Feel free to talk in the “Avatar” bar

Talking casually at the “Avatar” bar December 20th 17:30

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CG characters move according to the gestures of the clerk at remote locations, and “Avatar clerk” where customers can enjoy conversations appear in restaurants in Tokyo, and the so-called “Hikikomori” is a problem in communication with people. It is attracting attention that people can enjoy conversation without resistance.

The bar in Tokyo and Nakano Ward has become a hot topic as CG characters displayed on the screen serve customers.

This CG is an “avatar clerk” in which gestures and gestures are linked with a remote store clerk, and customers can enjoy a conversation with the remote store clerk through the microphone.

The store is crowded with frequent customers and people who talk about romance, and some people talk for hours.

Visitors ...

On that day, the man who was visiting said, “I am shy and I am nervous when I look directly at someone ’s face and speak, but I can talk easily through an avatar.”

Solving communication issues

Store owner Hiroki Takasaki (48), who runs a venture company that wants to enrich people's lives using IT technology, will use avatars as a new communication tool for people who are not good at conversations. It is said.

In the future, in cooperation with social welfare corporations, the avatar of elderly people will be engaged in conversations with the younger generation, and counseling using avatars at high schools in Saitama Prefecture.

Mr. Takasaki says, “I want to create an environment where people who are not good at talking with people can easily talk through the avatar filter, and create an opportunity to solve communication problems such as elderly people who are living alone and people who are lonely.” It was.