Motto-k is a free booklet distributed mainly at Hiyoshi campus of Keio University, Japan
27 volumes have been published since 2005. 3000 copies are printed for each volume in average
I directed the publication of 4 new "Motto-k"s as the editor in chief
I did: Design / Editing / Writing
The AHA glove enhances the user's tactile sense through the Tactile Contact Lens, a research by the Touch Tech. Lab., Nagoya Inst. of Technol., Aichi, Japan
Its design resembles a fiddler crab (シオマネキ)
Used washi paper, silicone, 3D printed ABS, spray paint.
Selected for Global Grad Show 2016 (Dubai Design Week 2016)
Telegran is a device that acts as a private video sharing platform between grandparents and grandchildren. By sharing skills, stories and knowledge through videos we aim to make grandparents-grandchildren communication more comfortable.
Telegran consists of two items; a photoframe and a pair of glasses. The photoframe sits inside the grandparents house, and helps to record videos through extremely easy steps. The glasses are used when recording more detailed tasks, such as cooking or drawing.
Project Members: Nie Conglin (Global Innovation Design), Takahiro Yoshimoto (Global Innovation Design), Ryoichi Ando ( Global Innovation Design) from Keio Media Design
I did: concept design, logo design, web design and prototyping with Raspberry Pi / iPad
Selected for SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON LOVE AND SEX WITH ROBOTS
Media coverage on BBC, Mirror, Future of Sex, etc.
Teletongue is a pair of interactive lollipops. Using the microphones, vibrators and touch sensors concealed inside the lollipop, the user can send the sound and the movement of their "lick" to the other lollipop.
I did: concept design, software, hardware, 3D modeling, silicone mold making
Selected for GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2017
Mono Coto Innovation, produced by Curio School is a design innovation contest for middle and high school students.
While many similar contests merely provide programs for students to only pitch their ideas, Mono Coto Innovation goes much further, allowing them to prototype their ideas with professionals and go through a series of iterations.
As a contract design engineer I
Peeking Table is a device for classrooms to encourage collaboration.
With the recent rise of the usage of tablets in class, I felt that it is becoming difficult to collaborate during class.
By using Peeking Table, students can "peek in" to each other's screens and collaborate even amidst the usage of computers or tablets.
I did: concept design, woodworking
Exhibited at SXSW EDU 2018
Exhibited at The 10th International Conference On Educational Data Mining
Whitebox is a device that sheds light on the "blackbox" group work process.
Using Kinect V2, Whitebox keeps track of the conversation ratio, posture, handgesture and the talking volume of group work participants, and analyzes the content of the discussion through Google Cloud API.
By making group work evaluation easier and more accurate, I hope that more and more shcools will adopt group work styles and strive for more flexible, creative education.
I did: everything
Facilii.com is a web media specifically for workshop facilitators
I did: everything
Yoga Hack Project is an experiment to see what happens when yoga meets technology.
- projecting the instructor's respiration and heart BPM on to the wall
- comparing the instructor's pose and your pose precisely with the coordinates of your joints
- checking your pose from a bird's eye view
Project with Yoga Instructor Yuuko Noma
I did: concept design, coding, filming, editing
Experimental work on musical instruments using AR (Augmented Reality)
Musical instruments are an ideal toy for entertainment and self-expression, but they are mostly too expensive. Digital instruments can expand opportunities for stimulating creativity at a much lower cost.
I did: coding in C using ARToolKit / 3D modeling
Conducted boat tours of the legendary River Effra at Brixton, London
Work for GUERILLA LONDON module in Global Innovation Design Program, Royal College of Art / Imperial College London
Project Members: Ivy Liang (Innovation Design Engineering), Jack Mark (Innovation Design Engineering), Sam Roots (Innovation Design Engineering) and Tony Cho (Innovation Design Engineering) from Royal College of Art
I did: concept design / film editing
"Doraemon MusicPad" is a smartphone app for children, developed by SmartEducation,LTD.
In this app, users can enjoy music games along with charactrers from "Doraemon".
Ranked No.1 in the education category of Google Play in Vietnam and Phillipines.
I did: marketing / localization
Exhibited at SXSW EDU 2018
Meta Pot is a plant-like device that visualizes the physiological responses of group work participants in real time through the movement and color change of leaves
By placing the MetaPot within group work, this research looks at how monitoring of oneself's and group members' mental efforts changes conversational turn taking behaviour and improve group work quality
I did: everything except video
Video: Shun Arima
Redesigned the Hacking Studio of Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Since the prior design was giving mixed messages about the functions of the space, we especially paid attention to color, material and circulation of users, and designed a new studio where users can feel free to create and make it dirty.
Project with Kazuma Suzuki
Exhibited at Maker Faire Tokyo 2017
metronom is a belt device that detects the speed of breathing and gently nudges you back to the original speed when your breath becomes too fast or too slow.
The base speed can be set either by the user or by the yoga instructor
Co-designed with RYT-200 certified yoga instructor Yuuko Noma
I did: everything
Exhibited at Maker Faire Tokyo 2018
The Spotify Wig is a wig that turns into a punk hairstyle when you listen to loud rock music on Spotify.
It uses the Spotify Web API to collect the genre of the song you are playing, and activates the Bio Metal Fibers on your wig through Arduinos when you are listening to loud rock music.
And it glows in the dark.
I did: everything
Exhibited at Maker Faire Tokyo 2018
Exhibited at Maker Faire Tokyo 2019
The Awakening is an experiment to see what happens if poop comes alive and has its own will.
The crawling mechanism is based on the kirigami skin soft actuator robot by Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). It uses a custom made silicone rubber tube as an actuator, powered by an air pump and a solenoid valve.
The poop skin is a toy purchased from Amazon.
Project with Kyosuke Taniguchi (creative director at Whatever.)
I did: silicone casting, actuator design, electronics
Source code can be found here
A Chrome extension to destroy the meaningless web tests in Japanese job hunting.
SPI、玉手箱、TG-WEB、GAB・・・日本の就職活動には、こうしたWEBテストがつきものだ。
ほとんどの学生は、このWEBテストを集団で受け、頭のいい人にお金を払ってでも参加してもらい、文殊の知恵で互いを支え合う。 有名大学の学生達はエクセル形式の答えを代々受け継ぎ、設問の最初の数文字を検索して答えをそのまま入力する。 もっと言えば、解答自体ネット上で売っている。
何の意味もないことを分かっているのに、企業も学生もしょうがないからこの茶番を続ける。こんなの、人間がやることじゃない。
ということで、webテストの設問を答えの中から自動で検索してそれっぽい答えが見つかればそのまま選択肢を選んでくれるGoogle Chrome Extensionを作りました。 受験者は、WEBテストの画面に行って、Chrome Extensionをぽちっと押すだけ！あとは勝手に解答してくれます。 （解答が見つからなくてもランダムでとりあえず何か選択します）
【注意】実際のwebテスト環境でテストするのが鬼面等くさかったので、 とりあえずTG-WEBの模擬試験が受けられるこちらのサイトで使えるように作ってあります。 「実際の環境でテストしてないなら使えなくね？」 「SPIってChrome使えなくね？」 とかいう疑問が生じるのは当然ですが、その前に、こんなくそみたいなやり方でもひょっとしたら受かるかもしれないテストを就活生が受けなければならない日本の就職活動が早く変わればいいなと思い公開しています。 いずれはChrome Web Storeにあげるかもしれませんが、とりあえずソースコードは全てgithub にあるので、自由に試すなり修正するなりして使ってください。実際のwebテスト受けるには就活生である必要があるので、プログラミングが得意な就活生の人は勝手にソースコードいじって本当に使えるもの作ってくださいな。
一日でも早く、こんなwebテストがこの世から無くなりますように。
I did: everything
Live Demo: https://daidaidais.github.io/BarcodeBattler
A digital reproduction of EPOCH’s legendary toy “Barcode Battler” using React.js + QuaggaJS + Yahoo Shopping API. As long as the item is in Yahoo Shopping, you can scan in any product through its barcode.
In the battle, users have the following two options:
-BARCODE ATTACK: attacks the opponent using values from JAN code and number of hits on Yahoo Shopping
-YAHOO POTION: multiplies the attack point by the item’s rating on Yahoo Shopping
Help us find the strongest product in the market!
I did: everything
The story of me and my partner.
(Music: ベンガルトラとウィスキー / andymori)
Video may not play on older browsers.
I did: everything (except for my 3D scan, which was done at Super Scan Studio. Yuuko's 3D scan was done at home with Kinect)
Try it HERE
WHO states that the right way to wash your hands is to "scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds", which takes about as long as singing "Happy Birthday" twice.
Handwash DJ enhances the appropriate hand wash experience by playing a random song on Spotify for exactly 20 seconds.
Before you wash your hands, say "Okay Google, Hand Wash DJ", and scrub your hands until the song finishes.
I did: everything
NEO HARAGEI augments the traditional haragei (belly dance) during nomikai (drinking parties) to the next level.
By applying face recognition to the face drawn on the stomach, it generates music from the position of facial parts.
There is no doubt that the Japanese society is backed up by the nomikai culture: we must do all we can to sustain that culture even amidst the COVID quarantine.
I did: everything
