Entertainment XR Association Inc.

NEWS

2024.11.12The 41th plenary session was held.
2024.10.10The board meeting was held.
2023.12.10Our association joined and exhibited at XR Kaigi 2023
2023.3.28The 33rd meeting was held at EJEVAR in March 2023.
2021.4.1Location-based VR Association has changed its tradename to Entertainment XR Association.
2020.7.1
The research report about the results of “Japan-UK knowledge exchange network”, which our association participated in with Royal College of Art, University College London, Glasgow school of Art, University of Tokyo, regarding the Location-based Virtual Reality experiences for children.
2020.5.12
The results of the research and investigation by the working group regarding the infectious disease prevention was posted.
2020.1.31
The news of appointment of Sascha Boeckle as an official ambassador of Location-based VR Association Inc. in commemoration of the day of VR, February 2nd! ~Let’s play VR with family in winter, cross-cutting campaign!~
2019.4.29
～5.3Akihiro Ando, president and Kei Miyoshi, director and chief secretariat joined the Location-based Virtual Reality experiences for children: “Japan-UK knowledge exchange network” held in London, United Kingdom and have presentation and exchange opinion.
2019.1.16
The news of establishment of the day of VR ~Let’s play VR with family in winter, cross-cutting campaign.~
2018.6.4The overseas research report with regard to the children’s VR content usage was posted.
2018.4.12The operation seminar with regard to the location-based VR was held.
2018.3.20The results of the research and investigation by the working group regarding the reduction of burden of the operation was posted.
2018.3.20The results of the research and investigation by the working group regarding the precautions necessary for the operation of VR facilities was posted.
2018.1.5
The guidelines on age limits for VR content usage was released.
2017.7.18The activity of Location-based VR Association has started formally!

ABOUT US

Our association is an industry organization regarding XR, including but not limited to VR, AR, MR, with some physical element, in entertainment field, and is organized to develop entertainment XR business, establish unified standards, handle various kind of issues and promote diffusion of such business inside and outside Japan.

ACTIVITES

EJEVAR
in March 2023

XR Kaigi 2023

BUSINESS

01The standardization, establishment of unified specification and guidelines of entertainment XR
02The education, enlightenment and promotion of diffusion regarding entertainment XR
03The knowledge sharing about operation and development regarding entertainment XR business
04The research and study for reducing operational burden regarding entertainment XR business
05The study and verification for securing safety regarding entertainment XR business
06The cooperation, exchanging information and promoting personnel exchange with XR related organization and academic organization inside and outside Japan
07The handling for other various kind of issues, etc.

REGULATIONS

ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS

Full member

Bandai Namco Amusement Inc.
Capcom Co., Ltd.
CA Sega Joypolis Ltd.
Cloud Creative Studios Inc.
Dentsu Inc.
Dynamo Amusement, Inc.
eje Inc.
Gree Inc.
Hashilus Co., Ltd.

InterPia Co., Ltd.
Kid'sPlates Inc.
meleap Inc.
SoftBank Corp.
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Taito Corporation

（In alphabetical order among the same title, honorifics omitted）

Supporting member

Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd.
Mediafront-Japan Co., Ltd

ZOTAC NIPPON CORPORATION

（In alphabetical order, honorifics omitted）

Officers

Representative director	Akihiro Ando
Director	Chiaki Mishiro
Director	Hikaru Adachi
Director	Hiroshi Fukuda
Director	Kazuhiko Hayami
Director	Kei Miyoshi
Director	Shigeki Tanaka
Director	Yukiharu Tamiya
Auditor	Shun Kubota
Auditor	Kazuhiko Hachiya

（In alphabetical order among the same title, honorifics omitted）

ASSOCIATION
OVERVIEW

Trade name	Entertainment XR Association Inc. (former Location-Based VR Association Inc.)
Registered office	c/o Miyoshi&Associates Law Firm, Yajima Bldg. 7th Floor,11-3, Ginza 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Representative director	Akihiro Ando
Chief of secretariat	Kei Miyoshi

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