{"rewrite":{"id":"r_81d1e09c32264fc1af6a9ecf","clusterId":"c_14da3b60e3e24ec7aa819337","slug":"hado-ar-activity-named-finalist-in-auggie-awards-2026-lbe-category","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"HADO AR Activity Named Finalist in Auggie Awards 2026 LBE Category","summary":"HADO USA, the U.S. arm of the Japan-originated AR activity HADO, has been selected as a finalist in the Best Location-Based Entertainment category at the Auggie Awards 2026. The awards ceremony will take place on June 17, 2026, as part of AWE USA 2026 in Long Beach, California. HADO USA will also host an experience booth at the event's AWE Playground.","whyItMatters":"The finalist selection positions HADO as an internationally recognized facility-based XR entertainment, potentially accelerating its expansion into the U.S. and other markets.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHADO USA, the U.S. expansion arm of the Japanese AR activity HADO, has been named a finalist in the Best Location-Based Entertainment category at the Auggie Awards 2026. The Auggie Awards, described by the official AWE website as the world's most recognized AR/VR industry awards running since 2010, will announce winners on June 17, 2026, during AWE USA 2026 in Long Beach, California. Past winners include Google Maps Live View, Microsoft's Mixed Reality Toolkit for Unity, Snap Inc.'s Spectacles, and Niantic.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHADO, developed by meleap Inc., is an AR activity where players wear a headset and arm sensor to move in real space, releasing energy balls and deploying shields by swinging their arms. Representative Director Hiroshi Fukuda said the finalist selection provides an opportunity for HADO to be introduced internationally as a facility-based XR entertainment and to expand with partners worldwide. HADO USA plans to exhibit a HADO experience booth at the AWE Playground within the venue.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"HADO USA is a finalist in the Best Location-Based Entertainment category at the Auggie Awards 2026. The Japan-originated AR activity will also have an experience booth at AWE USA 2026. Winners are announced June 17.","twitterPost":"HADO USA is a finalist in the Best Location-Based Entertainment category at the Auggie Awards 2026. The Japan-originated AR activity will also have an experience booth at AWE USA 2026. Winners announced June 17.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"HADO USA, the U.S. arm of the Japanese AR activity HADO, has been selected as a finalist in the Best Location-Based Entertainment category at the Auggie Awards 2026. The awards ceremony takes place June 17 during AWE USA 2026 in Long Beach. HADO USA will also host an experience booth at the event.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/143580\",\"title\":\"Japan-Originated AR Activity 'HADO' Recognized Internationally as Facility-Based XR Entertainment, Selected for 'Auggie Awards 2026' LBE Category\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4167,"outputTokens":673,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826502,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T05:34:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-26T05:35:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T05:35:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_14da3b60e3e24ec7aa819337","canonicalTitle":"日本発ARアクティビティ「HADO」、施設型XRエンターテインメントとして国際評価　「Auggie Awards 2026」LBE部門に選出","representativeArticleId":"a_07287f4251e26ef2d46b1cd8","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"福田 浩士\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-26T03:07:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-26T03:07:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T05:35:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/143580","title":"日本発ARアクティビティ「HADO」、施設型XRエンターテインメントとして国際評価　「Auggie Awards 2026」LBE部門に選出"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["福田 浩士"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["HADO USA is a finalist in the Best Location-Based Entertainment category at the Auggie Awards 2026.","The Auggie Awards ceremony is on June 17, 2026, at AWE USA 2026 in Long Beach, California.","HADO is an AR activity where players wear a headset and arm sensor to release energy balls and deploy shields by swinging their arms.","HADO USA will host an experience booth at the AWE Playground during the event.","Past Auggie Award winners include Google Maps Live View, Microsoft's Mixed Reality Toolkit for Unity, Snap Inc.'s Spectacles, and Niantic."]}