ASIBA General Incorporated Association
O Co., Ltd. “MEs” will be provided free of charge to ASIBA incubation program participants (2nd generation students)
ASIBA, a general incorporated association, and O Co., Ltd. support an environment that fosters the free ideas and overflowing creativity of architecture and urban students, giving rise to unprecedented creations and collaborations between colleagues.
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ASIBA (head office: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, representative: Yuta Nihei) is a general incorporated association that aims to “deliver the ideas and talents of architecture and urban students to society,” and O Co., Ltd. (head office: Tokyo, which is developing MEs products) Miyako Minato Ward, Representative: A Haru) will provide ASIBA Incubation Program participants (2nd generation students) with free accounts on “MEs”, where creators can connect with each other on the Metaverse and create while generating ideas. was carried out.
Through this collaboration, we will support an environment that fosters the free ideas and overflowing creativity of architecture and urban students, giving birth to unprecedented creations and
collaborations between colleagues.
■“MEs” concept story
There is a very rich world inside the minds of creators.
There, while valuing the curiosity within oneself, one accepts the world as it is, and connects the inspiration gained therein to creation. We believe that creators can develop their creativity in a digital production environment.
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[Video 2: https://prtimes.jp/api/movieim.php?url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-SvVsDd3Q] In the “MEs” space, you can think and be surrounded by a wide variety of ideas from yourself and others. By being exposed to a variety of raw ideas, you can cherish and nurture your own ideas.
“MEs” provides a space where you can freely express your creativity. There, we will be able to interact with creators’ works, and we will also be able to freely color the “MEs” space and express our creativity.
A space where everyone can fully demonstrate their creativity and develop ideas. That is “MEs”.
■Characteristics of “MEs”
MEs is a 3D digital collaboration platform that “enables teams to be in a state of flow.” The platform transforms collaboration for remote teams, allowing users to interact with team members by interacting with various digital objects in a virtual space. This facilitates creative thinking and communication, making projects much more efficient and innovative.
“MEs” is a 3D digital space where creators can connect with each other and engage in creative activities while generating ideas.
You can think about it while being surrounded by a variety of ideas. The thought process is also visualized, increasing the possibility of having unprecedented inspiration.
We value not only the results of creation, but also the process. You can nurture and evolve the seeds of ideas without losing them. While meeting and connecting with up-and-coming works and artists, you can also cherish the time to quietly face your inner self.
■About ASIBA’s incubation program
ASIBA, a general incorporated association, runs an incubation business that runs a three-month program to bring the talents and ideas of architecture and urban students to society. We have lectures inviting senior entrepreneurs/architects, university professors, etc. as guest lecturers, workshops to acquire the knowledge and attitude necessary to promote a project, and content tailored to each stage from research to implementation. Rather than ending proposals with architecture and urban students as just proposals, we provide a scaffolding that allows architecture and urban students to take the first step toward putting them into practice, thereby developing entrepreneurship.
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Click here for the MEs hands-on implementation and event report for incubation participants https://asiba.or.jp/magazine/inc2-03 ■O Co., Ltd. Representative Director CEO A Haru Comments
Our mission is to enhance people’s creativity through virtual space. By collaborating with ASIBA, I would be very happy if we could contribute to further unlocking the vast potential of young talent in the fields of architecture and urban planning. I am personally very excited about the process of transmitting new forms of architecture and cities through the use of MEs.
■Comment from Masaki Morihara, Director of ASIBA General Incorporated Association In order to further unleash the outstanding creativity of architecture and urban students supported by ASIBA into society, MEs is the perfect tool, and is a sophisticated tool that creates empathy and attachment from young people. We are building a worldview. Through this collaboration, we will explore the next generation of creativity, design, and art, and together we will aim to make MEs a creative tool for young digital natives to freely express their creativity. I am very happy.
■ O Co., Ltd. Overview
O Inc. is a Japanese-American startup founded by students at the Rhode Island School of Design. We have members with various backgrounds in art, design, engineering, business, etc., including CEO A Haru, who has a background as a creator and artist. One of O’s appeals is its deep connections with people who are active at the forefront of the art and design fields, and Keio SFC professor Rei Wakita and others serve as advisors.
Company name: O Co., Ltd.
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established: September 2019
Representative: Representative Director and CEO aharu
Business content: Development of 3D digital collaboration tool “MEs” Official page:
https://o-me.io/
■ Overview of ASIBA General Incorporated Association ASIBA, a general incorporated association, plans, operates, and organizes 3-month incubation programs for architecture students, 1-day architecture x○○ workshops, and design studios that support the social implementation of ideas and businesses. We are implementing it.
Company name: ASIBA General Incorporated Association
Location: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Established: January 2024
Representative: Representative Director Yuta Nihei
Business details:
Incubation program specialized in urban architecture field
Conference on social implementation of architecture
Networking sessions and pitch events
Other business necessary to achieve the purpose of our corporation Official page:
https://asiba.or.jp/
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