2012 Golden Music Forum: Industrial executive talks about relations between game and music

"2012 Golden Music Forum", part of the 2012 Golden Music Exposition, a professional exposition for achievements of the music industry and its cross-fields in Taiwan, started varied topics from music to the other related or extended ones within a four-day event. In the second day of the 2012 Golden Music Forum last Sunday (June 17th), industrial executives talked about relations between game and music with the topic "Applications of music in games".

"Before the copyright issue is not mentioned and valued by several game developers, some of them (companies) chose several well-known canned musics to be materials of audio and clip enhancements when arranging musics or a simple clip to a game. However, there is still a great copyright issue on 'Canned Musics', if someone still uses them, they may not afford financial losses when they confronted lawsuits from original (music or audio) authors. As though, a specified department of music and audio production in a game company will be a key factor to show the value of 'original music' in a company (or its game).

"Music is undoubtedly a great element to effect on several factors including enterprise culture, design and image of a brand in a company or a game. For example, 'Miku Hatsune', an virtual idol from Japan, stands for not only a boom of subcultures but also productions and extensions on gaming, music, and performance art like cosplay and the other related events."

"Miku Hatsune" made great impacts on several extensions from music and games to subcultures. (Archived photo from the "2012 Taiwan Miku Hatsune Utilization Anniversary Tournament".)

The latest "Project Diva" work on PlayStation Vita named to "F"

Since "Project Mirai" on Nintendo 3DS was released about a season ago, Sega was still positively developing a new work on PlayStation Vita. According to the official Japanese blog "Weekly Diva Station", the latest work of the "Miku Hatsune: Project Diva" on PlayStation Vita will be named as "Miku Hatsune: Project Diva F".

Same with the "Project Mirai", the augmented reality interactive system will be featured in this work, users may use bundled AR card to do several customized interactions when gaming. As the "Project Diva F" is the initial version on PlayStation Vita, Sony and Sega will jointly feature a "Console Bundle" in the Limited Edition when shipping.

More Information

• Official Information: Game Cover and Console Bundle (Japanese)
• SGCafe: Hatsune Miku Project Diva F demos to appear in 740 stores around Japan; game package shots

2012 TIBE: ITASHA-styled vehicles celebrate 20 years' anniversary of the show

If thinking about comic and anime, the Comic Animation Hall of the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) is the first impression from the fans. Different with the pasts, to celebrate 20 years' anniversary of the show, the TIBE invited local anime research community named "MOE-powered burning ITASHA Culture Association" to exhibit varied kinds of special ITASHA-styled vehicles including topics from popular animation, comic, to game series.

According to the leader from the community, several ITASHA-styled vehicles are professionally pre-designed with colors. As of copyright issue, most of ITASHA-styled vehicles are only visible in Taiwan's some major events including Bahamut Gamer Community Annual Celebration, Comic World Taiwan, or for example, this exhibition. In the ITASHA culture, most of designers and vehicle owners will consider harmfulness of vehicle body and topic popularity to design very unique ITASHA-styled vehicles to promote comic, animation, and gaming culture in Taiwan.

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2011 Taipei Game Show: A new confrontation between Reflec Beat and Diva AC

In recent, Area Qualifiers for '"Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" (Diva AC) Newcomer Tournament' and Opening Events of "2011 REFLEC BEAT Taiwan Grand Prix" were just ended, Saint-fun Corporation, organizer of "2011 REFLEC BEAT Taiwan Grand Prix", today (Feb 14th in Taipei Time) confirmed to participate the 2011 Taipei Game Show for Konami's REFLEC BEAT and to promote its tournament (RB Taiwan GP).

It means that the 2011 Taipei Game Show will have two local amusement-based companies joining this exhibition for three arcade games including REFLEC BEAT, Diva AC, and Tekken 6 BR. In addition, a brand new confrontation in arcade music games between Diva AC by Mega Biotech and REFLEC BEAT by Saint-Fun Corp. will taken place in the 2011 Taipei Game Show.

Mega Biotech to hold first-ever "Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" Newcomer Tournament in Taiwan

After "Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" landed in Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, Mega Biotech & Electronics, Taiwanese Agency for DIVA AC, will hold a first-ever event named '"Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" Newcomer Tournament' in Taiwan. Among with the "Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion" (Tekken 6 BR) Arcade Tournament, grand finals for those two events will be held in the 2011 Taipei Game Show next weekend.

To strengthen arcade game agent relationship between Taiwan and Japan, Mega Biotech and SEGA will sign a Memorandum of Understanding for regional agency of "DIVA AC" in Taiwan in the Opening Day of 2011 Taipei Game Show next Friday (February 18).

Here is a schedule for arcade gaming event provided by Mega Biotech in 2011 Taipei Game Show:
Note: All Times are "GMT+8 Taipei Time".

February 18, 2011 11am-12pm
Memorandum of Understanding Signing for "Hatsume Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" Agent Service in Taiwan

February 19, 2011 2pm-4pm
"Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion" Arcade Tournament - Grand Final

February 20, 2011 2pm-4pm
"Hatsume Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" Newcomer Tournament - Grand Final

"2011 Taipei Game Show" Information

Organizer: Taipei Computer Association
Venue: Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1
Show Date: February 18th to 22nd, 2011. (10am to 6pm every day)

"Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade" Version A officially operated in Asian countries

"Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade" is now operated in Asian countries including Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, users with a Access card (can be bought from amusement operators) can own "modification rights" to change playing style or gameplay ID when you played 10 times.

Some operators may use different charge service in different conditions.

Players may refer official information below
http://miku.sega.jp/arcade/en/location.html