Kansei Information Design Lab (Nagamori Lab)

News | 2026.05.10

Minami Morikawa's team wins the SEGA SAMMY Innovation Award and the Audience Award at Hack-1 Grand Prix 2026

The team “Nantoka Suru Ka,” including first-year master's student Minami Morikawa and Shunsuke Kuwamura, won both the SEGA SAMMY Innovation Award and the Audience Award at Hack-1 Grand Prix 2026, a hackathon for students. The demo day was held on May 10, 2026, at Fukutake Hall, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo.

Their project, “Uchi no Ko Seisakusho,” is a service that creates an original figure from a single photo of a pet or family member. It was recognized for proposing a new experience that focuses on users' emotional value and combines AI technology with digital fabrication.