Magic Guardians XR Attraction Adds Arm Haptics TactSleeve in Fukuoka
The update is part of Japan XR Center's stated mission to promote XR implementation at best value, and the company says it will continue investing in new technology at its directly managed stores.
Key Facts
- Japan XR Center introduced the arm-worn haptic device TactSleeve to the Magic Guardians XR attraction at the XR Center Game Space Fukuoka Store inside Canal City Hakata.
- Magic Guardians is a cooperative free-roam XR attraction where up to six people walk through a large space and fight hordes of monsters.
- The TactSleeve transmits the recoil of casting magic and the impact of enemy attacks to players' arms in real time.
- Japan XR Center won the Grand Prize in the consumer category at XR Kaigi 2025.
- The Fukuoka store is located on the fourth floor of the Center Walk Building South at Canal City Hakata and is open daily from 10:00 to 21:00.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, PANORA.
Japan XR Center has updated its free-roam XR attraction Magic Guardians at the XR Center Game Space Fukuoka Store inside Canal City Hakata. The update introduces the arm-worn haptic device TactSleeve, which transmits the recoil of casting magic and the impact of enemy attacks to players' arms in real time. The company describes the shift as moving from VR you watch to VR where you survive with your whole body. Magic Guardians is a cooperative experience where up to six people walk freely through a large space and fight hordes of monsters together. The new haptics layer is meant to make players feel they are fighting inside the game world rather than operating a game. The attraction previously relied on high-quality VR visuals, spatial audio, and vibration suits. Japan XR Center, led by CEO Taiga Kobayashi, operates stores in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Kumamoto. The company won the Grand Prize in the consumer category at XR Kaigi 2025. The Fukuoka store is located on the fourth floor of the Center Walk Building South at Canal City Hakata and is open daily from 10:00 to 21:00.
- Japan XR Center operates bases in Japan, India, and San Francisco, and develops XR games, attractions, and training content.
- The company was established on May 22, 2023, and is headquartered in Nakano-ku, Tokyo.
- Its directly managed stores are in Tokyo (Nakano Broadway), Fukuoka (Canal City Hakata), and Kumamoto (Greenland).
- Beyond the XR Kaigi 2025 Grand Prize, the company appeared on the YouTube business program "REAL VALUE" and the TV show "Ariyoshi-kun no Shoujiki Sanpo."
- The TactSleeve transmits recoil when a player thrusts a hand into empty space, synced to the moment magic activates, plus the impact of nearby enemy attacks and explosions.
- The press release describes the effect as one that can make "your brain glitch" and stirs instincts that pressing controller buttons cannot reach.
- Japan XR Center frames the update as part of its mission to "promote XR implementation at best value" and says it will keep investing in new technology at its directly managed stores.
- The company invites media and facility operators to request on-site photography, experiential interviews, and staff interviews, and suggests the attraction as summer outing material for Fukuoka coverage.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.