NTT Data CCS, Inc. and Kyoto Seika University began a demonstration experiment on March 2024, 3 for a ``work distribution and sales service limited to art students.''
Supporting the creative activities of art students is essential for the future development of Japan's art field and for raising its global standing. Furthermore, although many of the works and initiatives created by students are original and stimulating, there are not many opportunities for them to be seen by the general public.
Under these circumstances, opportunities for individual students to send and sell information using SNS etc. are increasing, but when it comes to sending and selling items by individual students, there is a risk of direct attacks and attacks from some heartless or malicious users. There are issues with risks and disadvantages for students, such as requests for sales under unfavorable conditions.
In order to resolve these issues and support art students in creating opportunities and gaining confidence in their creations, NTT Data CCS is collaborating with Kyoto Seika University to support art students as one of their new projects. On March 1, 2024, we began a demonstration experiment of Creators-Stage (trademark pending), a work distribution and sales service exclusively for students. In the demonstration experiment, we will measure the number of participating students and the number of website visitors to verify student needs and general needs.
<Outline of demonstration experiment>
Implementation period: February 2024, 3 to September 4, 2024
Cooperating universities: Kyoto Seika University (Faculty of Art, Faculty of Design, Faculty of Manga, Faculty of Media Expression, Faculty of International Culture)
Verification details:
①Do students have a need to disseminate and sell their works in a safer environment than using SNS etc.?
②Aggregating and analyzing the number of visitors to the website to determine whether the general public is interested in these initiatives.
