concept is a logical extension of a change in the notion of art that already started in the early 20th century with art movements such as Dada and Surrealism. More recently, interactive art has redefined forms of art and the role of artists. What we call device art is a form of media art that integrates art and technology as well as design, entertainment, and popular culture. While theoretical analysis is an important part of the Device Art project, producing artworks according to its concept is the key element. Figure 1. Interest in hardware-based artwork with original design also is a key element in the activities of Maywa Denki, an "art unit" led by Nobumichi Tosa. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5.

Archive » Augmented Reality? The Tuttuki Bako box needs your finger to play with virtual characters Who needs Augmented Reality Cybermaid Alice? Bandai Japan plans to release a palm-size cube in the middle of next month that lets you stick your finger into it to interact with the beings and things contained in the box. The so-called Tuttuki Bako, Tuttuki Box, features a display that shows a digital replica of your finger once you put it into the hole in the right side of the device and start moving. The battery-powered box, which also doubles as a clock, is sized at just 105×120×87mm.