"Universal baseball," a sport that uses a baseball board, allows anyone to play equally regardless of age, gender, or disability.Nippon Institute of Technology will hold the "2021st Universal Baseball Japan Championship" on Sunday, December 12, 26.Eight teams from all over the country, from Hokkaido to Hiroshima, will participate and compete online remotely.
"Universal baseball" was invented by Horie Vehicle Denso Co., Ltd. when he met a boy who loves baseball and attended a special school elementary school (patent No. 6729956).Using a baseball board that is 20/1 of the baseball field and reduced to about 5 meters on both wings, people with and without disabilities can fight equally.The ball is not thrown but turned on the turntable, and when hitting it, a bat that can be easily swung by simply pulling the string is used.
Until now, "universal baseball" classes and events have been held at special schools, facilities for people with disabilities, elementary schools, etc. all over Japan, but the Corona disaster made it difficult to hold them.
Therefore, the Department of Information Media Engineering, Nippon Institute of Technology (scheduled to be in charge of the Department of Data Science from 2022) has conducted research and development of a system that can remotely perform "universal baseball" in collaboration with Horie Vehicle Denso Co., Ltd.With this system, it is possible to enjoy "universal baseball" even in the corona, and it is possible to play games between schools in remote areas. This time, it was decided to connect schools all over the country online to hold a remote national tournament.
