LEO UEDA

LEO UEDA

2019: Appeared in Tech Kids Grand Prix 2019 as finalist
2020: Received bronze prize in Japan Game Awards 2020 in the U18 Division
Project selected for Mitou Junior 2020 program
2021: Had work introduced and made a remote appearance on NHK Educational TV’s Numa ni Hamatte Kiitemita
Received Marui Group Award (special company award) at App Koshien 2021 competition
2023: Competed in NHK’s “Kami-Game Creator Evolution” (exhibited at BitSummit and Tokyo Game Show [TGS])
2024: Selected for the “Experts in Information Science Program”, National Institute of Informatics (NII)
Finalist for the GAME PRIZE OF JAPAN 2024
Received the “Cygames Award” at App Koshien 2024
Winner of the U18 Grand Prix at GAME PRIZE OF JAPAN 2024 (exhibited at BitSummit and TGS)
Received the Runner-up Grand Prix and the Sony Award at “CREATIVE HACK AWARD 2024”, hosted by WIRED
2025: Received the Grand Prix and High School Division Award of Excellence at the Japan Jr. Programmer Contest
Selected for the Advanced Research Course in the Second Stage of NII’s “Experts in Information Science Program”
Finalist for the DIGITAL GAKUENSAI (The Digital School Festival) Award “S×PARK,” exhibited at the Osaka–Kansai Expo Booth
Presented at IND-1 (Japan Indie Game Creator Contest) at the Osaka–Kansai Expo

I work on programming, game and interaction development, as well as research and development in computational neuroscience and machine learning algorithms.
I have developed “Yojikuru,” a visual expression and game themed on four-dimensional rotation, and “Puppeteer,” an interactive action game operated with all five fingers.
My hobbies include origami, mathematics, and creating three-dimensional works with Perler beads. I am also interested in optical illusions and virtual reality.