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SAITO Shinya

Department / Course College of Image Arts and Sciences Department of Image Arts and Sciences

Title / Position Associate Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Image Arts and Sciences
2.	Kinugasa Research Organization Art Research Center
3.	Kinugasa Research Organization Institute of Human Sciences
4.	Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration Center for MONODZUKURI Qualitative Research
5.	Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration The Research and Development Institute of Regional Information
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Academic background
1.	2008/03 Degree Acquisition	│ Ritsumeikan University Doctor of Philosophy in Policy Science
2.	2003/03 Degree Acquisition	│ Ritsumeikan University Master of Arts in Policy Science
3.	～2001/03	Department of Economics │ College of Economics │ Ritsumeikan University │ Graduated
4.	～2003/03	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) │ Policy Science Major │ Graduate School of Policy Science │ Ritsumeikan University │ Completed
5.	～2008/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Policy Science Major │ Graduate School of Policy Science │ Ritsumeikan University │ Completed

Research activities
1.		Japanese Society for the Science of Design
2.		Japan Information-Culturology Society
3.		The Japan Society for Management Information
4.		Japanese Society for Law and Psychology

Subject of research
1.	Analysis of Network Community with Data Mining
2.	Construction of Kyoto Street Culture Archive
3.	Development of Three-dimensional Graphical User Interface to Support Database Utilization
4.	Social use of game engine
5.	Study on Application of Data Visualization Technique to Humanities and Social Science

Research summary
I am exploring a research style made possible by transcending the boundaries between the humanities, sciences, and the arts. Specifically, I am currently working on the following three themes: ① Research on the Application of Data Visualization Techniques to the Humanities and Social Sciences ② Social Applications of Game Engines, or the Gamification of Reality ③ Construction of the Kyoto Street Culture Archive ① Research on the Application of Data Visualization Techniques to the Humanities and Social Sciences This research involves the original development of data visualization and infographic techniques to support research processes in the humanities and social sciences. In many fields of research, data analysis is an indispensable process for deriving insights. In this age of advanced information technology, academic databases themselves have become increasingly enriched, yet discussion of models for grasping and utilizing the vast amounts of accumulated information has not sufficiently matured. In light of this background, this research constructs a data visualization environment incorporating three-dimensional CG and interactive operational functions. ② Social Applications of Game Engines, or the Gamification of Reality The proliferation of game engines such as Unity and Unreal Engine has opened up digital game development—previously achievable only at the corporate level—to the general public. As a result, it has become increasingly common for individuals to create and distribute digital games with rich media expression, including three-dimensional CG and VR. This represents a major turning point in the context of digital creation. At present, the impact of game engines has spread to fields such as architecture, medicine, and disaster prevention, and interactive content for virtually experiencing operations in a variety of real-world settings is now being developed using game engines. Building on this new current of digital creation, this research explores new possibilities for information dissemination in regions, communities, and organizations. ③ Construction of the Kyoto Street Culture Archive The purpose of this project is to construct an archive of "street culture" that holds reference value for considering the local social history and popular cultural history of Kyoto during the Showa era, and to develop a unique, playful distribution platform to promote the utilization of this archive. As objects of the archive, materials related to ① movie theaters, ② theaters and playhouses, ③ music venues such as live houses, ④ coffee shops, ⑤ student districts, and ⑥ game arcades will be collected, visualizing aspects of Showa-era Kyoto culture as a "lived space" centered on popular entertainment and expressive activity.

Present specialized field
Human interface and interaction, Entertainment and game informatics, Library and information science/ Humanistic social informatics, Design science, Data science, Infographics (Keyword：UX, informatics, data visualization, infographics, digital humanities, game studies, difficulty assessment engineering, qualitative research method, data mining, law and psychology, policy science, information society theory, theory of network organizations)

Books
1.	2012/11	Towards social application and sustainability of digital archives: The case study of 3D visualization of large-scale documents of the great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake │ ,pp.213-230
2.	2011/11	A Platform for Visualizing and Sharing Collective Cultural Information │ ,pp.169-182

Papers
1.	2026/03/31	Game Experience as Constructed Reality : A Theoretical Perspective on Inclusive Game Design │ Replaying Japan │ 8,pp.103-115
2.	2019/08	Research on the Activities to Make Various Local Resources into a Game: The Possibility of “Community Game” │ Replaying Japan 2019 Conference Abstracts │ ,pp.84-87
3.	2019/03	A Development and Societal Implement of the VR-Timeline System “ENGI KUKAN” : From the Visualization of Archives to Application as Entertainment │ Art Research │ 19,pp.41-50
4.	2019/03	Development of an Information Platform for “Community Game” :A Next-generatation Entertainment based on Regional Information │ 8,pp.36-50
5.	2019/03	A Development of the Turntable-Style User Interface for Data-Browsing: From the Viewpoint of “Gaming Visualization” │ Replaying Japan │ 1,pp.136-143
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/09/02	Creating Virtual Museum Entertainment that Promotes User Agency through Dynamic Changes in the In-Game Environment
2.	2025/09/02	Development of a VR Content to Recreate the Cinema Culture of the Silent Film Era
3.	2025/09/01	Barriers in Video Gaming Experience of Visually Impaired Players: A TEM-based Comparative Study with Sighted Players
4.	2024/08/19	An Exploratory Study on Game Play Support Considering Visual Impairment
5.	2022/08/27	3DCG spatial representation with partial scaling in response to viewpoint movement operations
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Other research achievements
1.	2025/04/01 ～ 2026/03/31	Constructing a Kyoto Street Culture Archive and Its Metaverse Implementation

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2012/04 ～ 2014/03	Research on Development and Application of Data Visualization with "CUBE
2.	2010/04 ～ 2012/03	A Study on Development and Application of Potential Power of Cubic Expression