Now in the age of COVID-19 and stay-home. AR YURU Sports is a new sport using AR Technology. Not only can you solve your lack of exercise, but you can also compete online while you are at home. The feature of these sports is that all sports are developed from the viewpoint of "Make sports to include people who dislike or are not good at sports". It is developed by a team with diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities, physical therapists, engineers, and designers. It is developed by a team of people with diverse backgrounds. We want to create a culture where everyone can enjoy sports equally. Examples of AR sport: Eyebrow lifting is a sport using eyebrows like a weight lifting, that was created with wheelchair users. Face building is a sport using face expression muscle like bodybuilding, that was created with Cerebral palsy. Each sport has potency to connect people never met before and help solve the lack of exercises available during the stay-home period. It supports various platforms such as ZOOM and Skype by using the filters of Snap Camera.

Professional or Personal
Professional

Creative Discipline
Digital
Game Design
Graphic Design

Role in Project
My Role: Research, Concept Development, UI Design, Workshop Facilitation
I planned this idea by interviewing people with disabilities and developed the concept of a sport that can be played on video chat. And collaborated with engineers to develop the AR filter. We also implemented it as content for an educational company in Japan, and facilitated the event.


Project Credits
Concept/Graphic Designer : Kosuke Takahashi
Design Engineer : Hiromu Fuji
Planner : Atsushi Otaki
Producer : Tomohiro Sawada