Fujiwara Kota (藤原光汰), Representative Director and CEO of 株式会社V, and Oyamada Eriko (小山田絵里子), General Manager of the Government Affairs Strategy Department, have been appointed as members of AIST's Kaiteki IVE Research and Development Committee, which conducts research and development into the biological safety of the interverse. The company said it would incorporate practical perspectives into the committee's discussions going forward.
株式会社V announced that Fujiwara Kota (藤原光汀), its CEO, and Oyamada Eriko (小山田絵里子), General Manager of its Government Affairs Strategy Department, had been appointed as members of the Kaiteki IVE Research and Development Committee conducted by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). The committee is an organization established to advance discussions on research and development and the implementation in society of technologies related to the biological safety of the interverse.
The Kaiteki IVE Research and Development Committee was established within AIST in connection with the third phase of the Strategic Innovation Creation Program (SIP). It examines the development and implementation in society of technologies to reduce risks to biological safety, including motion sickness in virtual reality and 3D visual fatigue. V intends to contribute practical perspectives to the committee's discussions.
As committee members, Fujiwara Kota (藤原光汀) has experience operating one of Japan's largest communities in the VRChat sector and collaborating with multiple companies and local governments. Oyamada Eriko (小山田絵里子) has drawn on her experience in the Tourism Division of Yokosuka City to work on projects including the creation of municipal metaverse case studies.
Going forward, V plans to promote the development of social infrastructure in virtual spaces and contribute to improving the safety of interverse technologies, developing human resources and advancing a sustainable virtual economy based on the knowledge gained through the committee.