{"rewrite":{"id":"r_64773c869db3e7b0e9cd1792","clusterId":"c_c5ea35454ffe8f5c92585afa","slug":"metatora-level-2-vr-event-set-for-october-3-in-osaka","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"MetaTora LEVEL.2 VR Event Set For October 3 In Osaka","summary":"The MetaTora Organizing Committee will hold MetaTora LEVEL.2 -metaverse try! LEVEL.2- on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Grand Green Osaka North Building JAM BASE 3F in Kita-ku, Osaka. The event runs from 11:30 to 18:00, and general admission costs 1500 yen through LivePocket. Organizer Koyo represents the committee under U-Stella Group Holdings. The exhibitor floor lists VRChat, IntoFree, Shiftall, Mouse Computer, Megane SHOP Ai, MyDearest, WeaverseLab, ROOX, BOBOVR, Vantan Game Academy, Osaka Electro-Communication University, University of Hyogo, Osaka Prefectural Police, Osaka Design Promotion Plaza, Metaverse Yokosuka, Gotsu City, NuNuPC, Pimax, Cheero, Tiki BAR BarLiberdade, Rekishi wo Kizame Osaka Nihonbashi, and Restaurant Cafe Peri. IntoFree and Megane SHOP Ai sponsor. Osaka Design Promotion Plaza, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Pico Technology Japan support. The open communication area hosts outpost operations from Tiki BAR BarLiberdade, Rekishi wo Kizame Osaka Nihonbashi, and Restaurant Cafe Peri, with the committee describing the event as focused on letting attendees touch and try new VR hardware and content.","whyItMatters":"Kansai's VR showcase puts hardware makers, universities, a city government, and a police department on one exhibitor floor, a mix that separates it from Tokyo-centered device demos and consumer conventions.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBilled as Kansai\u0026#39;s largest VR event, MetaTora LEVEL.2 returns for a second edition at Grand Green Osaka North Building JAM BASE 3F, the Blooming Camp space run by Sakura Internet. The floor mixes commercial headset and software vendors such as VRChat, Shiftall, Pimax, and BOBOVR with academic labs from Osaka Electro-Communication University and the University of Hyogo, plus civic booths from Osaka Prefectural Police, Osaka Design Promotion Plaza, Metaverse Yokosuka, and Gotsu City.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe event keeps a bar and cafe corner in the open communication area, with Tiki BAR BarLiberdade, Rekishi wo Kizame Osaka Nihonbashi, and Restaurant Cafe Peri running outpost operations. The committee frames the day around first contact with VR gear rather than industry talks, and says the goal is to connect attendees who want to try something new. Tickets sell at 1500 yen via LivePocket, the same channel used for the previous edition.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"MetaTora LEVEL.2 puts Osaka Prefectural Police and Osaka Design Promotion Plaza on the same exhibitor floor as Pimax and BOBOVR, which is a different crowd than the usual VR consumer show.","twitterPost":"Osaka Prefectural Police and Osaka Design Promotion Plaza share an exhibitor floor with Pimax at MetaTora LEVEL.2.","threadsPost":"MetaTora LEVEL.2 mixes VR hardware vendors like Pimax, Shiftall, and BOBOVR with Osaka Prefectural Police, Gotsu City, and Osaka Design Promotion Plaza on one exhibitor floor. That combination of commercial and civic exhibitors is the unusual part of the Osaka lineup.","newsletterBlurb":"MetaTora LEVEL.2 -metaverse try! LEVEL.2- takes over Grand Green Osaka North Building JAM BASE 3F on October 3. The committee lists VRChat, Shiftall, Pimax, and BOBOVR among exhibitors, with a bar and cafe area for open networking. 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