On May 15, 2026, STYLY Inc. installed its interactive projection system “Flower Garden” in the X-Verse Arena, an XR arena located within the newly established Ritsumeikan Advanced Crossverse Innovation Commons (CVIC) research facility at Ritsumeikan University’s Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture).
Flower Garden is an interactive experience that utilizes 80 motion capture devices and 6 floor projectors integrated into an arena of approximately 420 square meters. Participants hold a special bouquet-shaped controller and freely walk around the arena, causing digital flowers to be projected onto the floor in real time in response to their movements. Designed to directly reflect the user’s movements in the space, it is set up as an environment that visitors and research users can experience.
X-Verse Arena is one of Japan’s largest mixed reality arenas, enabling image projection onto walls and floors. Developed with funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Research University Strengthening Promotion Project (J-PEAKS), the facility is equipped with VR and MR environments, as well as bio- and brain activity measurement equipment.
STYLY is a company that has been developing XR businesses in urban spaces and commercial facilities. Through this initiative, they explain that they will combine the academic expertise of Ritsumeikan University with STYLY’s XR and LBE technologies to promote content research and social implementation aimed at realizing well-being through the use of digital technology.
“Flower Garden” Overview
| Content Name | Flower Garden |
| Implementation completion date | May 15, 2026 |
| Installation location | Ritsumeikan Advanced Crossverse Innovation Commons (CVIC) X-Verse Arena (Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture) |
| Arena area | Approximately 420㎡ |
| Equipment used | 80 motion capture units, 6 floor projectors |
| Experience devices | Dedicated bouquet-shaped controller |
| Production and Creation | STYLY Co., Ltd. |
| Official website | こちら |
This article is an English translation of an original Japanese article, translated by the Mogura VR editorial team.
Reference
https://styly.inc/ja/news/x-verse-arena/
