I-O Data Device, a comprehensive manufacturer of smartphones, TVs, and PC peripherals headquartered in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, celebrates its 10th anniversary on October 15, 2024 (Tuesday) with the launch of its gaming monitor brand " GigaCrysta ". The company celebrated its 10th anniversary on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Here is a report from the " GigaCrysta 10th Anniversary Event " held at a certain location in Tokyo!
Looking back on 10 years of GigaCrysta
The "GigaCrysta 10th Anniversary Event" held at a certain location in Tokyo was also celebrated by the world's leading display manufacturer KYO TOHO Technology Group, SEGA, which is connected with the Puyo Puyo Grand Prix, and Square Enix, which is developing Final Fantasy XIV. .
A board looking back on 10 years of GigaCrysta is also set up.
Although this is a closed event, the MC is eSportscaster OooDa (@OooDa )! Gorgeous!
In the beginning, the gaming environment was different from the current environment, and the focus was on displaying more beautiful images with super-resolution technology. The brand policy was centered on the operability of entertainment content. Now that we are able to participate in various events as GigaCrysta, we discuss with our staff on a daily basis what we can do to please our users. For example, the latest specs are likely to be high refresh rates such as 540Hz, but we would like to commercialize monitors with a good balance between cost and performance, such as 165Hz and 240Hz, as they are easier to use, in the hope that more users will be pleased with them. We want to commercialize monitors with a good balance between cost and performance, such as 165Hz and 240Hz, as easy-to-use monitors. We want to make many users happy. We also want to create events together with them. We believe that this will give back to our customers in the form of satisfaction. We look forward to your continued support of GigaCrysta.
Talk session with guests
I have recently taken the liberty of calling it a gaming brand where the producer can be seen (laugh), and I look forward to hearing your passionate requests today. I look forward to hearing your passionate requests today as well!
I-O DATA DEVICE Co., Ltd. has been a sponsor of the pro-gaming streamer group " Father No Back" since January 2019. As a result, Abitun (@abitun1 ) and Terushan (@teru9232 ) also appeared at the event.
I-O DATA DEVICE launched its 13.8-inch high-resolution LCD monitor "LCD-D14T" in 1997. In 2014, the company entered the gaming monitor market with a new brand, GigaCrysta, and has released a variety of products over the past decade.
Mr. Abitsun, a heavy GigaCrysta user, is from Ishikawa Prefecture and used to walk by the I-O DATA DEVICE headquarters every day on his way to school. In addition to the high performance of the monitor itself, "It' s great that the OSD (monitor settings screen) has explanations of the terms, " he said! and evaluated the usability of the system.
Satoshi Nakamura (@nakamura ), a full-time professor at Meiji University's School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, also took the stage at this point. He supervised the new "Focus Mode" feature on the GigaCrysta 10th anniversary model "LCD-GCQ271UD". Many of you may know him as "the man behind BADUI.
Focus Mode is a new feature, the first of its kind in the industry, that reduces the size of a 27-inch screen to the equivalent of a 24-inch screen and displays animated images in the surrounding space.
When we play a game, we are looking at the center of the screen, but we can enjoy the content even more by utilizing the peripheral field of view. Nakamura says that he has been conducting research for the past 10 years based on the hypothesis that we can enjoy content even more by utilizing our peripheral vision. The Focus Mode aims to increase concentration on the inside of the monitor by displaying positive noise on the outside of the monitor.
"I don't want to say this too loud, but isn't this a 'hardware cheat'? Mr. OooDa blurts out, "I'm not sure. Mr. Yamagata urges, "Don't worry! " he urges.
"Since we're here, it would be cool if we could use voice recognition to say, 'Focus mode on! It would be cool if we could use voice recognition to say, "Focus mode on! Mr. Abitsun actually tried it and found that his score increased, so it certainly seems that Focus Mode is effective.
Actually, there are many research needs to use peripheral vision as in this case, but from the viewpoint of computer resources, it has not been put to practical use. I think it is a great technological innovation that I-O DATA DEVICE was able to solve this problem with the monitor itself. I hope that this technology will be further spread and applied in the future. Thank you very much for your time today.
It really goes by fast, doesn't it? It has been 6 or 7 years now that I have been working with the companies I have seen since I was in high school. I think the Focus Mode that Dr. Nakamura mentioned this time is from I-O DATA DEVICE's perspective of "realizing with hardware what cannot be done with software. As a local company, I am very proud of I-O DATA DEVICE! I love Ishikawa Prefecture! (laughs) I look forward to working with you in the future.
It made me think that monitors still have a lot of room for evolution. They are not only increasing resolution and refresh rate, but also developing new functions... I am looking forward to seeing how monitors will evolve in the future. I have always been indebted to I-O DATA DEVICE, and I hope that my father's back will continue to walk with GigaCrysta for the next 20 or 30 years. Once again, congratulations on your 10th anniversary!
We were able to celebrate GigaCrysta's 10th anniversary in such a wonderful space, and we had a lot of fun reminiscing and looking back. It is really a precious and happy moment for me that we were able to talk about the future. Thank you very much for today. I look forward to working with you in the future.
New information about the future was also released!
Next to the talk session, Mr. Naohiro Nishitaya, Director of the Public Relations and Advertising Department, revealed the latest information.
Matagi Gunner x GigaCrysta Series Collaboration
Matagi Gunner", which is serialized in Morning magazine, and the gaming monitor brand "GigaCrysta" have decided to collaborate! Details of the campaign will be announced at a later date.
Sponsorship Agreement with EVO Champion MOV
The company announced that it has signed a sponsorship agreement with MOV, a professional martial arts gamer who won the "Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike" division of EVO 2024 held in Las M. Bisons, U.S.A.
I've been playing Street Fighter III since I was in junior high school, and now that I'm finished with Street Fighter III, I'd like to start playing Street Fighter 6. This is also the time for us to start a new team, Tokinomaru Gaming, so I hope that we can work together to advance to a new stage. Once again, I look forward to working with you.
Supporting CAPCOM Pro Tour 2024 as an official monitor
We will be sponsoring " Keio Presents JCG STREET FIGHTER 6 CAPCOM Pro Tour 2024 PREMIER JAPAN " on November 2 (Sat.) and 3 (Sun.), 2024, as an official monitor for the GigaCrysta series "https https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0D5HJCPQ3?tag=saiganak-22" as the official monitor sponsor. At the event, there will be a booth where visitors can experience and purchase the same monitors used by the players in the tournament.
The white model is now officially available!
The white monitor that was exhibited as a reference exhibit at the Tokyo Game Show 2024 is now officially on sale! A black model with the same specifications will also be released.
Many Noto specialties were served at the reception! Gorgeous souvenirs too!
After the talk sessions and new information announcements, it was time for a get-together! Since I-O DATA DEVICE is headquartered in Ishikawa Prefecture, there were many things of Ishikawa and Noto origin at the venue to show support for Noto.
Sake such as Sogen, Noto Suehiro, and Zen-no-sato Wain were also available! Shio cider with a refreshing taste and a good salty accent is also available. It is a favorite of the author.
The typical product of Sasazushi, a taste of Kanazawa, "Sasazushi
Champion's Curry, the soul food of Ishikawa residents, is also available on business!
The thick, rich curry sauce is full of richness and flavor. The restaurant sells out in no time, with a long line of customers waiting in line!
Don't be satisfied with curry! For dessert, try the " Karasukotori Kasutera," a moist sponge cake made with eggs laid by Tenrai Karasukotori chickens raised in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
In between the events, a rock-paper-scissors tournament was held, a specialty of I-O DATA DEVICE events! Adults earnestly played rock-paper-scissors for a chance to win a super prize such as the GigaCrysta 10th anniversary model "LCD-GCQ271UD" equipped with the Focus Mode!
I was the last one to win, but unfortunately I didn't get it..!
The gorgeous souvenirs include original Wajima-nuri chopsticks!
At the end of the event, which was filled with alcohol and fun, we received a souvenir. Although there was a description of the event, when I got home and opened it, I found it to be once again super luxurious!
GigaCrysta 10th anniversary original hoodie and...
GigaCrysta's original chopsticks made of Wajima lacquerware!
Tumbler with GigaCrysta's 10th anniversary logo and GigaCrysta sticker! Thank you so much!
So, that was the "GigaCrysta 10th Anniversary Event" report! Congratulations again on your 10th anniversary! And we look forward to your continued support in the future!