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SAMCARA LAB

SAMCARA

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#Interface

#Wearable Technology

Eyewear Computing

Geist

#Interface #Wearable Technology

#Fabrication

#Human Interface

#Interaction

Living Life Factory

Future Crafts

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#Art

#Interaction

#Wearable Technology

Boiling Mind

Embodied Media

Geist

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#Entertainment

#Fabrication

#Making

Food Factory

Future Crafts

#Entertainment #Fabrication #Making

#Culture

#Social Change

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

Creative Industry

#Culture #Social Change

#Inclusive Design

#VR

Dementia Eyes

Embodied Media

#Inclusive Design #VR

#Communication

#Community Design

#Diversity

#Social Change

#Social Design

The Neurodiversity Project

Policy Project

#Communication #Community Design #Diversity #Social Change #Social Design

#Communication

#Marketing

#Social Media

Anya Healing

Concordia

#Communication #Marketing #Social Media

#Communication

#Entertainment

#Social Change

#Social Design

#Technology

CHANGE TOMORROW ‐Chomorrow–

Policy Project

#Communication #Entertainment #Social Change #Social Design #Technology

#Communication

#Entertainment

#Generative Design

#Sustainability

#User Experience

Play Exhibition 2024: Bridges for Understanding

PLAY: Entertainment Media Design

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

#Haptics

#Human Interface

#VR

#Wearable Technology

FEEL TECH Wear

Embodied Media

#Haptics #Human Interface #VR #Wearable Technology

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【Award】CHI 2025 Best Paper & Honorable Mention

Two papers presented by the KMD Embodied Media Project received awards at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25), held in Yokohama from April 26 to May 1, 2025. ◆ CHI 2025 “BEST PAPER” “It’s Like Being On Stage”: Conveying Dancers’ Expressiveness Through A Haptic-Installed Contemporary Dance Performance Ximing Shen, Xuan Li, Youichi Kamiyama, Danny Hynds, Giulia Barbareschi, RAY LC (City University of Hong Kong), Sohei Wakisaka, Arata Horie, Kouta Minamizawa URL:https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189110 ◆ CHI 2025 “HONORABLE MENTION” Living Bento: Heartbeat-Driven Noodles for Enriched Dining Dynamics Weijen Chen, Qingyuan Gao, Hu Zheng, Kouta Minamizawa, Yun Suen...

Cybernetic being Meetup vol.05

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.05, titled "Exchanging Life Experiences", we will discuss the possibilities of gaining richer and more diverse life experiences by virtually stepping into perspectives and circumstances different from our own. Through immersive experiences such as virtual reality, we will explore how these encounters can help us reflect...

The SAMCARA CHROMA LIFE PROJECT wins Grand Prize

The CHROMA LIFE PROJECT, developed by a researcher at Keio University Graduate School of Media Design SAMCARA lab, received the Grand Prize at HENAI competition. CHROMA LIFE PROJECT is an effort to apply biodesign to letterpress printing from the perspective of circular design, and to explore the possibilities of sustainable and innovative printing technology. We developed a bioink derived from bacteria, which is biodegradable and has vivid coloring, while also enabling dynamic design expressions in which the color and texture change with changes in light and humidity. In addition, we are using this bioink to plan workshops to promote social...

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Co-design the Future Society with Diverse Stakeholders

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

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

Invisible Future

Making the invisible future visible.

design to evolve.

Policy Project

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

PLAY: Entertainment Media Design

Colors Everyday Scenes Filled with Playfulness

Network Media

Connect Everything

閑（Itoma）

Read Between the Lines

“Amplify the Sense of Wonder”

Global Education *closeout

Building global connections and sharing ideas across borders

Future Crafts

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

Embodied Media

Prototyping the future by integrating our sensibility and innovative technologies.

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

Creative Industry

Designing New Industries for an Era of Change

Explore the future of communication.

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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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