artist bio ::

hideodaikoku (b. 1996, new delhi) is a japanese-indian creative technologist, poet and game designer based in Tokyo and New Delhi, who explores explores the intersections of social and digital cultures through the gamification of speculative design narratives.

he is working on an open source game titled [flood] (ongoing) with the artist collective amphibian studios. [flood] is a 2D puzzle platformer hunting game with a branching storyline that immerses the user within an ethereal post-human world in the future that provokes them to reflect on the idea of rebirth, our relationship with animals  and the human condition. The game is about a spirit’s search for meaning along a journey from japan to india, on a quest to bring life back to a dark and disconnected world.

hideodaikoku is a recipient of the Keio University Graduate School of Media and Governance's Kato Award (2023), Keio University's GAO Scholarship (2020), Keio University's Outstanding Thesis Award (2020), ICTM Young Scholars Award (2019).

research motivations ::

I am interested in cultural evolution, cross-cultural musicology and multidimensional analysis of cultural phenomenon. Specifically in the cognitive psychology debate about WEIRD (Western Educated Indusrialized Rich and Democratic) vs non-WEIRD societies and the co-existence of egalitarian societies with hegemonic structures of power. I’m interested in using games and game theory as a method for gaining insight on social interactions. I believe in using bespoke crowd-sourced tools designed specifically for the research question and community at hand, along with dialog driven approaches to quantitative research.