In OTACOOL1 we saw worldwide rooms, in OTACOOL2 we saw worldwide cosplay and in OTACOOL 3 we will be seeing worldwide workspaces!
This time we get to look in detail at the desks where folks around the world do their work at home or the office. "Workspace" is where you do your computing/homework or whatever and does not mean you need to actually be in employment - which means that students should also submit their desks!

Out of the folks who submit their photos to be published in OTACOOL3, some will win some goodies outlined in this post.

May 2nd 2010 - June 13th 2010
Folks who submit their photos by the 31st of May will have a chance to be on the cover of the book. Have a lookie at an example of a submission. Along with your photos, please submit the following.

Name:
Age:
Country of residence:
Main machine spec and OS:
Job title/ Currently studying:
Web:
Any messages:

Name: Hideyuki Tanaka
Age: 34
Country of residence: Japan
Main machine spec and OS: iMAC intel Core 2 Duo
Job title/ Currently studying: designer
Web (www, Twitter, Facebook etc) http://d.hatena.ne.jp/TanakaHideyuki/
Any messages: Otacool is cool!

Your submission should include photos of:-

• Overall view of your workspace (desk) - *not* your whole room!
  
• Layout of your computer and peripherals
  
• Inside of your desk drawer if possible/any
  
• Bookshelf if any
  
• Chair if any
  
• Photo of you at your desk with the top page of dannychoo.com showing.

• Do not forget to add the tags "otacool,otacool3" or your submission wont be found!
  
• Make sure that the "otacool,otacool3" tags are in the tag field *before* you upload photos. The reason is because the "otacool" tag triggers the system to save the original high res photo which we need for printing.
  You can check to see if the original has been saved on the server by clicking on the ">" above the photo where you see the "> Img ID#76822 | New tab | Mouseover = load notes."
  
• Photos should be (if possible) more than 3000px wide jpg - no need for RAW!
  
• Title you post with your username in the title like "Danny's Workspace"
  
• All submissions will be chosen by Kotobukiya.

Kotobukiya are not looking for desks piled up with figures leaving you no space to work. A desk arranged in such away that enables you to enjoy your hobbies and passion (be that figures, dolls, Gundam etc) while enabling you to work effectively too.
For example, have you come up with a clever way to deal with cabling? An ingenious way to display your figures? Gundams hanging from the ceiling to save space? Hard disks embedded in the walls? Dollfie daughters hold your mobile phone and other tools for you?
Use the photo annotation to outline and label stuff around your desk too.
If you are not sure about what you should submit, just go ahead and I will guide you though the comments.
Arms installation is complete - good luck!

Submit photos to OTACOOL 3!

By submitting your entry you agree to the terms in the legal mumbo jumbo.

OTACOOL is published by Kotobukiya supervised by Danny Choo.

OTACOOL 1 and OTACOOL 2 are on sale now!

• OTACOOL1 available from Amazon.
  
• OTACOOL2 available from Amazon, JList, White Rabbit Press.

Mirai Suenaga and Haruka Suenaga walk past Oda Kurumi - the official OTACOOL mascot designed by vinhnyu

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