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Nakajima Lab
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A lab that enriches people's lives with new technologies such as AR and VR.
AboutAbout the lab
Enriching daily life with new technology.
Nakajima Lab (DCL) explores unprecedented ways of using computers and researches information technology that enriches people's lives.
The lab develops new ways for people to interact with the real world through computers, using augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).
It also conducts research on "happiness technology," which uses methods such as gamification to improve quality of life and satisfaction.
The lab also works on dependable software and scalable distributed systems.
Key terms
- Augmented reality (AR)
- Technology that overlays computer-generated images and information onto a view of the real world
- Gamification
- The practice of applying game elements to non-game activities to make them more enjoyable and easier to keep up
- Distributed system
- A system in which multiple computers work together, sharing the load of one large task
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Nakajima Lab researches information technology that enriches people's lives by exploring unprecedented ways of using computers. The lab studies not only the technical side, but also the human and social aspects of the people and society that use the technology.
*Illustrative imageReal-World Virtualization Technologies
Research on developing various ways of interacting with the real world using information technology, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).
*Illustrative imageHappiness Technology
Research on proposing information technology that improves quality of life and satisfaction, drawing on methods such as persuasive technology and gamification.
*Illustrative imageDistributed Systems Software
Research on highly dependable software and distributed systems that can scale.
MembersFaculty
The members of Nakajima Lab are faculty, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTatsuo Nakajima
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Augmented Reality Headset 02” C.Suthorn / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Real-World Virtualization Technologies: “Ernemann Stereo Betrachtungs Apparat 4,5x10,7 eyepieces-side” Julo / CC0 (cropped)
- Happiness Technology: “Desire line on Diamond Creek Trail ( )” Philip Mallis / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Distributed Systems Software: “BalticServers data center” BalticServers.com / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (酒井研究室): “Datacenter Server Racks ( )” Carl Lender / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (菅原研究室): “Ant robot” Tiia Monto / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (シモセラ研究室): “3D rendering example” Adamgmz / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (山名研究室): “Diamons Parallel Coordinates Plot” Kakomat / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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