Yoichiro Kawaguchi (河口 洋一郎, Kawaguchi Yoichirō, born 1952 in Tanegashima, Kagoshima) is a Japanese computer graphics artist and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. Kawaguchi rose to international prominence in 1982 when he presented "Growth Model" in the international conference SIGGRAPH.[1]
In 2013, Kawaguchi designed Cosmo, a robot that performs keyboards with a laser.[2] Cosmo was designed to be one of the members of Squarepusher's virtual band Z-Machines, which was created to promote the alcoholic beverage ZIMA. They performed their debut piece on 24 June 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
On March 31, 2018, he retired from his post as a professor at the University of Tokyo and received the title of professor emeritus.[4] In the same year he was appointed president of the Digital Content Association of Japan.[5]
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Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (2013)
- Person of Cultural Merit (2023)[6]
References
- ^ "河口洋一郎（CG アーティスト／東京大学大学院 情報学環 教授）【日本にフルCG アニメは根付くのか？ 第16回／2013年11月号】｜INTERVIEW インタビュー｜EE.jp". 最新のCGアニメの現場情報サイト：EE.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Inc, Natasha. "ロボットバンド「Z-MACHINES」開発者インタビュー (2/3) - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Meet Z-Machines, Squarepusher's new robot band". the Guardian. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "河口 洋一郎 教授 定年退職（2018年3月31日） - 東京大学大学院 情報学環・学際情報学府". www.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp (in Japanese). 22 March 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "第７回定時評議員会、第１９回理事会、役員等懇話会 開催報告 | 新着情報 | 一般財団法人 デジタルコンテンツ協会". www.dcaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "塩野七生さんら7人文化勲章 功労者に北大路欣也さんら". Jiji Press. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Media Arts Meister - Vol.3 河口 洋一郎 インタビュー" (in Japanese). Japan Media Arts Plaza. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23028961
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