Finalist FAQs
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AUREA is a global competition to identify excellence in augmented, virtual or mixed reality. We seek to not only identify the best products and services, but demonstrate the potential of this sector for technology and entertainment as a whole.
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The objective of the pitch is to demonstrate to the jury that your product, service or experience successfully contributes to a higher standard in immersive entertainment. It is not an investment pitch, but rather an opportunity to prove that your project has the potential to change the way audiences engage with this exciting new frontier of technology.
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The pitch is category-agnostic. However, our diverse jury acknowledges the diverse set of viewpoints that contribute to excellence in the industry, be it innovation, creativity, experience, impact or interaction. For example, are you engaging in a fresh narrative? Is your product or service a feat in operational complexity? Is your service enabling creators to reach a global audience?
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You need to budget 10 minutes for your pitch:
● Pitch: 4 minutes
● Moderator: 1 minute to prepare for Q&A
● Jury Q&A: 5 minutes
● Question from the audience
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Feel free to include any visual guide for your presentation. It can be a video, recording, app, or good old fashioned slideshow. If you have hardware that you would like the judges to experience, feel free to bring a sample or two to the event. There is no limit on the length of the pre-recorded video, but we recommend you leave enough time to tell the jury about your product, service or experience in person - they’re there to hear it from you!
The AUREA Community team will contact you in advance to submit your presentation to the audio visual team before the pitch.
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Remember, this is a pitch to your peers - experts in the field. They are not only looking to understand the project, but to make an informed judgement about its relative level of innovation, excellence in craft, and potential to advance the industry.
the schedule
As AUREA is a community centred conference, we are still putting together the program based on attendee contributions. Past speakers included Cathy Hackl, Amy Jupiter and Gerd Nefzer.
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Special day for Jury & Finalists only! All pitches are recorded for social media content.
13:00 Arrival of Finalists & Jury
14:15 Check in at hotel
14:30 Shuttle departs
15:00 Event kickoff
15:30 Pitches 1 - 11
Pitches are 4 minutes each, with 6 minutes Q&A from jury & audience
18:30 Surprise Christmas Tour
20:00 Dinner
22:00 Shuttle back to hotel
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Special day jam packed with tours of Europa-Park’s cutting edge technology, LBE and amazing hospitality. Get ready for an afternoon and evening spent in the presence of 40 VIP XR industry experts.
08:30 Breakfast
10:00 Finalists get ready for Yullbe & Eatrenalin Tour
12:00 Jury deliberation finalised, lunch
15:00 Arrival of VIPs
18:00 Tour of the Park, workshops, talks
20:00 Award Presentation
22:00 Dinner Close & Afterparty
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10:00 Networking Breakfast
11:00 Live Podcasting Recording
12:30 Networking Lunch
13:30 Live Podcasting Recording
15:00 Event Close
Travel to the Park
Invitation
You will receive an email invitation this week from Michael Mack asking you to confirm your attendance for 22 - 24 January 2025. Please make sure to confirm your attendance by clicking on that personalised link in the email.
Schedule
Please organise your travel so that you are present at the Park by 13:00 on 22 January 2025. The shuttle to the venue where you will be pitching departs at 14:30 sharp.
Travel Stipend
We offer a €500 travel stipend per team to travel to AUREA. When booking your travel to Europa-Park, please review the travel reimbursement process as per your participation agreement You will receive a reimbursement of up to €500.00 by February 2025.
Last mile pickup
Travel and lodgings are covered for 22-24 January 2025. This includes a shuttle from the nearest train station, Ringsheim. Please send Europa-Park a copy of your travel itinerary as soon as you have it ready so that they can arrange a shuttle for pickup. If you have any special travel requirements, please send Europa-Park a separate email with your request.