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Takayuki Hirai

Game designer, Installation Artist

Biography

Born in Japan, 1996.

Education

Keio University | Yokohama, Japan

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Information (2014-2018)

Graduate School of Media and Governance (2018-2020)

Selected Coursework: Human Computer Interaction, Digital Fabrication, Image processing, Computer Visualization, Product Design, Design research, Speculative Design etc.

Research Group

ERATO Kawahara Universal Information Network Project | Research Assistant (2017-)

Yasuaki Kakehi Laboratory (2016-)

Involvement/Residence/Scholarship

The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund(Sylff) Program 2018

SONY U24 CO-CHALLENGE 2020 | Finalist : Proposal of a new ambient music composition system.

Fabcafe Kyoto Counterpoint program(4th term) : Residence program at Fabcafe Kyoto

Exhibition

Ars Electronica Festival 2019 @Linz Exhibited "(un)shaped" https://ars.electronica.art/outofthebox/un-shaped/

SXSW (2017) @ Austin Convention Center, Texas Displayed an installation as a member of ERATO Project. Re-worked on prior member’s project which uses bilayer inflatable membrane for displaying morphing color pixels.

International Virtual Reality Contest | Finalist exhibition @ Miraikan(2016), Tokyo Installed a VR attraction device in Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Japan. It used coffin shaped device to emulate several types of funeral.