“CHILDHOOD,” a work by second-year students Jun Nishida, Hikaru Takatori, and Kosuke Sato, won the prize for its category at LAVAL VIRTUAL 2015.
The work “CHILDHOOD” by EMP second-year students Jun Nishida, Hikaru Takatori, and Kosuke Sato, an innovative bodily transformation device with a hood fully reproduces the world and experiences of a child and which won first prize overall at IVRC 2014 (International Collegiate Virtual Reality Contest), won the prize in the Learning, Sciences & Humanities category at LAVAL VIRTUAL 2015: 17th International Conference and Exhibition of Virtual Technologies and Uses. Held in Laval, France April 8-12, 2015, LAVAL VIRTUAL is Europe’s largest event exhibiting state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies as well as interactive media works.
Related URL
LAVAL VIRTUAL HP：http://www.laval-virtual.org/en/prices-competitions/laval-virtual-awards/laureats-2015.html
CHILDHOOD HP：childhoodproject.org/
Media Releases
【Ouest France】
【M6, Le 12:45】
Published on April 9, 2015
http://www.6play.fr/#/m6/le-1245/11476250-12-45-du-jeudi-09-avril
【BuzzFeed】
http://www.buzzfeed.com/gabrielsanchez/the-most-powerful-photos-of-the-week-april-10#.ojOXKODpL
【The Atlantic PHOTO】
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/04/photos-of-the-week-44-410/390255/
【L’Usine digital】
http://www.usine-digitale.fr/editorial/realite-virtuelle-redevenir-un-enfant-avec-childhood.N324005
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