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#Congratulations! Director Hsin-Chien Huang's latest VR works, Samsara and The Starry Sand Beach, were nominated for the 78th Venice International Film Festival!

The 78th Venice International Film Festival (VIFF) announced the shortlisted nominees for the category of VR Film. Taiwanese new media artist, Distinguished Professor of NTNU, Hsin-Chien Huang, winner of the BEST VR Experience in 2017 with his work La Camera Insabbiata, will again contest for the Leone d’oro this year with two of his latest, sci-fi inspired works, Samsara and The Starry Sand Beach. While the Taiwanese athletes are striving for the Gold Medals at the Tokyo Olympics as we speak, director Hsin-Chien Huang dazzles the jury of VIFF with his visually-stunning and thought-provoking works — bringing cutting-edge Taiwanese VR films onto the international stage and letting world-wide audience sees Taiwan!

Before being selected for the 78th Venice International Film Festival, Samsara episode 1. has already grabbed the Jury Award at SXSW and Best VR Story at the Cannes XR Competition. This futuristic VR experience teleports the audience onto a journey that spans millions of years. Samsara is a Sanskrit word meaning “ the world ”. In Buddhism, it means what we perceive as the world is actually an endless cycle of karma (cause and effect), a cycle of life, death and rebirth in the six realms of existence. In this fascinating VR work, the audience is reincarnated into the bodies of different persons and creatures, experiencing the universe in their new bodies and in search for the ultimate spiritual transcendence.

Samsara depicts an apocalyptical story in the near future where human greed has depleted the earth’s resource. Catastrophic wars to fight for resource resulted in global destruction. Finally, the remaining humans had to leave the Earth and go on a search in space for a new place to live.

Nevertheless, their desperate, long quest for a new homeland… could it be just a loop in space and time? The cycle of greedy domination and total destruction that then necessitates the search for a new home…. may have hopelessly repeated itself over and over again? The constant evolutionary process and so-called progress, without transformation in consciousness and spiritual advancement, is nothing more than a Möbius strip that leads nowhere, perhaps…?

Samsara is an experiment based on the theory of Embodied Cognition. Through interactivity and VR, the audience gets to live inside the bodies of different persons and creatures, experiencing their feelings from within. Perhaps It is when we can perceive the world in different bodies that we may truly appreciate the thoughts of others and empathize with them. An experience that will also help us better comprehend our own existence and learn to live in harmony with all.

Samsara explores a complex of deeply interconnected issues of ecology, technology, natural resource and war, etc. It's a story about a journey humans are forced to take on, after having destroyed the earth with nuclear disasters. The survivors seek a new planet, in the boundless, interstellar space, to carry on their lives. Gradually they evolve into a new life form artificially. Yet, many years passed and they’ve come to realize that they would never make it to the new planet they’ve been dreaming of. In fact, they have simply been returning to the Earth, in different life forms, time after time.

Director Huang applies the concepts of embodied cognition, offering a unique way to contemplate about the nature of life. As the audience are transported into different bodies each time, they gain a brand new perspective to experience the world views presented in Samsara.

Samsara was produced under the guidance of Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and Kaohsiung Film Archive VR(VR FILM LAB), it’s a sate-of-the-art VR production made 100% in Taiwan. In the VR experience, viewers are transformed into various kinds of animals to interact with the scenes, including species unique and indigenous to Taiwan, such as Taiwan Blue Magpie and Formosan Black Bear.

Samsara Ep.1 features the latest somatosensory technology, including 4D views shooting techniques by the Industrial Technology Research Institute and TAICCA. A digital shooting system comprised of a high-sensitivity 4 million-pixel, full-color CCD sensor and 48 4DV-EX-Z cameras made it possible for Samsara Ep.1 to be taken from an omnidirectional view and shot without any blind spots, creating the ultimate immersive experience.

THE STARRY SAND BEACH, directed by Hsin-Chien Huang and produced in cooperation with Lucid Reality (France) and Oready 瑞意創科 Oready Innovation Lab (Taiwan), is a scientific fairy tale about a unique ecological wonder in Taiwan and Japan, the shiny starry sand beaches. Foraminifera, from the Latin word “foramen” meaning hole, is a single-celled organism that builds a shell with multiple chambers which intercommunicate with one another through holes. On the Qimei Island, Taiwan and the Yaeyama Islands, Japan, beaches have been formed by a specific species of foraminifera with star-shaped shells made of calcium carbonate. Like the real stars in the legends, grains of the starry sand have also been preserving the earth’s memories for millions of years.

THE STARRY SAND BEACH is a real-time 3D interactive VR adventure into the natural and mythological landscape of the starry sand beaches on Qimei Island in Penghu Archipelago, Xing Sha Wan in Kenting National Park and Taketomi Island in the far south of Japan. The experience is full of aesthetically-amazing elements and enriched with cultural and religious significance like Shintoism in Japan. A beautiful, haunting legend tells the story of the starry sand…

The final winners will be presented at the award ceremony held on Sep11. With great anticipation and hopes, Hsin-Chien Huang is expected to bring home again the grand prize for Taiwan!

https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/selection-complete-works-venice-vr-expanded-0

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#LaCameraInsabbiata
#VeniceInternationalFilmFestival #VIFF
#Thestarrysandbeach
#LucidReality
#OreadyInnovationLab

"Harmony" (sự hòa hợp) là một từ rất ý nghĩa. Nó có thể coi là kim chỉ nam cho 1 cuộc sống hạnh phúc và thành công. Nhưng cuộc sống hối hả hiện nay đã khiến mọi người đánh mất đi sự hòa hợp đó.

Mới đây trên newsfeed có tin một bạn nam vừa "ra đi" ở độ tuổi còn rất trẻ: 30 tuổi. Bạn đi để lại sự bàng hoàng và thương tiếc của biết bao người ở lại, kể cả không quen biết gì như Tường.

Bạn làm việc ở agency. Đây là lĩnh vực khá thời thượng và thu hút nhiều bạn trẻ để thỏa sức sáng tạo, bay nhảy, khoe cá tính.

Nhưng đằng sau ánh hào quang đó là một sự bóc lột không thương tiếc giờ làm, giờ nghỉ của tất cả mọi người.

Chuyện làm quên ăn quên ngủ, thức đêm thức hôm chạy deadline, sửa brief từ account - clients, chậm trả lương... đã trở nên phổ biến và dĩ nhiên như cơm bữa.

Có rất nhiều fanpage, group lập ra chỉ để những dân creative có thể xả cơn "khẩu nghiệp" với dạng trào phúng. Để rồi ngày hôm sau lại tiếp tục bỏ quên bản thân mà cắm đầu cắm cổ cày.

Các bạn dễ quên đi quyền lợi về "người lao động" của mình khi bước vào cuộc "dám chơi dám chịu" ở các công ty đó.

Tại sao càng ngày chúng ta càng phát triển, tiện nghi, có của cải hơn về mọi mặt nhưng về mức sống, hạnh phúc và sức khỏe thì cứ tuột dần không phanh như vậy?

Tường may mắn và luôn biết ơn vì mình đã xây dựng được Simple English mà ở đó mọi người có thể sống hòa thuận, chan hòa, cân bằng giữa công việc và cuộc sống.

Các bạn nữ có thể off hoặc nghỉ ngơi sớm chỉ vì "tới tháng".
Các bạn nào không khỏe hoặc có chuyện không vui thì mọi người. bằng cách tự nhiên nhất, sẽ hỗ trợ và quan tâm bằng cả tấm lòng.
Mọi người đều san sẻ công việc và cuộc sống cho nhau như một gia đình vậy.

Tường biết ở ngoài kia sẽ thật hiếm hoi để có thể tìm được công ty có văn hóa "kỳ lạ" như ở Simple English. Nhưng nếu không được "perfect" thì ít nhất nó cũng phải "good enough" ở mức độ nào đó. Mà chính bạn phải là người lựa chọn, lên tiếng để vì quyền lợi bản thân.

"Đừng bán mặt cho sếp, bán lưng cho khách hàng" để rồi cuộc sống đổ vỡ và tự đánh mất chính mình. Bên cạnh vai trò là "nhân viên" thì trên hết thảy mọi thứ đó là vai trò "con người" để có quyền sống hạnh phúc và an vui.

If you don't like where you are, RUN. You are not a tree.

Cái cây, cọng cỏ còn biết vươn mình tìm ánh sáng của cuộc đời chúng thì chúng ta nhất định cũng phải vậy nhé!

Chúc bạn sống một cuộc đời harmony.

#Tuongnoigihomnay

媽，妳看！客人給了我一個大紅包⋯⋯

袋。😂

Look, Mum! My client gave me a BIG angpow...

packet. 🤣

⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯

美不一定實用

There are many schools of thoughts when it comes to Feng Shui.

Different practitioners use different methods to get a Feng Shui audit done

Whose methodology works best?

The one that brings you the results your little heart desires.

Let me share with you how I work.

When I'm at your place for a Feng Shui audit, you have to give me at least 2 hours.

For I am going to poke my nose into almost every single space in your lovely home.

I audit every.single.room, even the place where you do your business.

I have heard from clients that some Feng Shui Masters they engaged say interior design doesn't matter, so they do not check every room and only spent half the time I did.

The commando way I have been trained, every living compartment in the home matters.

Having an audit done by me is almost like attending a mini Feng Shui workshop.

So make sure both you and your spouse are present, with both taking notes down. More often than not, one party would overlook certain pointers as he/she gets too engrossed in what I am rattling.

You spend good money to get me in, don't waste it.

I explain to you how your home Feng Shui cause you and your family certain problems.

I give you time to whine and grumble about your life.

I sometimes play a mediator between quarrelsome couples.

I hear you out on your parenting difficulties or those headaches you have with your maid(s)... or in-laws. 😏

Along the way, I tell you what and where you did wrong.

Most importantly, I give you the solutions, enhancements and remedies.

In areas where most people lose their hair over like...

* Marriage stability
* Career progress
* Children
* Education
* Wealth accumulation
* Health
* Family Harmony
* Sleep quality

(I don't peddle auspicious ornaments by the way.)

Most of you would be familiar with those areas above but there are more.

E.g why does your child always wake up screaming in the middle of the night?

How do you know if your Husband harbour lusty intentions towards another woman e.g. domestic helper or someone in his workplace?

Why do you always get pains in your body for no reason?

Why can't you and your spouse agree on anything?

How can you get your children to be more focused in learning and be easier to care for?

What can you do to plug the wealth leaking away from your home?

Why can't you secure a single interview, despite sending a hundred resumes?

Why are you in so much business debts?

Why do you not get the credit and recognition you deserve?

Why do you always feel lost in life?

Etc...

Some people tell me they don't want to get a Feng Shui audit done because they want to be free and not be restricted by some "old superstitious stuff".

Ostrich syndrome. The worst lie is when you lie to yourself that everything is okay and deny yourself of further progress.

Just because we can't see UV rays with our naked eyes does not mean they do not exist.

A smart man will go understand the modus operandi of UV rays and work his way around it. Not dumb dumbly go expose himself to UV rays only to be stricken with skin cancer later.

You will surprised at many misconceptions people have about Chinese Metaphysics, despite being highly educated and holding managerial positions. #ignoranceblinds #discriminationkills

For me, getting a Feng Shui audit done is not the most difficult part.

Communicating to the client is.

It is not always easy to be the one dashing their dreams and visions, when those hopes clash with Feng Shui principles.

Most people don't like to hear bad things about their home.

👉 Even if they know it does not have good Feng Shui.

Sometimes clients have exhausted $XXXXX on their renovations and they dread hearing my conclusion that they have done it all wrong in the first place.

Honey, remember this. I will always give a solution and an explanation.

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Question #1:

If I have gotten a Feng Shui Master to select my property from floor plans, is it guaranteed to have good Feng Shui?

My answer:

No. There's a chance it won't. An onsite audit is the most accurate. For the directions, landforms, views, air quality, light and environmental sound are factors that we can't determine from a paper floor plan.

Think of it like a dating agency. Just because the dating agency pairs you up with someone of your chosen traits, good education, five-figure income, great looks etc doesn't ensure 100% compatibility right?

But something is still better than nothing. Some layouts are taboo. A layman wouldn't know what to look out for and assesses it merely by his/her limited logic.

So getting the layout right is still a crucial part of this Feng Shui jigsaw puzzle.

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Question #2:

So now what? I'm stuck with a property the Feng Shui Master chosen from the floor plan and now another Feng Shui master say it's not good. #dielah #alldiefor5years

My answer:

Don't get pessimistic. Before you start on your renovations, get a Feng Shui Master that you trust and has a proven track record to mend things from the inside.

If the layout is good, there are still many ways to effect the positive change you want.

If the unit is really undesirable, it may not give you 100%. But a resourceful Feng Shui Master can still raise the bar to perhaps 65-80%, depending on the condition of the Feng Shui.

Not all is lost. If you really have to sell it after 5 years, you may still profit and upgrade next time. So don't get all gloomy over bricks and mortar. It's just a house. You don't have to die inside it. Don't get all drama.

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Question #3:

I want an open-concept kitchen. It's hip. I also want to tear down the walls of a room so that it can function as my walk-in wardrobe in my master bedroom. My MBR is too cramped. Do I still need Feng Shui advice for this?

My answer:

ABSOLUTELY! Not every Bazi can withstand an open-concept kitchen. Not every marriage can endure the wall-less concept.

Our homes play a pivotal role in transforming our destiny. What is vogue and pretty can do you more harm than good in your marriage and personal luck.

Don't be like that old Uncle who just withdraws his CPF monies and falls for a young pretty China lass. Looks can rob.

I understand that compulsive urge to do up your home the way you have always dreamt of.

But if you have already decided to engage me, that marks your first baby step to turning things around for yourself and your family.

So don't succumb to your fate that easily.

Listen very well to what I have to tell you.

This giant red packet marks the 4th angpow I received within a week that has the word 福 on it.

It's a sign that I'm here to bestow fortune upon you and your family, not to ruin it.

#duaangpow #have31福s #鴻運當頭
#福氣滿滿 #吉祥如意 #tashidelek