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Sunday, December 10, 2023

Matching DX Talent with the Entertainment Industry! Official release of "playground borderless

playground, Inc. has launched "playground borderless," a matching service consisting of fully remote development teams organized by DX talents (engineers, designers, video creators, etc.) who work multiple jobs and freelance. The service has now grown to more than 20 development projects and an organization of about 20 DX talents. At this time, we have decided to officially release "playground borderless" once again.

Background of the launch of "playground borderless

At first glance, people tend to think that the entertainment industry is at the digital forefront because of its adoption of cutting-edge technologies such as holograms and AR/VR, but in fact, there are still many analog aspects to the industry, especially in larger companies, where old ways of doing things and cultures tend to be rooted as they are. This is due to the fact that the entertainment industry still hasLack of human resources to promote DXI'm doing, from the outside.Lack of funds to hire DX personnelThe challenges are that the company is not able to provide the services it needs to meet the needs of its customers.

In addition, there are many players involved in the entertainment industry, and even if you want to promote DX, you have to take into account the circumstances of various stakeholders, which makes it difficult to proceed smoothly.

On the other hand, there are many engineers and designers who love entertainment and have a deep understanding of digital technology, but who want to support entertainment DX but cannot because they "don't have connections," "have a day job that makes it difficult to schedule time," or "can't make it their day job in terms of opportunities or income," etc. There are many people who want to support DX for entertainment but are not able to do so.

In light of these circumstances, PLAYGROUND stands between the entertainment industry/IT industry and the IT industry, and understands the challenges of both,Promoting Entertainment DX by acting as a bridge between entertainment companies and DX talentplayground borderless" was initiated with the aim of

How "playground borderless" works

."playground borderlessis a service that matches DX talents and projects for multiple jobs and freelance work. playground borderless" is a service that matches DX talents for multiple jobs and freelance DX talents with projects.Compiles entertainment companies' needs and matches them with DX TalentWe solve entertainment DX issues by doing the following.

Since the test release last October, we have accumulated more than 20 achievements, including web design for a certain publishing company and EC site function development for a certain entertainment production company.

For more information on our achievements and other details, please visit ▶︎https://borderless.playground.live

playground borderless" connects entertainment companies struggling with DX and DX talent (engineers, designers, video creators, etc.) who love entertainment,Promoting the recovery of the industry damaged by the Corona disasterI will do so.

The value provided by "playground borderless

playground borderless provides the following values and creates matching opportunities in line with the needs of companies and individuals

[For DX talents who want to contribute to entertainment]

  1. Providing DX support opportunities for the sports and entertainment industry
  2. Providing opportunities for skill development outside of the core business
  3. Providing a source of revenue outside of the core business
  4. Providing opportunities to acquire projects regardless of time and location

[For development request companies that want to DX entertainment

  1. DX Promotion
  2. Project management by personnel with knowledge of the sports and entertainment industry
  3. Development support by experienced development personnel who have passed technical examinations
  4. DX Consultant Support

The service page can be found here: ▶︎https://borderless.playground.live
*Requests for projects & employment applications are also accepted from the above page.

Introduction of members (excerpts)

Comment from Mr. Suzuki, Business Manager, playground borderless

Since the test launch of playground borderless in October 2020, more than 20 carefully selected senior engineers and designers have registered with us after more than 100 interviews and have completed more than 20 projects of various sizes.

Among them,Acknowledging once again that despite the DX needs of the sports and entertainment industry, it is not progressing as well as it should, and at the same time, that there are people out there who are asleep at the wheel who can promote it.I did.

By letting playground borderless handle it, companies in the entertainment field can DX, and DX talent can contribute to it.

Promoting DX in entertainment by connecting DX talent who want to be involved in entertainment with companies in the sports and entertainment industry that are struggling with DX.This is the role and desire of borderless.

【【Overview of playground, Inc.]

Making the job that gives you dreams your dream job." With the mission of "making dream jobs into dream jobs," this startup promotes DX in the entertainment field, including sports and music, and provides support for improving profitability. Provides the entertainment DX platform "MOALA", which promotes comprehensive DX in sports and entertainment, including electronic tickets and live streaming, to Ticket Pia, Yoshimoto Kogyo, and others.
 
■ Company Name:playground Co.
■ Representative:Representative Director Keishi Ito
■ Location:TBC Building 6F, 2-27-10 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
■ Establishment:June 1, 2017
■ Business:Provides the Entertainment DX support platform "MOALA",
Management of "# Home Live," a music live-streaming compilation media,
Comedy live search media "Wallary! is operated by the company,
Provision of consulting and SI services
■URL:https://playground.live

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