The small theater-like space of the venue featured 11 oral presentations by paired/individual researchers and artists, as well as the display of 14 items of materials/documents, models, and artworks. Organizers produced and distributed a handout introducing all 36 researchers and artists. The event was on-site and open to the public for a limited time, and then the entire event was retooled for limited-time access in the metaverse. During the time it was available in the metaverse, 12 episodes of the talk series “For Beginners: A highly personal, Three contemporaries” were streamed, and 16 dialogs with exhibitors were held in the metaverse.
Furthermore, organizers designed and issued two types of NFT digital identifiers for (1) certification of support for the program and (2) certification of exchange between participants.
Key participating science figures included Toshiaki Ichinose, Shuichiro Tomita, Hiraku Nakajima, Mayumi Fukunaga, and Taketoshi Minato. The artists included Akiko Iijima, Ushio, Ken Kitano, Yuki Yamamoto, and Yu Yoshida. The project was operated by Kanako Iriguchi, Maki Utsunomiya, Aisa Sakaguchi, Aya Tsuboi, Asako Hasegawa, Toshihisa Fujiwara, and Takako Yamaguchi.
Artwork: Takashi Sakurai　Design: Jujiro Maki　Venue production: The Institute of Art, Okutama　Lighting: Setsuro Aoyagi　Metaverse production collaboration: SandS