1/ THREAD covering @webxrawards Polys Awards honoring #WebXR experiences, platforms, & creators.
I'll be highlighting the winners + links to experiences.
You can see all of the nominees here:
thepolys.com
Watch party links here:
thepolys.com/metaverse/
2/ @vrhermit talking about his curation of #WebXR experiences at the @ExtendedColl: extendedcollection.com
3D version coming soon.
Here's another livestream:
3/ The @webxrawards is starting with red carpet interviews by @SophiaMosh with Polys nominees, & community members, & sponsors.
It's a great way to get a sneak preview of some of the nominees & add more context to what's happening in the #WebXR community.
eventbrite.com/e/the-2nd-poly…
4/ That's a wrap on the red carpet portion for the @WebXRAwards. You can catch a replay here (but the video may not be permanent):
Moving to 2nd Polys award ceremony hosted by @juliesmithso talking about the #Metaverse, open web, & accessibility.
5/ @schussler kicking The Polys off with a context-setting talk about about how #WebXR Advances Human Agency, especially user agency.
The @webxrawards' Polys Awards, WebXR summit series, & MetaTraversal initiative are all designed to promote XR interoperability & open standards.
6/ @WebXRAwards Polys AR Experience of the Year
WINNER: A320 Cockpit Simulator by @yinch
playkloud.com/yinch/webxr/ar…
Nominees
World Demolisher
worldsdemolisher.totalviz.com
Volumetric WebXR Player
player.8i.com/webxr
Texas Blackout
a.flow.gl/flow/yuqa8d/di…
7/ @WebXRAwards Polys Framework of the Year
WINNER: React XR
github.com/pmndrs/react-xr
Nominees
AR.js
ar-js-org.github.io/AR.js-Docs/
JanusWeb
github.com/jbaicoianu/jan…
Not Nominees, but "exalted status"
A-Frame
aframe.io
Babylon.js
babylonjs.com
8/ @WebXRAwards Polys Platform of the Year
WINNER: Ready Player Me @readyplayerme for interoperable avatars
readyplayer.me
Nominees
Somnium Space Web
somniumspace.com/parcel/708
CYBR
cybrxr.com
Dreamwave
dreamwave.tech
9/ @WebXRAwards Polys - Event of the Year
WINNER: @porterrobinson's Secret Sky by @active_theory
medium.com/active-theory/…
Nominees
OnboardXR
brendanabradley.com/futurestages/2…
Mary Shelley
hubs.sciencevr.com/?shelley
FIVARS
fivars.spatialized.events
Unwanted Waters
unwireddancetheatre.com/unwanted-water…
10/ @WebXRAwards Polys - WebXR Community Award goes to Trevor Flowers (@TransmutableNew).
He wrote Immersive Web Weekly newsletter
immersivewebweekly.com/issues/index.h…
He's now writing Transmutable News Weekly covering wider web beat + agreement bedrock of protocols:
transmutablenews.com
11/ @WebXRAwards Polys - WebXR Software of the Year
WINNER: Wonderland Engine @webxrengine
wonderlandengine.com
Nominees
Brushwork
brushworkvr.com/paint
Wolvic Browser
wolvic.com
WebXR Unity Export
github.com/De-Panther/uni…
Vartiste
vartiste.xyz
12/ @WebXRAwards Polys - Return on Experience
WINNER: RAW Emotion Unites Us
raw-emotions.phoria.com.au
[A great series of immersive stories]
Nominees
Ready Player Me
readyplayer.me
BabyTime Analysis
a.flow.gl/flow/kve84xit/…
Wonderland Engine
wonderlandengine.com
13/ @WebXRAwards Polys - Game of the Year
WINNER: Plockle @plocklevr by @CROEWENS
plockle.com/play
Nominees
Archery Dungeon
constructarcade.com/game/archery-d…
Ski Fit 365
constructarcade.com/game/ski-fit-3…
Summit Scramble
summitscramble.com
Santa's Workshop
constructarcade.com/game/santas-wo…
14/ Live half-time show from the open Metaverse / @mozillahubs featured #OnBoardXR's @brendanAbradley doing a musical number & @UnwiredDance's @clemencedebaig doing a live dance performance of her nominated Unwanted Waters:
theaterfestival.online
15/ I was happy to present the @WebXRAwards Polys 2021 Ombudsperson Award to Avi Bar-Zeev (@avibarzeev), who has been writing quite a bit about XR ethics & privacy over the past year.
You can see some his writing here:
16/ @WebXRAwards Video Experience of Year
WINNER: Magic of Flight
liquidcinemavr.com/fly/
Nominees:
Inside a Circle of Dreams
fivars.spatialized.events/webxrawards
Grace Weber's Virtual Studio
cybrxr.com/quest
Rukh
fivars.spatialized.events/webxrawards
Be Your Own Dentist
fivars.spatialized.events/webxrawards
17/ @WebXRAwards World of the Year
WINNER: ScienceVR Hubs
hubs.sciencevr.com
Noms
EDUmetaverse
framevr.io/edumetaverse
Secret Sky
medium.com/active-theory/…
Grace Weber's Virtual Studio
cybrxr.com/quest
Obscura
obscura.world
VRTO
conference.virtualreality.to
18/ @WebXRAwards Entertainment Experience of the Year
WINNER: Manifested
manifested.app
Noms
Unwanted Waters
unwireddancetheatre.com/unwanted-water…
Grace Weber's Virtual Studio
cybrxr.com/quest
Rukh
fivars.spatialized.events/webxrawards
Virtual Screen on the Green
vr.pbs.org
19/ @WebXRAwards #WebXR Developer of the Year
WINNER: Adrian Biedrzycki (Avaer Kazer @webmixedreality) who had 14k+ commits in 2021, and is working diligently on @webaverse.
Nominees
James Baicoianu (@bai0)
José Ferrão (@tentonej)
Yinch Yeap (@yinch)
Oren Weizman (@depanther)
20/ @WebXRAwards Polys - #WebXR Creator of the Year
WINNER: Keram Malicki-Sanchez (@kmalickisanchez) for #WebXR work on @fivarstories, @VRToronto, & Rukh.
Nominees:
Caitlin Krauss (@MindWise_CK)
Dulce Baerga (@dulce303)
21/ @WebXRAwards Polys - Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Brandon Jones (@Tojiro) for lots of work on the #WebXR specification, Chrome team, & WebGPU.
22/ @WebXRAwards Polys - Education Experience of the Year
WINNER: The Magic of Flight
liquidcinemavr.com/fly/
Noms
A320 Cockpit Simulator
[restricted access]
Big Brain Time
mirv.tec.mx/BigBrainTime/c…
EDUmetaverse
framevr.io/edumetaverse
ScienceVR Hubs
hubs.sciencevr.com
23/ @WebXRAwards Experience of the Year
WINNER: Magic of Flight
liquidcinemavr.com/fly/
Noms
Inside a Circle of Dreams
fivars.spatialized.events/webxrawards
RAW Emotion Unites Us
raw-emotions.phoria.com.au
Secret Sky
medium.com/active-theory/…
Grace Weber Virtual Studio
cybrxr.com/quest
24/ That's a wrap on the 2021 @webxrawards Polys Awards.
Congrats to all of the winners, nominees, @powersimple, & the rest of the team.
Load this thread in Oculus Browser to check out some #WebXR experiences.
Link to the full show can be found here:
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