“Pong!Pong!” Adds a Fun, New Dimension to Table Tennis Through Mixed Reality Technology
Table tennis is a popular game in Japan, not only as a professional sport but also as a pastime. Thanks to “child prodigy” Ai Fukuhara…
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Perfume’s Bubbly New VR Music Video and App Lets You Join In The Fun In an Exciting New Way
Electropop idol group Perfume have earned a solid fanbase in Japan as well as abroad by combining catchy, danceable tunes, fashionable retro-future stage outfits, unconventional…
Japanese Tech School Lets Students And Maids Learn Game Programming Together For Mutual Benefit
Maids are a staple of Japanese otaku subculture, with maid cafes, where maids serve food and drink to guests while treating them like kings, being…
Universal Studios Japan Announces Final Fantasy VR Roller Coaster That Lets You Travel The Worlds Of The Series
The Universal Cool Japan initiative is Universal Studios Japan’s collaborative effort to promote Japanese entertainment and pop culture around the world with attractions that allow…
Unbearable Summer Heat Inspires VR Work System Where Employees Are Replaced With Teddy Bears
“I’m starting to think it’s absolutely nuts to have to commute to work in this blazing hot weather.” This kind of thought has surely crossed…
Marrying VR Anime Characters In Japan Makes For A Pretty Empty Wedding Ceremony
No bride? No problem. With the help of a headset, a marshmallow, and a video game, a man in Tokyo was able to have a…
Virtual YouTuber Livestreams Horror Gameplay With Real-Time Reaction
YouTuber ALERT! Meet Kizuna Ai, an A.I. YouTuber. You can call her Ai, or Ai-chan, or even waifu if you’re a hardcore anime-lover. Ai might…
VR Love Scenario And Cotton Wife Will Make You Forget About Loneliness
Thanks to VR and cotton, you’ll never feel lonely again. Bibilab created a strikingly creative concept to find your life partner by having a cotton…
Shonen Jump Launches Japan’s First Virtual Reality Magazine
Media booms, and magazine markets slide. The digital world we live is increasingly replacing paper media, and magazine closures have been occurring more frequently in…
Japan Is Getting An “Adult” Virtual Reality Festival
Note: This article is probably NSFW, unless you work in an adult VR gaming office. I mean, it was only a matter of time, right?…
Walk Through Your Favorite Studio Ghibli Films In Virtual Reality
Studio Ghibli has never failed to enchant us with magical, awe-inspiring films. And it’s probably safe to say that every Ghibli fan has wished to…