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Food Factory

Future Crafts

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#Haptics

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#Wearable Technology

FEEL TECH Wear

Embodied Media

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#Communication

#Marketing

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Anya Healing

Concordia

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#Interface

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Eyewear Computing

Geist

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#Social Design

The Neurodiversity Project

Policy Project

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Yanbaru Pineapple-no-Oka Aha Roadside Station Project (Okinawa Prefecture, Kunigami Village)

Creative Industry

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#Communication

#Entertainment

#Generative Design

#Sustainability

#User Experience

Play Exhibition 2024: Bridges for Understanding

PLAY: Entertainment Media Design

#Communication #Entertainment #Generative Design #Sustainability #User Experience

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#Wearable Technology

Boiling Mind

Embodied Media

Geist

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#Technology

CHANGE TOMORROW ‐Chomorrow–

Policy Project

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#Interaction

Living Life Factory

Future Crafts

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#Bio Design

#Design

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SAMCARA LAB

SAMCARA

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#Inclusive Design

#VR

Dementia Eyes

Embodied Media

#Inclusive Design #VR

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Mirrored Culture from Embodied Media Project is exhibited at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai

Embodied Media Project at Keio University’s Graduate School of Media Design has been developing Mirrored Culture, an interactive initiative centered on Kyrgyz nomadic traditions since 2023. The project explores how creating “cultural twins” through generative technologies can foster deeper cultural understanding and enhance digital tourism experiences. We are pleased to announce that a Mirrored Culture project is currently exhibited at the EXPO 2025 in Osaka/Kansai in collaboration with the Kyrgyz pavilion. Since its launch at EXPO 2025, Mirrored Culture has been successfully presented to 36 representatives from the tourism sectors of Japan and Kyrgyzstan. The project now invites all EXPO...

Regarding the Announcement of First Screening Results for the 2025 KMD Admission (Application Period II)

The results for the first screening of the 2025 KMD Admission (Application Period II) will be announced on October 7, 2025 (Tuesday) at 13:00 JST. Please check the results via the following link once the announcement time arrives: https://entrance.kmd.keio.ac.jp/entrance.cgi Please note that we are unable to respond to any inquiries regarding the selection results. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):https://www.kmd.keio.ac.jp/admissions/

Cybernetic being Meetup vol.09 -Does SPLIT BODY mean Bunshin ? –

The Cybernetic being Meetup is an event hosted by the “Project Cybernetic being” under the Moonshot R&D Program Goal 1 by the Japan Science and Technology Agency: “Realization of a society in which human beings can be free from limitations of body, brain, space, and time by 2050”. In this event, Cybernetic Being Meetup vol.09, titled “Does SPLIT BODY mean Bunshin?" This session introduces Stelarc's performance concept SPILT BODY, his perspective on the body / agency, and interdisciplinary practices and ideas through his 50 years career which includes his time in Japan. “Bunshin” and “Cybernetic being” is an explored theme...

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Co-design the Future Society with Diverse Stakeholders

Explore the future of communication.

Design the society of the coming IT paradigm realized by the Quantum Internet.

Network Media

Connect Everything

Let “Network” become a natural extension of the “Real World”

Embodied Media

Prototyping the future by integrating our sensibility and innovative technologies.

Creative Industry

Designing New Industries for an Era of Change

design to evolve.

Global Education *closeout

Building global connections and sharing ideas across borders

Invisible Future

Making the invisible future visible.

“Amplify the Sense of Wonder”

Co-creation of more ethical future through anticipation of broad impacts on advanced knowledge

Policy Project

Leverage design, technology, and management capacities to formulate policies.

閑（Itoma）

Read Between the Lines

Future Crafts

Creating the future integrating the physical and digital with a craftsman’s eye.

PLAY: Entertainment Media Design

Colors Everyday Scenes Filled with Playfulness

About KMD

The Keio University Graduate School of Media Design (KMD) addresses real-world challenges while envisioning optimal futures. Our mission is to pioneer "media design" - creating new connections between people and their environments - while developing "media innovators" who transcend traditional disciplinary and national boundaries.

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Notification on Public Doctoral Dissertation Defense on July 12 (Silvana MALAVER TURBAY)

Notification on Public Doctoral Dissertation Defense on July 16 (Tomosuke MAEDA)

Announcement of the Final Results for the AY2025 KMD Admissions (Application Period Ⅰ)

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