Pseudo-hologram smartphone stand

1. Installing "ACUAH"

• Download "ACUAH" from Google Play or the App Store.

• First launch of application or watch the video and check that the character responds with "Hello".
• Tap the settings button in the lower right corner of the screen where the character is displayed.

2. Setting up ACUAH to use the pseudo hologram smartphone stand

1. Tap the bar at the bottom of the character display screen.
2. Tap the settings button (the gear button) on right corner.
3. The character model select and settings screen will be displayed, so tap the "->" button.
4. The Configuration menu 1 will appear, so tick the box next to "Use pseudo hologram smartphone stand" at the top of the screen.
5. Tap the star button in the bottom right of the screen to return to the character display screen.

3. Setting up your smartphone on the pseudo hologram smartphone stand

• When the orb appears on the character display screen, place your smartphone on the stand.
• Place your smartphone with the screen facing down.
• Place your smartphone so that the bottom side (●) is at the back of the stand.

4. Display the character

• With the smartphone in place on the stand, tap the orb on the smartphone screen.
• Alternatively, connect the charging cable to the smartphone (to start charging) and the character will appear.

5. Adjusting the angle of the stand

• If you are sitting on a chair with the stand in front of you and looking at the character, the smartphone will block your line of sight and you won't be able to see the character clearly.

• The stand has an angle adjustment function, so adjust the angle so that the smartphone is in line with the direction of your gaze, as shown in the above image.

• Turn the screws on both sides of the stand counterclockwise to loosen them.
• The link part will slide, so slide it to adjust the angle, and then tighten the screw again to fix the angle.

6. Make the character appear to be standing on the stage

• The stand has a stage, but depending on the position of the character on the smartphone (up and down), they may appear to be floating in mid-air or to be sinking into the stage (depending on the size of the smartphone).
• Therefore, adjust the position of the character on the screen so that they appear to be standing on the stage.

　

It is a bit of a hassle to adjust, but we recommend doing so in order to enhance the character's presence.

1. Remove your smartphone from the stand and tap the camera button on the bottom of the screen.
2. The camera icon will appear in the top left corner, so use multi-slide (moving two fingers) to adjust the position up and down.

　

If you move the character downwards on your smartphone, the position will move towards the stage when the stand is in place.

3. When you have finished adjusting the position, tap the camera button again to save the settings.

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Starting voice recognition

If you have placed your smartphone on the pseudo-hologram smartphone stand, you can start voice recognition by tapping anywhere on the screen.

You can also start voice recognition by clicking the play button on a Bluetooth media remote control, Bluetooth speaker, or earphone.

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To see the characters more clearly and three-dimensionally

　

• The background paper is attached to the pseudo-hologram smartphone stand to make the character images look clearer in relatively bright places.
• If you are using the stand in a slightly dark place, such as indoors, we recommend removing the background paper.

1. Choosing the installation location

If there is no difference in brightness between the side of the screen (transparent board) and the side of the character projection, the character will not look realistic.

• Try to devise a way to install the screen so that the area around the character projection (where it feels like the character is being projected) is dark.
• There needs to be physical space behind the character projection area.
• If the surface of the stand is white, the character will not be visible.

2. Character costumes and shadows

• Dark costumes will make the character invisible. Lighter costumes will make the character look better.
• Also, if the model has few shadows, it will not look three-dimensional.

3. Try placing objects

• If you place physical objects between the character and the screen (transparent board), the visual trick may make it look more realistic.