Learning of Tomorrow [September 14] “From VR to the Metaverse: Toward a Post-COVID Society” This week's Learning of Tomorrow Online Symposium marks its 100th edition!
This week, we will be speaking with Professor Emeritus Michitaka Hirose of the University of Tokyo—a leading authority on VR research and the project leader of the Service VR Project at the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology—on the topic “From VR to the Metaverse: Toward a Post-COVID Society.”
https://lot.or.jp/report/9520/
Back in college, even though I was in a different department, I took Professor Hirose’s class. When I ran into him later, he said, “Oh, you’re the one who was sleeping in class in that bright red dress.” I don’t think he remembers, but I’ll never forget it!
Learning of Tomorrow Online Lunch Symposium. With schools still closed en masse due to the pandemic, we launched this as a casual lunch event limited to 100 people in the hope of sharing helpful initiatives—but it filled up within an hour.We quickly upgraded our Zoom plan to accommodate 500 participants, and since then, we’ve had 300 to 500 people join us every week—before we knew it, we’d held 100 sessions! ^^ Thank you all for joining us every week.
So, we look forward to seeing you all again this week.
Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
