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Tokyo Olympic committee uses VR to promote bid
Representatives of Tokyo's 2016 Olympic bid have made their pitch to the International Olympic Committee in Switzerland, employing a variety of gadgets to showcase the city.
Visitors to Tokyo's exhibition booth were presented with a virtual reality tour of the proposed centrepiece stadium, as well a demonstration of the hi-tech ticket system.
The city is promising that its plan will be to host the most "compact" Olympics in history, with the majority of its competition venues located within an 8-kilometre radius.
Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara told reporters including the Associated Press: "It seems like all IOC members have this impression: Tokyo provided the most detailed explanation. I met a lot of people. They had all kinds of different opinions, but everyone congratulated me."
The Tokyo Olympic committee has also expressed its desire to involve the imperial Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako in publicising the city's bid in order to boost its profile.
Written by Mark Smith
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Visitors to Tokyo's exhibition booth were presented with a virtual reality tour of the proposed centrepiece stadium, as well a demonstration of the hi-tech ticket system.
The city is promising that its plan will be to host the most "compact" Olympics in history, with the majority of its competition venues located within an 8-kilometre radius.
Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara told reporters including the Associated Press: "It seems like all IOC members have this impression: Tokyo provided the most detailed explanation. I met a lot of people. They had all kinds of different opinions, but everyone congratulated me."
The Tokyo Olympic committee has also expressed its desire to involve the imperial Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako in publicising the city's bid in order to boost its profile.
Written by Mark Smith
Related news stories:
Japanese government backs Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid (13th December 2011)
Tokyo Olympic bid to seek support of crown prince (29th May 2009)
Chirac backs Tokyo's Olympics bid (14th October 2008)
Tokyo Olympic bid decision 'expected in June or July' (15th June 2011)
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