Hosting Plurality Tokyo
Plurality Tokyo is organizing an event called Plurality Tokyo in collaboration with researchers, developers, and technocrats from various fields who are experimenting with Plurality, a concept that aims to form sustainable and vibrant communities. The goal of the event is to align the context of Plurality in Japan with the context of Plurality in Taiwan, the United States, and other countries. By doing so, they hope to generate new contexts and foster academic collaborations. Additionally, they aim to accelerate the narrative that blockchain is a tool for forming public goods of the next era, rather than just being part of the buzzword "web3". They also want to promote new initiatives through the formation of sustainable communities, as they believe that the existence of such communities can greatly impact the spread of the Plurality concept in Japan.
The event will take place on April 12th from 13:00 to 22:00. The content of the event includes keynote speeches, panel discussions, lightning talks, sponsored sessions, a Plurality Policython, an unconference, and a social gathering. The language used during the event will be English, with the assistance of the UD Talk app for automatic translation. The organizers aim to create a linguistic plurality and will have slides primarily in English. They will also utilize the expertise of hal_sk in operating UD Talk for subtitle delivery. The Plurality Tokyo event was inspired by the Plurality Conference held at UC Berkeley. The Plurality Conference, organized by the Plurality Institute, took place on January 13th and 14th, 2023. More information about the conference can be found at https://gyazo.com/e5317733b426c6c1589cfee12f3fcc9a and . Plurality, as a concept, refers to the state of being composed of multiple elements and not being singular. It can also be interpreted as the opposite of the concept of singularity, which represents the point where all parallel lines intersect. Audrey Tang, the Digital Minister of Taiwan, has conducted concept engineering on Plurality as one of the modern philosophies. She believes that virtual reality (VR) is not meant to replace human interaction but rather exists as an extension of past tools like pencils and phones. VR transcends the dimension of time and frees us from physical distance. With the advancement of technology, digital consensus spaces with lower barriers to participation can balance multiple perspectives and cultural backgrounds.
For more information about Audrey Tang's perspective on Plurality, you can refer to her Medium article titled "Towards Plurality. VR: Virtual Reality. It is not meant to…" . She also shared her thoughts on Plurality on Twitter and posted an image https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqhRh_tVMAQ5rtQ.jpg related to the Internet of Being and shared reality. In summary, Plurality Tokyo aims to explore the concept of Plurality, align its context with international perspectives, promote blockchain as a tool for public goods, and foster sustainable communities through their event.