On March 15, 2023, Professor Koichi Hosoi (College of Image Arts and Sciences, RU)--Deputy Director of the Art Research Center (ARC)--gave a seminar talk at Synergy Link Kyoto, a public event geared towards people from academia and the industry that encompassed seminars, exhibitions, and hands-on trial sessions centered around AR/VR, the metaverse and web3.

The topic of his seminar talk was The Next Generation Internet World and the Industry (「次世代インターネット世界と産業」).

Furthermore, the achievements of the research group led by Professor Hosoi in collaboration with Professor Mitsuyuki Inaba (College of Policy Science, RU) on creating a Japanese cultural study environment using virtual space-related technologies, such as the metaverse, were showcased at the event.

＞＞Official event website

Date: March 15 (Wed), 2023, 10am - 5pm; March 16 (Thu), 2023, 10am - 4pm
Venue: Kyoto Keizai Center 2F
Admission: Advance registration is closed but it is possible to attend on the day. If you come to the venue without having registered, please make sure to bring your business card.
Admission: free of charge
Organiser: Kyoto Chiesangyo Sozonomori