AUREA#7 Finalists Announced
We are excited to unveil the ten finalists shaping the future of immersive experiences! From innovative software to transformative installations, each finalist brings a unique contribution to the XR industry. Here's a snapshot of their groundbreaking projects:
2Sync SDK by 2sync.io
2Sync SDK is a mixed reality development platform that seamlessly merges virtual and physical environments. This SDK allows developers to build room-adaptive, immersive experiences that assign real-world properties to virtual objects. It enables rapid content generation with spatial computing, supporting multi-user environments that procedurally adapt to any physical space, bringing immersive experiences into everyday settings.
Aquascope by Moment Factory
Aquascope, an interactive water park experience by Moment Factory, transforms indoor spaces into magical realms. Located at Futuroscope, Aquascope combines immersive lighting, video mapping, spatial sound, and interactive installations to create a fantastical aquatic journey with changing environments. Visitors explore vibrant spaces filled with extraordinary flora, fauna, and marine illusions, reimagining water parks with boundless creativity.
The Imaginary Friend
The Imaginary Friend invites you into the vivid imagination of Daniel, an eight-year-old navigating grief and the delicate line between reality and fantasy. As Daniel’s imaginary friend, you’ll share his joys, confront his anxieties, and battle his inner demons. But the outside world doesn’t understand—why is he talking to himself? Is he losing touch with reality? When his father steps in, Daniel must face his emotions before it’s too late.
This groundbreaking VR experience blends intimate storytelling with cutting-edge technology. Through interactive gameplay, Daniel sees, speaks to, and interacts with you, creating a deeply personal connection. Shape his world and actively participate in his life in this immersive journey unlike anything else in the VR landscape.
GroKit Core by 3lbXR
GroKit Core is a powerful spatial computing platform offering low-code development tools that streamline XR app creation. It provides cross-platform compatibility for major XR systems and pre-built logic components for common immersive experiences. Designed for developers and businesses, GroKit Core accelerates the XR ecosystem, enabling faster, more flexible development and facilitating seamless deployment across various platforms.
Kōkua AI by TRIPP
Kokua is an AI-powered wellness coach designed to offer personalized mental health support across all TRIPP apps, including Meta Quest, Apple Vision Pro, and TRIPP mobile for on-the-go access. Through tailored meditations, custom sleep stories, and real-time wellness-focused conversations, Kōkua serves as a virtual companion in self-care, resilience, and well-being—ready to support you wherever life’s journey leads.
Nocturnal Fugue
Nocturnal Fugue offers a rare opportunity to experience life as a bat through EchoVision, an innovative mask with echolocation features. Users navigate by sound, exploring digital recreations of bat habitats while adapting to immersive, sensory feedback. This unique project fosters empathy and curiosity, letting participants see and hear through the sensory lens of another species.
ReCollection
ReCollection is an AI-driven art installation that reassembles fragmented memories using text-to-image technology. Inspired by dementia’s impact on a person’s memory, ReCollection creates new visual memories from participants' spoken words, blending digital artistry with remembrance. The project highlights memory’s fleeting nature while exploring AI’s potential to reinterpret and preserve collective and personal histories.
Skatrix Pro by Reality Crisis
Skatrix Pro, a mixed reality skateboarding experience curated by Rodney Mullen, redefines how players engage with their environment. With Vision Pro and smartphone cross-platform gameplay, it invites users to reimagine the world through the wizardry of a pro skater’s perspective. Trace real-world geometry and architectural flow to express yourself, performing tricks on physical objects using advanced spatial input gestures. Transform ordinary spaces into skatepark fantasies within the Skatrix ecosystem, where urban and boarding sports enthusiasts unite in immersive spaces blending physical and virtual worlds into one seamless reality.
Skybox AI by Blockade Labs
Skybox AI is an intuitive tool for creating 360° virtual worlds using text prompts. Users can design and customize 8K resolution environments in seconds, ideal for gaming, education, and virtual simulations. Skybox AI’s powerful editing features allow endless creativity, making it an essential tool for developers, educators, and enthusiasts eager to explore and visualise new worlds. Generate stunning skyboxes, HDRI lighting, and 3D world meshes with Skybox AI. Rapidly iterate and ideate, prototype at the speed of thought, and easily integrate into your existing projects.
Virtual Worlds Museum / Arrival.Space
The Virtual Worlds Museum preserves and celebrates the history of digital worlds. Through interactive exhibits and programs, it explores the evolution of immersive technology, serves as a digital archive, and fosters appreciation for the metaverse's rich, complex landscape. The museum's WebXR Worlds Exhibit is hosted on Arrival.Space, a fully web-based and interoperable immersive platform designed to present, unify, and share next-level content with a global audience.