Augmented Reality “Tera Platform AR Ver1.0,” Development Plan for Buddhist Virtual Space “Teraverse,” and AI-Based Chatbot “Buddhabot” Developed by Associate Professor Kumagai et al. Featured in Asahi Shimbun and Weekly Economist

Articles on the augmented reality (AR) “Tera Platform AR Ver1.0,” the development plan for the Buddhist virtual space “Teraverse,” and the AI-based chatbot “Buddhabot” – all of which were co-developed by Associate Professor Seiji Kumagai, Toshikazu Furuya (CEO, Teraverse Co., Ltd.), and colleagues – were published in the Asahi Shimbun and Weekly Economist (both only have Japanese versions available).

“Tera Platform AR Ver1.0,” a new platform that adds AR technology to the AI-based chatbot “Buddhabot” which was developed by Prof. Kumagai and his team 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.

Asahi Shimbun, October 14, 2022 morning edition, page 23

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQBF53JKQBDPLZB00N.html (Asahi Shimbun Website/Japanese)

Weekly Economist (Volume 100, Issue 40), October 25, 2022

https://weekly-economist.mainichi.jp/articles/20221025/se1/00m/020/027000c (Weekly Economist Online/Japanese)

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

http://www.ocdn.com.my/news.cfm?NewsId=105005 (*Chinese, Website of Overseas Chinese Daily News)
https://epaper.singtaousa.com/flippingbook/epaper_boston/2022/20220908/7/
(*Chinese, Website of Sing Tao Daily)
https://udn.com/news/story/7086/6601376 (*Chinese, Website of United Daily News)
https://hk.finance.yahoo.com/news/%E5%85%83%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99-%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E9%96%8B%E7%99%BC-%E4%BD%9B%E6%95%99%E5%85%83%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99-ai%E4%BD%9B%E7%A5%96%E5%8A%A9%E5%96%84%E4%BF%A1%E8%A7%A3%E6%B1%BA%E7%85%A9%E6%83%B1-083157347.html (*Chinese, Yahoo Hong Kong)

https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC09CC00Z00C22A9000000/
(*Japanese, Website of Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
https://www.chugainippoh.co.jp/article/news/20220909-003.html
(*Japanese, Website of Chugai Nippoh)

https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research-news/2022-09-07-1 (Press Releases, Kyoto University’s Website/Japanese)
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220908/p2a/00m/0sc/025000c (*English, The Mainichi)
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 (*Chinese, Hong Kong 01)
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220907/k00/00m/040/227000c (Mainichi Newspapers/Japanese)
https://www.nikkan.co.jp/articles/view/00647578 (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/Japanese)
https://www.ytv.co.jp/press/kansai/165201.html (Yomiuri TV)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/kansai-news/20220906/2000065953.html (NHK)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/zt/news/385415/ (*Chinese, NHK World JAPAN)
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f3d517f2170fd03a3629caf292d1249f538433db (ABC News, Asahi Broadcasting)
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c6bcb1023782e5e4ac5060ed47a900eb118753f0?fbclid=IwAR3SHGKbkb-LFrQZxB7xCfolqrTJ3NIfMKxkEPqOWGzvQOSetRSXgCZWPwI (Kansei TV)

…and many more.

*Buddhabot has already been introduced in the following media:

TV
NHK News (September 6, 2022)
News “Okaeri” (Asahi Broadcasting, September 6, 2022)

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/photo/38954863 (*English version/Asahi Shimbun)
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210424/p2a/00m/0sc/021000c (*English version/Mainichi 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)
https://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/articles/-/537180（*Japanese version/Kyoto Shimbun）
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research-news/2021-03-26-3(*Japanese version/Kyoto University Website)
…and many more.

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