GT Experience ゲーミングエンクロージャー by Kenichi Mizuno

GT Experience ゲーミングエンクロージャー by Kenichi Mizuno is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 3Dプリンティングフォーム・製品デザイン Competition Category.

銅3Dプリンティング· 2026

GT Experience ゲーミングエンクロージャー

by Kenichi Mizuno

A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 3Dプリンティング Category

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The Design

About GT Experience ゲーミングエンクロージャー

GT Experienceは、没入感のある空間エンクロージャーを通じて、サーキット走行のスリルと緊張感をシムレーシングへともたらします。大規模3Dプリント製サイドパネルのモジュラーペアが周辺視野を形作り、集中力を高めながらも、ホームプレイやeスポーツ会場向けに開放的な構造を維持します。その彫刻的なフォルムは、目に見える積層ラインをプレミアムな表面言語へと昇華させ、製造上の制約をデザインアイデンティティへと転換します。軽量なエラストマー製モジュールが、安全性、迅速な組み立て、可搬性、そしてコンパクトな収納性を向上させます。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

GT Experience ゲーミングエンクロージャーは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。GT Experience ゲーミングエンクロージャーは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。GT Experience ゲーミングエンクロージャーは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。

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.