Meet your AUREA#6 finalists
We received over 50 nominations of stellar projects for the AUREA Award. We are elated to introduce the 10 exceptional finalists. These groundbreaking projects span the immersive landscape of XR, showcasing the incredible diversity and ingenuity within our industry.
With these pioneers set to pitch at Europa-Park on January 17, 2024, in front of our expert jury led by the esteemed Kathleen Cohen, the stage is set for an awe-inspiring celebration of XR innovation. We look forward to welcoming them the Europa-Park!
HOLOPLOT is a pro audio company from Berlin, Germany. Since early 2011, they have been working on radically transforming audio technology, by re-thinking the underlying physics of sound reproduction. What if sound could truly be controlled the way we can control light? What if we could create soundscapes that feel more real than reality? What if every seat in a venue could be made the best seat?
SINKINSYNC
SinkInSync presents the design and prototype of a VR-based cross-person EEG neurofeedback platform. This generative VR platform uses one user's brainwave data to procedurally render 3D scenes and passively displays visual cues that are synchronized with the real-time brainwave frequency to another user. With the platform, we aim to explore the potential of VR as an avenue for augmenting cognitive and emotional social connectedness in remote interactions via externally-induced brainwave synchronization between pairs of individuals.
PATCHXR
PATCHWORLD
PatchWorld is the metaverse as your own playground - with all the emotional power of music! PatchXR is a Swiss-Danish studio focused on sound and vision in mixed realities. Co-founder Mélodie Mousset is the creator of HanaHana, an award-winning surrealist VR artwork five years in the making celebrated by film festivals and the interactive circuit alike. A half-decade of development produced the core philosophy of their bespoke VR sound engine, Patch. Eduardo Fouilloux had in parallel developed MuX, a sandbox for musical instrument creation available on Steam.
TAMSCHICK MEDIA + SPACE
AUGUSTA RAURICA
The AR Experience explores ruins of the Roman city of Augusta Raurica with an innovative exhibition. The archaeological excavation is brought to life by means of light, music, audio drama and an augmented reality app. Using their own smartphones or tablets, visitors travel back in time by 1700 years and immerse themselves in emotional storytelling.
MOTORICA
MOGEN
Motorica develops technologies and tools for advanced character animation. We use the latest developments in generative deep learning to provide high-level controllable motion-synthesis. Our first product, MoGen, allows users to quickly generate high-quality locomotion mixing between more than 150 styles. You can modify our preset motion paths, or create your own in any fbx-compatible software.
4 Players, the crowd to Support and a Tournament system to manage… There is something new on the horizon: the gamechanger that connects XR gaming, health, and science. These are the components for a unique competition.
An entirely new genre, turning couch potatoes into digital and physical champions! An activity that’s fun to play and great to watch.
Scalable multiplayer makes every experience a social event. Users can invite friends, meet new people, chat, and share content all within your 3D website. Create accessible 3D websites with features your audience will love. Through WebXR (extended reality), you can deliver exciting content for spatial computing - it has never been easier.
Compared to non-virtual training, VR opens up a fascinating whole new dimension of possibilities. Brain training tasks can be taken to the next level. What is new about the brainjo offer is that, in addition to brain training, the element of movement also plays an important role, harmonising body and mind.
Drkstar is a thrilling short film that explores the themes of technology, virtual reality, and the battle between good and evil. In this bold cinematic experiment, you, the audience, have the power to shape the narrative. Contribute shots, propose twists, and take the film in uncharted directions.
With StoryModding, you're not just watching the story – you're helping create it. Join us in redefining the future of storytelling.
LIMITLESS FLIGHT
JUMP
Ever dreamed of flying? Yeah, us too.
Step into a real wingsuit, slide on our custom VR helmet, and make the JUMP to experience our innovative next-level hyperreality and multi-sensory stimulation. Life is full of moments that take your breath away. This is one of them.
Believe you can fly and then make it happen. It could change your life.
Sloyd is your go-to 3D AI generator. Sloyd believes that 3D creation can become a lot smarter and a lot faster than it is today.
Creation in Sloyd relies on modular generators that can take on many styles and infinite variations. In Sloyd's webapp you can create and modify 3D with text and simple inputs such as sliders and buttons, and then use those models within XR, games, 3D printing and design. Sloyd is powered by a unique combination of parametric models and AI and it is capable of generating game-ready 3D in real-time.
Sloyd's SDK can, in fact, generate millions of vertices in milliseconds, enabling UGC and interactivity on a whole new scale.