AUREA Award Podcast

The final day of the AUREA Award 2025 was packed with exciting panels, inspiring discussions, and a fantastic brunch to wrap up this incredible event.

In this episode, we sit down with Moritz Simon Geist, Kathleen Cohen, and Emily Olman, who share their personal highlights and key takeaways from this year’s edition.

But the AUREA conversation isn’t over yet! Next week, we’ll be back with a special recap episode featuring Marcus Ern...

Insights from Christina Lee Storm at the AUREA Award 2025.

On the third day of the AUREA Award 2025, we look back on exciting panels and inspiring talks.

One of the standout speakers was Christina Lee Storm, an acclaimed film producer and expert in technological innovation in the entertainment industry. Known for her work on award-winning projects like "The Revenant" and her expertise in Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (A...

The virtual worlds museum from Arrival.Space is a virtual museum that shows the history of the digital world where you can explore the programs and the development of fascinating technologies. It holds a global platform for the next generations to come, thus it promotes the appreciation for the many possibilities and the scope that the metaverse has.

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Virtual Worlds Museum von Arrival.Space is a finalist at the AUREA Award...

Skybox AI by Blockade Labs is an intuitive tool from Indianapolis that allows users to create 360° virtual worlds through text inputs. In seconds, 8K environments can be designed and customized, making it ideal for gaming, education, and virtual simulations. The tool enables the creation of skyboxes, HDRI lighting, and 3D world meshes, supporting fast prototyping and seamless integration into existing projects.

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Skatrix Pro by Reality Crisis is a mixed-reality skateboarding experience from Helsinki, curated by Rodney Mullen. It offers cross-platform gameplay compatible with both Vision Pro and smartphones. The project invites users to reinterpret the world through the lens of skateboarding, promoting creativity and movement.

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Skatrix Pro by Reality Crisis  is a finalist at the AUREA Award 2025. Right after their pitch on the ...

ReCollection is an AI-driven art installation from the U.S. that reassembles fragmented memories through text-to-image technology, creating visual memories from the spoken words of participants. The project explores the fleeting nature of memories and the ability of AI to reinterpret personal stories. It serves as an inspiration for innovative, personalized experiences that creatively preserve and present the individual stories and...

Nocturnal Fugue is an innovative U.S. project that uses the EchoVision mask to let users experience life as a bat through echolocation and explore digital recreations of bat habitats. It fosters empathy and curiosity by presenting the world through a different sensory lens and serves as inspiration for nature-based experiences.

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Nocturnal Fugue is a finalist at the AUREA Award 2025. Right after their pitch on the AUREA Award s...

TRIPP from the USA presents Kōkua AI, an innovative AI wellness coach that delivers personalized mental health solutions across all TRIPP apps. Through customized meditations, sleep stories and conversations, Kōkua AI becomes a virtual companion that increases well-being and could offer exciting expansion possibilities.

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Kōkua AI by TRIPP is a finalist at the AUREA Award 2025. Right after their pitch on the AUREA Award stage,...

3lbXR from the USA offers GroKit Core, a powerful spatial computing platform that simplifies the creation of XR apps thanks to low-code development tools. With cross-platform compatibility and pre-built logic components, it accelerates the development and delivery of XR experiences.

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GroKit Core by 3lbXR is a finalist at the AUREA Award 2025. Right after their pitch on the AUREA Award stage, they were at the microphone with Ma...

EMIXAR-Continuum from Munich is a unique global art exhibition blending visionary art with advanced XR technology to stimulate all five senses. Fostering international cultural exchange, EMIXAR explores the fusion of digital and physical art, challenging perceptions of reality while promoting technology as a tool for the preservation and development of art worldwide.

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EMIXAR is a finalist at the AUREA Award 2025. Right after ...

Aquascope by Montreal-based Moment Factory offers an interactive water park experience that transforms indoor spaces into magical worlds. The combination of immersive lighting, video mapping and spatial sound creates a fascinating aquatic journey with changing environments and extraordinary flora and fauna.

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Aquascope by Moment Factory is a finalist at the AUREA Award 2025. Right after their pitch on the AUREA Award stage, the...

2Sync SDK by 2Sync.io from Potsdam is revolutionizing the development of mixed reality applications with its innovative platform that seamlessly connects virtual worlds with physical reality. Developers can create immersive, interactive experiences that flexibly adapts to real spaces while enabling multi-user interactions. This technology could helpto develop VR/MR content that adapts to different physical spaces.

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Dive into the fascinating world of the AUREA Awards 2025!

In our first episode, "Road to AUREA," we speak with project leads of the AUREA Awards at Europa-Park Marcus Ernst and Zovinar Löbel, offering exclusive insights into what guests can look forward to this year.

Get ready for exciting stories about the innovative projects being presented, and discover how the prestigious jury is composed and tasked with selecting the bes...