GT Experience Vỏ Bao Chơi Game by Kenichi Mizuno

GT Experience Vỏ Bao Chơi Game by Kenichi Mizuno is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Đồng in Thiết kế In 3D Competition Category.

ĐồngIn 3D· 2026

GT Experience Vỏ Bao Chơi Game

by Kenichi Mizuno

A' Design Award Đồng Winner in In 3D Category

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The Design

About GT Experience Vỏ Bao Chơi Game

GT Experience mang đến sự phấn khích và căng thẳng của việc lái xe trên đường đua vào trải nghiệm sim racing thông qua một vỏ bao không gian đầy đắm chìm. Một cặp bảng bên in 3D quy mô lớn dạng mô-đun định hình tầm nhìn ngoại vi để tăng cường sự tập trung trong khi vẫn giữ độ mở cho việc chơi tại nhà và các địa điểm thể thao điện tử. Hình thái điêu khắc của nó biến những đường vân lớp có thể nhìn thấy thành ngôn ngữ bề mặt cao cấp, biến hạn chế trong sản xuất thành bản sắc thiết kế. Các mô-đun elastomer nhẹ cải thiện độ an toàn, lắp ráp nhanh chóng, khả năng vận chuyển và lưu trữ gọn gàng.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Đồng

GT Experience Vỏ Bao Chơi Game là người chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Đồng, một sự công nhận vô cùng danh giá dành cho các thiết kế xuất sắc nổi bật về sự sáng tạo, tài khéo léo và sự sắc sảo. Những người chiến thắng giải Đồng là những hiện vật rất điêu luyện và sáng tạo ấn tượng, xác thực kinh nghiệm phong phú, trí tưởng tượng và sự tháo vát của các nhà thiết kế. GT Experience Vỏ Bao Chơi Game được kỳ vọng là một vật phẩm được đánh giá cao, ngưỡng mộ và trân trọng, chuyên nghiệp và đổi mới đáng chú ý. Thiết kế chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Đồng này tích hợp các thực hành tốt nhất trong nghệ thuật, khoa học, thiết kế và công nghệ, và xuất sắc nhờ sự chú ý đến chi tiết. GT Experience Vỏ Bao Chơi Game thỏa mãn nhu cầu một cách tuyệt vời, chạm đến ham muốn, làm say mê cảm xúc và thu hút sự tò mò.

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.