Kodansha VR Lab's IF YOU SEE A CAT Takes XR Golden Fireball At Kaohsiung
A Japanese VR film built from interviews about mental healthcare took the top prize in a festival XR section judged on story and emotion, not on the technology alone.
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Kodansha VR Lab's VR film IF YOU SEE A CAT, directed by Atsushi Wada, won the XR Golden Fireball Award, the top prize in the Kaohsiung Film Festival's XR section, and the XR Spark Award. The top prize was chosen from 29 nominated works on criteria of emotion, story, and art. The Spark Award, established in 2024, is judged by representatives from other fields.
The top prize was decided among 29 nominated works, with organizers judging on emotion, story, and art. The XR Spark Award, set up in 2024, is picked by representatives from outside the XR field on theme, content, production quality, experience, and recommendation level. Neither award is a side category at a film festival: Kaohsiung's XR section has grown into one of Asia's larger gatherings of immersive work.
The film is Wada's first VR project, structured on detailed interviews with people involved in Japan's mental healthcare. Tatsuya Wakaba voices the protagonist Naoki and Ryoko Yui plays the mother. It is on sale on Steam and Meta.
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