Ep2 Kato Masao (B) vs Takaemiya Masaki (W) - Real Board Pro Go Game - ASMR

35th Japanese Honinibo Title Match, Game #1, May 15, 1980
Kato Masao 9d (Black) vs Takemiya Masaki 9d (White)

The game record was provided for free by Go4Go.net and can be found below.

WARNING! If you have not watched the video yet, I suggest doing so.

SPOILER ALERT! The game record page shows the final result.

http://go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/9781

Game begins at 2:25
Final result is at 41:30 (SPOILER)

Headphones recommended but not required. (More information at the bottom)

Let's address the eleven months that passed between upload #1 and #2. I won't go into details. Suffice it to say, I had to rebuild my gear collection from the ground up. Uploads will be much more frequent now that I am all systems go.

Last time I provided some additional information here in the description. This time I included everything I wanted to say about the game in the intro. I could say so much more but I would only be stepping on future episodes. I hope it's just enough information that a beginner and a historian could both be placed into the story.

My goal for this channel would be to, one day, film real games between real professionals on full size gobans with slate and shell stones on location all over the world. I will be posting other kinds of other go-related videos but for now I will focus on getting some pro games up for your enjoyment.

Soon I will be starting a fundraiser to upgrade my equipment to a Kurokigoishiten goban and slate and shell stones. To check them out, go here. They are not a sponsor but I welcome them to become one.

http://www.kurokigoishi.co.jp/english/

For now I am using a bamboo table-top board and yunzi stones from Yellow Mountain imports, which is really nice for the price and I'm very happy with it but who doesn't dream of owning some real sea shell white stones? If you would like to see my go equipment upgraded please like, subscribe and say so in the comments. I think the channel will be greatly improved for it. The “tick” of the stones turning to the “tock” of the stones alone will probably make me want to upload twice as often.

Still reading? Thanks!

I am putting out the call for anyone who knows where to find public domain or fair use photographs of professional go players. I have found a few but they are pretty rough looking. The good-looking stuff is harder to get your hands on. I am currently researching and trying to track down photographers who could donate or license photographs of professional go players to me. ASMR pro games are not the only avenue this channel will head down.

ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response which refers specifically to the sensation of tingling or goose bumps felt by some in response to certain stimuli. It has become a blanket term for any video of someone who whispers into a microphone and plays with crumpled paper. I am using the term to identify the way in which I recorded the video. I have placed the camera and microphones in such a way as to place the viewer in the room, albeit from an out-of-body experience angle, with the with a coherent stereo image. If you close your eyes you can still tell from which bowl I am grabbing stone and on which side of the board I am placing the stone. This effect can be quite pleasurable and immersive whether or not it gives you tingles on the back of your neck. The specialized placement of the microphones is designed to mimic the human ears and is meant to be listened to with headphones. This video is not truly binaural but future videos may be.

The camera angle is optimized for seeing each move in the game which is the reason I am here and I hope can become part of your reason as well if it is not already.