GT Experience Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ebe Mgbachi Egwuregwu by Kenichi Mizuno

GT Experience Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ebe Mgbachi Egwuregwu by Kenichi Mizuno is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ụdị Ebipụtara na 3D na Ngwaahịa Competition Category.

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GT Experience Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ebe Mgbachi Egwuregwu

by Kenichi Mizuno

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Mbipụta 3D Category

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The Design

About GT Experience Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ebe Mgbachi Egwuregwu

Ederede Akwụkwọ: GT Experience na-eweta obi ụtọ na nrụgide nke ịnya ụgbọ ala n'okirikiri n'ime sim racing site na ebe mgbachi mbara ebe nke na-eme ka mmadụ banye n'ime ya. Otu ụzọ abụọ nke mejupụtara nke side panels buru ibu nke a kpụrụ na 3D na-akpụzi ọhụụ akụkụ iji mee ka uche bụrụ nke miri emi ka ọ na-anọkwa nghe maka egwuregwu ụlọ na ebe esports. Ụdị ọkpụrụkpụ ya na-agbanwe akara ọkwa a na-ahụ anya ka ọ bụrụ asụsụ elu dị mma, na-atụgharị mmachi nrụpụta ka ọ bụrụ njirimara imewe. Modul elastomer dị fùerù na-eme ka nchekwa, mgbakọ ngwa ngwa, ịbufe, na nchekwa kọmpat ka mma.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

GT Experience Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ebe Mgbachi Egwuregwu meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na GT Experience Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ebe Mgbachi Egwuregwu ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. GT Experience Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ebe Mgbachi Egwuregwu na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: GT Experience is a modular pair of large-scale 3D-printed side panels that transforms a simulator frame or sofa into an immersive gaming enclosure for home use, esports venues, and staged events. Its sculptural form visualizes the build-up of motorsport tension through rising elements reminiscent of a tachometer graph and neural transmission. Instead of hiding the layer marks usually associated with additive manufacturing, the design turns them into a premium surface language. Soft elastomer improves impact safety, while lightweight segmented construction enables transport, quick assembly, and compact storage.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material: elastomer, matte black coating. Per side panel: 1800 x 1350 x 150 mm, weight 15 kg.
Tags: 3D Printing, Sim Racing, Immersive Space, Gaming Enclosure, Motorsport, Peripheral Vision, Layer Texture, Elastomer, Large Format Additive, DfAM
Production Technology: Produced in Japan using domestic large-format additive manufacturing and elastomer-based material, the project was conceived as both a design proposal and a real-scale validation of large-format 3D printing. The modules were designed for practical transport, assembly, disassembly, and storage while preserving the expressive value of printed layer marks with minimal finishing. Retired parts can be shredded and reused as feedstock in compatible recycling-oriented workflows, reducing waste and supporting broader additive manufacturing applications.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to create a structure that felt visually powerful while remaining feasible for compact interiors and event use. It needed to be divided into lightweight printable modules that could pass through doors, be transported efficiently, assembled quickly, and stored compactly. Another challenge was to achieve a strong visual identity without relying on excessive finishing, allowing the manufacturing process itself to remain visible as part of the final expression.
Research: This project is an applied design study on how spatial enclosure can support concentration in sim racing while validating large-format additive manufacturing at practical scale. The process included CAD development, mockups, full-scale printing, fit checks with simulator frames, transport tests, assembly trials, and safety review. The outcome demonstrated that large-format printed modules could function as both immersive spatial elements and feasible design components for real-world installation. The project may also have encouraged further experimentation by younger local creators who later encountered this fabrication environment.
Inspiration: GT Experience was inspired by the emotional state of circuit driving: rising tension, sharpened concentration, and the feeling that the driver's senses are directly connected to the machine. Rather than designing only a simulator frame, the project explored how this psychological intensity could be translated into space itself. The aim was to create an environment that makes sim racing feel more focused, dramatic, and physically engaging.
Project Duration: The project started in Summer 2021 in Aichi and Tokyo, and the concept model was completed and announced in April 2022 in Japan.
Operation Flow: The printed modules are assembled into two side structures and placed around a simulator frame or seating. The panels create a tunnel-like atmosphere that supports concentration without fully enclosing the user. In homes, the system enhances immersion while remaining compact and open. In tournaments or exhibitions, it functions as a lightweight stage element that can quickly transform an ordinary play area into a dramatic experiential zone.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Chikara Kitabatake, GT Experience, 2022.
Image #2: Photographer Chikara Kitabatake, GT Experience, 2022.
Image #3: Photographer Chikara Kitabatake, GT Experience, 2022.
Image #4: Photographer Chikara Kitabatake, GT Experience, 2022.
Image #5: Creator Kenichi Mizuno, GT Experience, 2022.