Our day started at 10 am to go to Unreal Festival, conveniently located in Akihabara. I expected it to be much larger than it was, however, because it was small, I was able to see most of the exhibits which were interesting. Overall, Unreal Fest was a great experience, even though my Japanese was not at the level to understand the presentations, seeing what people have done was really interesting. Some of the exhibits that I interacted with that I quite enjoyed were digital manga in which the reader interacted with Unreal scenes in order to change the story. There was also a company promoting their player-to-player server connections.
Afterward, a group of us left Unreal to go have lunch at a stand-up Wagyu beef restaurant. The restaurant was surprisingly cheap for A5 beef and was also really good.
Later, Megan and I went and played some crane games for a short time, however, no winnings were taken home. At least I was able to see the Hololive displays at the Gigo. I also bought a Taiyaki of Houshou Marine and I got her coaster as well.
Next, we met and took the train to CyberConnect 2. There, we watched a presentation and were given a tour by the head of PR. Seeing the studios behind the scenes was really fun and interesting to see. Other than the exclusive art made for CyberConnect, I enjoyed seeing the different artists’ desk setups as they used various different methods in order to eliminate glare. We also were able to see the meeting rooms and ask questions relating to the company. Overall, the company seemed like a company that I would be okay working with for a while, however, I could not envision myself working there long term.
When we arrived at the hotel from CyberConnect, a group of us went to conveyor belt sushi. This was the first time at a conveyor belt sushi restaurant and the system was quite novel. The food was also quite good considering that I had never seen so many chefs working so hard in the kitchen at once. Afterward, we got ice cream and it was really good and tasted similar to gelato. I got Hokkaido Milk flavor and strawberry mixed with another fruit that I did not know the name ice cream.
Later that night, some of us had a short farewell get together and some of us said our goodbyes.
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