The NIKKEI STEAM 2025 Symposium “Change the Rule: Challenging Common Sense,” organized by Nikkei Inc. (Osaka Head Office), kicked off on August 8 and ran at full pace across Osaka and Tokyo. At the center of the action, our partner Daiwabo Information System Co., Ltd. (DIS) showcased MyWebAR in a hands-on format, giving students and educators a direct experience with browser-based AR.
What happened
As a special sponsor of the symposium, DIS hosted an interactive MyWebAR Hands-on Workshop at the DIS Experience Corner in both cities. The focus was practical and creative: help participants try AR themselves, build confidence with digital tools, and see how immersive media can support learning and self-expression.
Inside the workshop
Participants:
- Created an AR business card with a personal self-introduction video.
- Recorded a short message, embedded it into an AR experience with MyWebAR, and received a unique QR code.
- Took home a printed card so friends, teachers, and family could scan and instantly view the AR intro.
The sessions ran multiple times a day. Junior high, high school, university, and graduate students all took part, and educators joined as well to observe and learn how to apply the same approach in their classrooms.
Who participated
Fifty-seven schools from across Japan took part, including 14 DX-designated high schools from the country’s High School DX Acceleration Promotion Project. The scale and diversity of participants underscored the symposium’s national importance for digital transformation in education.
Why it matters
Thanks to DIS’s exclusive partnership with MyWebAR (announced in 2024), augmented reality and generative AI are moving from theory to practice in Japanese classrooms. Students built something tangible, educators saw how browser-based AR can fit into lessons, and both groups left with a reusable artifact—an AR business card, that connects personal storytelling with practical digital skills.
We’re proud to see MyWebAR helping students and teachers approach AR as a tool for creativity, learning, and future careers, and we’re grateful to DIS and Nikkei for creating a platform where the next generation can experiment, build, and share their ideas at scale.
