Kihara Tomo

Tomo Kihara designs and codes experimental games and installations that draw out unexplored questions from people through play. After graduating from Keio University, he completed his master’s in Interaction Design at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He has since worked on projects focusing on the social impact of AI with institutions such as Waag Futurelab in Amsterdam and the Mozilla Foundation in the USA. His recent works have been nominated for the Ars Electronica STARTS PRIZE (Linz, 2021) and exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, 2022).Last Updated: 2025.07

Co-Players

Taniguchi Akihiko

Media artist

Kunoh Kyoko

Artist, Ambassador of Ars Electronica

Playfool

Designer, Artist

Inukai Hiroshi

e-Sports Producer, Game Director, Sports-play Expert

Asami Kazuhiko

Producer

God Scorpion

Media artist

YOSHIDAYAMAR

Art amplifier, Curator

contact Gonzo

performance group

Maywa Denki

Art unit

Miura Daiki

Engineer

Mizuno Midori

Physical therapist; Director, Circle of Life

Kanmuri Nanana

Art mediator

Tsugawa Eri

Architect, Director / ALTEMY

Kawashima Masashi

Vice President, Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Nango Yoshikazu

Sociologist / Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Hosei University

Otsuki Shuto

Post-City Boy

Konishi Takahito

Architect / ALTEMY

Sugita Mariko

Urban designer

Tanigashira Kazuki

Urban journalist, chain store researcher

Tomura Yo

Digital designer / ALTEMY

Mizuno Tasuku

Lawyer, Attorney

Miyauchi Yasuno

Composer / Artistic Director, Tsumugine / Artistic Director, Fujimi Civic Cultural Center Kirari☆Fujimi