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Education
2019 - 2020 : European School of Urban Game Design [Athens, Greece & Amsterdam, Netherlands]
2016 - 2018 : Delft University of Technology - MSc in Interaction Design [Delft, Netherlands]
2012 - 2016 : Keio University - BA in Environmental Information [Shonan, Japan]
Grants & Fellowships
2023 : Watershed — Playable City Commission [Bristol, United Kingdom]
2022 : Civic Creative Base Tokyo — Artist Fellow [Tokyo, Japan]
2022 : Mozilla Technology Fund — Awardee [Global]
2021 : Artsformation EU [Europe]
2020 : Creative Industries Fund NL — Talent Development Fund [Amsterdam, Netherlands]
2018 - 2021 : Waag Future Lab — Research Fellow [Amsterdam, Netherlands]
2018 : Design Indaba — Global graduates [Capetown, South Africa]
Selected Exhibitions
2023: Arts Maebashi 10th anniversary Exhibition:New Horizon [Maebashi, Japan]
2023: Busan Sea Art Festival 2023 [Busan, South Korea]
2023: ICC Kids Program 2023 [Tokyo, Japan]
2023: Now Play This - A Festival of Experimental Game Design [London, UK]
2023: Digital Shadows - Amsterdam Central Library [Amsterdam, Netherlands]
2022: V&A Digital Design Weekend [London, UK]
2022: EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE - Deutsches Technikmuseum [Berlin, Germany]
2022: 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT - Future In-sight [Tokyo, Japan]
2021: Matsudo International Science Art Festival [Matsudo, Japan]
2021: ARS ELECTRONICA - STARTS PRIZE Exhibition [Linz, Austria]
2019: Red Dot Design Museum Xiamen - Social Design Exhibition Asia [Xiamen, China]
2019: Kunsthal KAdE - Balancing Acts [Amersfoort, Netherlands]
2018: Victoria & Albert Museum : Future Starts here [London, UK]
2016: London Design Museum : Designs of the Year [London, UK]
Publications
2021 - [Interview] - Goethe-Institut -“Fish discovers water last”: Designer Tomo Kihara in interview
2024 - [掲載] - WORKSIGHT 22号 ゲームは世界 A–Z World is a Game
2022 - [掲載] - グラフィック社 - 来るべきデザイナー 現代グラフィックデザインの方法と態度
2020 - [寄稿] - WIRED.jp フィルターバブルを“体験”可能にする「TheirTube」
2019 - [共著] - BNN社 SPECULATIONS 人間中心主義のデザインをこえて
2018 - [寄稿] - WIRED.jp 「ものごい」の代替手段 : ストリートディベーターという職業が、路上生活者を社会復帰に導く
Academic Publication
2019 - DIS - San Diego : Designing and Prototyping from the Perspective of AI in the Wild (Full Paper)
2019 - CHI - Glasgow : Designing an Escape Room in the City for Public Engagement with AI-enhanced Surveillance (Late Breaking Work)
2018 - CHI - Montreal : Connected Resources: A Novel Approach in Designing Technologies for Older People (Late Breaking Work)
2015 - INCLUDE - London : Developing Products to Prevent Group Infection in Nursery Schools (Poster)
Teachings and Workshops
2023 [ Guest Lecture ]- Chicago University - Department of Computer Science [Chicago,USA]
2022 [ Workshop ] - Columbia University - MA in Global Thought [New York, USA]
2022 [ Guest Lecture ] - Haute école d'art et de design Genève - MA Media Design (lecture video) [Genève, Switzerland]
Awards
2024 - S+T+ARTS Prize 2024 - Honorary Mention - How (not) to get hit by a self-driving car
2021 - S+T+ARTS Prize 2021 - Nomination - TheirTube
2019- Mozilla Creative Media Awards 2020 - TheirTube
2019 - IxDA Interaction Awards : Finalist - Street Debater
2017 - WIRED Creative Hack Award : Grand Prix - Street Debater
2016 - London Design Museum Designs of the Year (Nomination): phonvert