AUREA Impact Award Winner! Virtual Worlds Museum™ Spotlight of Arrival.Space nomination.
Virtual Worlds Museum™ Spotlight Nominated for New Media Film Festival 2025!
We’re excited to share that the Virtual Worlds Museum Spotlight: Arrival.Space has been officially nominated for the prestigious 16th Annual New Media Film Festival happening online on June 4-5, 2025! This recognition celebrates our collaborative effort to explore, document, and preserve the transformative power of virtual spaces and emerging media technologies.
About the Festival
The New Media Film Festival is renowned for championing innovative storytelling and technology-driven media. Featuring judges from major industry players such as Marvel, HBO, PBS, BBC, Rolling Stone, and more, the festival highlights groundbreaking work in digital media, AI-generated films, immersive experiences, NFTs, and cryptocurrency advancements.
Spotlight Series Highlights
Led by director Julian Reyes, with a creative team including Evo Heyning, Lily Snyder, Lisa Maria Egger, Carlos Austin, and Kyle Piorkowski, our nominated spotlight film “Arrival.Space” takes viewers on an immersive journey through virtual realms. Our digital researchers and AI archivists engage with world builders, capturing essential virtual world history for future generations.
Join the Experience
Festival attendees will enjoy networking with filmmakers, artists, and technology enthusiasts, participate in interactive Q&A sessions, and gain exclusive insights into the latest trends in digital media.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our creative team and supporters for making this achievement possible. Stay connected as we continue to shape the future of digital heritage and innovation!
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AUREA Impact Award Winner!
We’re beyond proud to share that the Virtual Worlds Museum™, in partnership with Arrival.Space, has been awarded the AUREA Impact Award—one of the highest honors in the immersive industry!
Huge congratulations to the Winners and we hope to collaborate with them in the future:
🔹 Immersion: Aquascope Moment Factory
🔹 Innovation: Kōkua Nanea Reeves & TRIPP, Inc.
🔹 Interaction: Skatrix Pro Kasimir Lehto & Reality Crisis
🔹 Impact: Lisa Maria Egger, Arrival.space & Julian Reyes, Virtual Worlds Museum
🔹 Creative: Nocturnal Fugue Botao Amber Hu
Our WebXR Worlds Exhibit hosted on Arrival.Space was recognized for its role in preserving and celebrating the history of virtual worlds, bringing together education, storytelling, and innovation. This award cements our mission: to ensure digital worlds are not forgotten but instead showcased as part of our cultural heritage.
The performances throughout the event showcased the creative potential of XR, merging technology with art in ways that captivated and inspired attendees. The synergy of these elements made the AUREA Award a truly unforgettable experience.
The AUREA Awards honor trailblazing projects shaping the future of XR, and we’re honored to be among an incredible lineup of innovators:
🔹 2Sync SDK by 2sync.io – A mixed reality platform enabling room-adaptive immersive experiences.
🔹 Aquascope by Moment Factory – An interactive water park with immersive lighting, video mapping, and spatial sound.
🔹 GroKit Core by 3lbXR – A low-code development platform accelerating XR application creation.
🔹 Kōkua AI by TRIPP – An AI-powered wellness coach offering mental health support across XR platforms.
🔹 EMIXAR – A global art exhibition merging visionary art with XR to engage all five senses.
🔹 Nocturnal Fugue – A sensory experience using echolocation to simulate a bat’s perception of the world.
🔹 ReCollection – An AI-driven installation that reconstructs memories through text-to-image technology.
🔹 Skatrix Pro by Reality Crisis – A mixed reality skateboarding experience, curated by pro skater Rodney Mullen.
🔹 Skybox AI by Blockade Labs – A tool for generating 360° virtual worlds from simple text prompts.
Being recognized alongside game-changing projects is a huge milestone for the Virtual Worlds Museum™. This award fuels our commitment to preserving the digital frontier and ensuring that the evolution of virtual worlds is documented, explored, and celebrated.
Thank you to our partners, supporters, and the AUREA jury for recognizing the importance of our work!
New Horizon Worlds Exhibit
We’re excited to announce our new “VR and Apps” Exhibit in Horizon Worlds. Explore this innovative exhibit that shocases the latest in virtual reality applications. Visit the exhibit here: VR and Apps Exhibit
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