INSOMNIA Launches INS×LAB Research Project With University of Tokyo
The project marks an attempt to replace intuition-based esports training with reproducible, data-driven methods through formal academic partnerships.
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Professional esports team INSOMNIA announced the launch of INS×LAB, a research project collaborating with multiple university research institutions including the University of Tokyo. The project aims to scientifically analyze player performance and develop training methods based on cognitive science and biological data.
INS Co., Ltd., operator of the professional esports team INSOMNIA, announced the launch of a research project called INS×LAB on May 22. The project teams INSOMNIA with multiple domestic university research institutions, including the University of Tokyo, to study player performance improvement and physical and mental health maintenance. The company stated that esports training has often relied on empirical rules and intuition, and that the project aims to establish innovative methods to maximize player potential.
Two initial research themes were announced. The first, led by Kochi University of Technology and the University of Tokyo (Jeong joint research team), focuses on visualizing competitive ability and building a training model based on cognitive science approaches. The second, led by acupuncturist and Keio University doctoral student Akira Hiramatsu, examines esports conditioning using biological data, including sleep status and activity levels, to develop recovery methods.
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