A (very personal) impression of the Japan-UK knowledge exchange network in VR that happened in Tokyo in June, 2019. Day 3 of 4. Thursday, June 27th Ceremonies, the future of live music, Tokyo and playing Our day started on a ceremonial way of preparing and drinking green tea in a…

A (very personal) impression of the Japan-UK knowledge exchange network in VR that happened in Tokyo in June, 2019. Day 2 of 4. Wednesday, June 26th Haptics, illusions, mixed reality and all sorts of robots We started the day having a quick breakfast at a very different kind of Starbucks…

A (very personal) impression of the Japan-UK knowledge exchange network in VR that happened in Tokyo in June, 2019. Day 1 of 4. Tuesday, June 25th Tokyo, VR Arcade, cosplay, Hashilus and storytelling Before I start talking about the network, let me just say that this is the first time…

Japan-UK knowledge exchange network in VR that happened in London in May, 2019. Day 4 of 4. Friday, May 3rd. The importance of concept, age restrictions, illusions and Back to the Future Eleanor Dare starts the day by reviewing the week and reminding us of the core value of creating…

About the Japan-UK knowledge exchange network in VR that happened in London in May, 2019. Day 3 of 4. Thursday, May 2nd. The importance of playing, haptic devices, MRI scan and extended realities. The day starts with John Potter at the UCL talking about his work with Playing the Archive…

About the Japan-UK knowledge exchange network in VR that happened in London in May, 2019. Day 2 of 4. Wednesday, May 1st. Creativity, physical playing, experience design and cardboard workshop We started the day visiting the Stanley Kubrick exhibition at the Design Museum, where we dove into the story of…

Japan-UK knowledge exchange network in VR that happened in London in May, 2019. Day 1 of 4. I was invited by Dylan Yamada-Rice to be part of a Japan-UK knowledge exchange network focused on location-based Virtual Reality (VR) experiences for children. Having just finished a two year research with…