{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7010f257a424335605dad339","clusterId":"c_194a1aae485304df9596b347","slug":"hikky-builds-metaverse-future-city-hitachi-for-2035-lifestyle-concept","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"HIKKY Builds Metaverse Future City Hitachi for 2035 Lifestyle Concept","summary":"HIKKY produced the metaverse space Future City Hitachi, released by Hitachi City and Hitachi, Ltd. on November 4, 2026. Visitors tour four areas (Coolness, Challenge, Interaction, Housing Utilization) with an avatar, talk with characters, and submit opinions on the 2035 lifestyle concept that Hitachi City and Hitachi formulated with citizens. Those opinions will inform future town development and social infrastructure planning.","whyItMatters":"The project turns a written lifestyle concept into a space residents can walk through and criticize, which gives Hitachi City and Hitachi a way to collect reactions on the 2035 plan before it shapes actual infrastructure.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHIKKY handled the space design, the participant experience design, production, and system development for the metaverse, while Hitachi City and Hitachi supplied the 2035 lifestyle concept built through workshops and surveys with citizens. Inside the space, a Coolness Map marks the share of shade so visitors can test a walking route for a hot day, and a Challenge area follows a young entrepreneur who met a local farmer through AI matching and uses imperfect apples in apple pie. The Interaction and Housing Utilization areas center on a food truck regular and an Everyone\u0026#39;s Watch-Over House where generations drop by.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoolness Area\u003c/strong\u003e: A Coolness Map showing the proportion of shade helps visitors find a route they can walk comfortably.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChallenge Area\u003c/strong\u003e: A young entrepreneur matched with a local farmer through AI uses imperfect apples in apple pie.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInteraction Area\u003c/strong\u003e: Conversations with a food truck regular show daily life gathering around food.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHousing Utilization Area\u003c/strong\u003e: An Everyone\u0026#39;s Watch-Over House where people of all generations drop by.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Future City Hitachi is a consultation dressed as a metaverse: HIKKY built the avatar tour so residents' opinions feed Hitachi City's 2035 planning, which makes the space a feedback channel, not a demo.","twitterPost":"HIKKY's Future City Hitachi turns resident feedback into input for Hitachi City's 2035 infrastructure planning, so the avatar tour is a consultation tool first.","threadsPost":"Future City Hitachi looks like a world-building demo, but HIKKY built it as a feedback loop: visitors tour four areas, talk with characters, and their opinions go into Hitachi City and Hitachi's 2035 town planning. 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