xDiversity Project

About Project

Research Outline

We're researching how digital technology can help overcome challenges related to physical and capability differences, in order to foster shared joy. Our developments include transparent displays for auditory support, and collaborative programming support devices for those with hearing or visual impairments. At workshops and prototyping sessions, we create spaces of co-creation and joy, encouraging everyone to engage with technology and its implementation.

Future Vision

We seek to celebrate, rather than diminish, the diverse cultures emerging from various personalities and disabilities.
Our goal is to discover this future through technology and collaboration by researching and implementing processes that make such inclusive practices commonplace in everyday life.

Research Director

Research Director : Ochiai Yoichi

University of Tsukuba

Message from Research Director

“In the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, we would like to make use of dialogues with many different people and collectively consider a vision of the future in which activities that hack our physical and mental abilities fit in as a part of everyday life. As this is the space in which we are sharing information, co-creating, and carrying out demonstration experiments, we want to build up our research together with widely diverse people.”