U n i v e r s i t y o f Ts u k u b a , Yo i c h i O c h i a i L a b r a t o r y
Digi ta l Naturesuper -na tu re de f ined by computa t iona l resources
To p resen t the v i s ion o f a pos t -p i xe l mu l t imed ia ecosys tem a f te r the ub iqu i tous
soc ie ty , we have conduc ted the resea rch towards our v i s ion ca l l ed D ig i t a l Na tu re ,
an a l te rna t i ve pe r spec t i ve o f na tu re , human i t y , and computa t iona l env i ronment .
The ecosys tem o f D ig i t a l Na tu re t r ans fo rms the aud io -v i sua l methods f rom the
p i xe l s i n 2D f l a t - s c r een t owa rd s t he p i x i e s i n 3D hap t i c env i r onmen t s , t he
p roduc t ion p rocess o f mate r i a l ex i s tence , the shape o f human p resence , and
human-compute r re la t ionsh ip .We be l ieve the ecosys tem o f D ig i t a l Na tu re w i l l be
desc r ibed as the in te rd i sc ip l ina ry computa t iona l p ro jec t s on mul t imed ia sys tems ,
g raph ic s , HC I resea rch , f ab r i ca t ion , robot i c s , a r t , a r ch i tec tu re , mate r i a l s s c ience
and b io logy . Here we exh ib i t m ix tu res o f ou r a r twork and resea rch ach ievements
on the D ig i t a l Na tu re p ro jec t s .
Pixels towards Pixies: Release data from material existence and Remains Material Properties
U n i v e r s i t y o f Ts u k u b a , Yo i c h i O c h i a i L a b r a t o r yPixels Pixies
Designed Hidden Layers
Magical Experience
Material Mechanics and Audio/
Visual/Haptic
Human Computation
Display
Computational Design Method
Design the hidden layers toward the Enchantment
human factors
Material Human ComputationDisplay
Human
Haptic Structures
Visual Structures
Audible Structures
Forming & Manipulating Matters
Field Generators
Light, Acoustic, Magnetic, Electric, Aerodynamic…
Designing Loops
Light / Acoustic
illustration by Dr. Hiromi Nakamura
Light / Acoustic with object
Acousticcomputer
U n i v e r s i t y o f Ts u k u b a , Yo i c h i O c h i a i L a b r a t o r y
Digi ta l Naturesuper -na tu re de f ined by computa t iona l resources
To p resen t the v i s ion o f a pos t -p i xe l mu l t imed ia ecosys tem a f te r the ub iqu i tous
soc ie ty , we have conduc ted the resea rch towards our v i s ion ca l l ed D ig i t a l Na tu re ,
an a l te rna t i ve pe r spec t i ve o f na tu re , human i t y , and computa t iona l env i ronment .
The ecosys tem o f D ig i t a l Na tu re t r ans fo rms the aud io -v i sua l methods f rom the
p i xe l s i n 2D f l a t - s c r een t owa rd s t he p i x i e s i n 3D hap t i c env i r onmen t s , t he
p roduc t ion p rocess o f mate r i a l ex i s tence , the shape o f human p resence , and
human-compute r re la t ionsh ip .We be l ieve the ecosys tem o f D ig i t a l Na tu re w i l l be
desc r ibed as the in te rd i sc ip l ina ry computa t iona l p ro jec t s on mul t imed ia sys tems ,
g raph ic s , HC I resea rch , f ab r i ca t ion , robot i c s , a r t , a r ch i tec tu re , mate r i a l s s c ience
and b io logy . Here we exh ib i t m ix tu res o f ou r a r twork and resea rch ach ievements
on the D ig i t a l Na tu re p ro jec t s .
