Yuichiro Katsumoto
About Yuichiro Katsumoto
Affiliations
- Tokyo Denki University, School of Science and Engineering, Educator
- Katsumotoy
Location
- Gifu, Japan
Website
- http://www.katsumotoy.com/
Bio
SIGGRAPH 2020
Katsumoto Yuichiro is an artist of gadget making and an educator. He is strongly interested in “Utsuroi” that means “passage”, “transition”, “moving”, and “morphing” in Japanese. By interpreting Utsuroi, he keeps inventing gadgets since his student days. From 2016, he focuses on “lines” as medium of his creation. He studied a video production and an interaction design at Keio University, Japan. After getting PhD, he moved to Singapore and worked R&D at National University of Singapore for eight years. In October 2018, he came back to Japan and started his own studio “Katsumotoy”. In April 2019, he also joined Tokyo Denki University School of Science and Engineering as assistant professor and launched “The Utsuroi Lab”.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2018
Yuichiro Katsumoto is a gadget maker based in Gifu, Japan. He studied video production and interaction design at Keio University, SFC. After completing the doctoral course, he moved to Singapore and worked at National University of Singapore to R&D about novel interfaces and toys for eight years. He thinks the art is in our playful daily life. He therefore has been making gadgets since 2006 by utilize the abilities acquired through his career. His works have been exhibited various venues such as SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica, and Japan Media Arts Festival.
SIGGRAPH Member Profile
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Awards and Recognition
- SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 Emerging Technologies Audience Award: Katsumoto
SIGGRAPH Conference Organizing Committee Positions
Committee Member
- SIGGRAPH Asia 2023: Art Papers
Jury Member
- SIGGRAPH 2025: Art Papers
Conference Contributions
Artworks
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Emerging Technologies
Contributor(s):
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Art Papers and Presentations
Technical Papers
Other Information
Roles
- Art Papers - Artist Talk Presenter
- Art Papers Jury Member
- Art Papers Organizing Committee Chair
- Art Papers Organizing Committee Member
- Art Show Artist
- Art Show Speaker/Presenter
- Awardee
- Emerging Technologies Presenter
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