Kyoto University’s Announcement about Associate Professor Kumagai et al.’s Development of Augmented Reality “Tera Platform AR Ver1.0” and Buddhist Virtual Space “Teraverse” Featured in The Mainichi, Hong Kong 01, NHK World JAPAN, Kyoto Shimbun, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and Mainichi Newspapers

Kyoto University recently announced the progress of two projects, the Augmented Reality (AR) technology “Tera Platform AR Ver1.0” and the Buddhist virtual space “Teraverse,” which were co-developed by Associate Professor Seiji Kumagai and Toshikazu Furuya (CEO, Teraverse Co., Ltd.). The Mainichi, Hong Kong 01, NHK World JAPAN, Kyoto Shimbun, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and Mainichi Newspapers have featured reports on this topic.

“Tera Platform AR Ver1.0,” a new platform that adds AR technology to the AI-based chatbot “Buddhabot,” which Prof. Kumagai and his team presented last year, has been completed. Prof. Kumagai and his team plan to add VR and other technologies to further develop the “Teraverse,” a Buddhist virtual world that combines Buddhism and metaverse technology.

Related Websites:

https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research-news/2022-09-07-1 (Press Release, Website of Kyoto University/Japanese)
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220908/p2a/00m/0sc/025000c （The Mainichi/English）
https://www.hk01.com/%E9%96%8B%E7%BD%90/812262/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%8E%A8%E5%87%BA-%E4%BD%9B%E7%B3%BBsiri-%E4%BD%9B%E7%A5%96%E5%9C%A8%E7%B7%9A%E7%AD%94%E5%A1%B5%E4%B8%96%E7%85%A9%E6%83%B1-5%E5%A4%A7%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C%E7%9C%9F%E4%BF%82%E7%A5%9E%E5%9B%9E%E6%87%89 （Hong Kong 01/Chinese）
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/zt/news/385415/ （NHK World JAPAN/Chinese）
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220907/k00/00m/040/227000c (Mainichi Newspapers/Japanese)
https://www.nikkan.co.jp/articles/view/00647578 (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/Japanese)

Kyoto Shimbun (morning edition dated September 7, 2022, page 23)
Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (morning edition dated September 7, 2022, page 21)

*“Tera Platform AR Ver1.0” and the Buddhist virtual space “Teraverse” have already been introduced in the following media:

https://www.ytv.co.jp/press/kansai/165201.html (Yomiuri TV)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/kansai-news/20220906/2000065953.html (NHK)
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f3d517f2170fd03a3629caf292d1249f538433db (ABC News, Asahi Broadcasting)
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c6bcb1023782e5e4ac5060ed47a900eb118753f0?fbclid=IwAR3SHGKbkb-LFrQZxB7xCfolqrTJ3NIfMKxkEPqOWGzvQOSetRSXgCZWPwI (Kansai Television)

“TEN” by Yomiuri TV (September 7, 2022)
NHK News (September 6, 2022)
“news Okaeri” by Asahi Broadcasting (September 6, 2022)
“News Runner” by Kansai Television (September 6, 2022)

*“Buddhabot” has also been introduced in the following media:

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/photo/38954863 (*English version/Asahi Shimbun)
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210424/p2a/00m/0sc/021000c (*English version/Mainich Shimbun)
https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/intnews/20210327/bkn-20210327213028488-0327_00992_001.html (*Chinese version/RTHK News)
https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20210328/00180_035.html (*Chinese version/昔日東方)
…and many more.

2022/10/07