Education

A student asked me about using AI code review in team development training for an existing project. Tools such as Gemini Code Assist and CodeRabbit may find problems that people miss and reduce the burden of review. They may also give newcomers a chance to discover problems they would not notice on their own. But does it count as training if they simply run the commands and apply the changes suggested by AI? AI review can improve the code. Does the person who wrote it improve as well? ...

Introduction On July 12, 2026, I took part in the Tsubata Town Esports Festa 2026 . The KIT eSports Project, for which I serve as an advisor, had a booth at the event, and I attended with the students. We exhibited GeoGuessr, a game in which players use Google Street View scenery to work out where they are. We expected that many visitors would be from Tsubata. With that in mind, we created a custom map featuring only locations within the town. ...

When I was a student, I often learned from moments that made me think, “What even is this?” If I had to name it, I might call it question-driven learning. I remember investigating things more intensely when I ran into systems that were a little hard to understand, environments that did not work properly, or paths that existed but were not clearly explained by official documentation, rather than when I was given neatly prepared materials and procedures. ...