Learning of Tomorrow [Announcement] “Expanding Human Potential Through Touch: What ‘Haptics’ Can Achieve” The theme of tomorrow’s Learning of Tomorrow Online Lunch Symposium is [Haptics × Education]. We are pleased to welcome Professor Kota Minamizawa of KMD, a specialist in “embodied media”—which uses haptic technology to transmit, extend, and imagine physical experiences.He will discuss the kinds of societies that can be realized through “haptics,” concrete examples of such societies, and the future of technology that puts people first.
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https://lot.or.jp/report/4142/
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.”
