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Feb 12 • 24 tweets • 35 min read
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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1/ @ebakerwhite's had 19 unanswered questions on @Meta's VR content moderation policies, so @BuzzFeedNews built a Horizon World containing content that got banned on FB & Instagram.
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Then asked Comms & Meta removed it:
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Odd update by @Frooxius: "any statements by [co-founder & CEO @karelhulec] or the official [@neos_vr] Twitter during this period do not reflect my views, or the views of the rest of my team, regarding the values & future of this platform"
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Feb 10
1/ I interviewed @TenderClaws creators of VIRTUAL VIRTUAL REALITY 2 on their creative process, many immersive storytelling innovations, unique structure, weird indie art aesthetic, amazing music, & ability to manufacture serendipity.
voicesofvr.com/1056-virtual-v…

THREAD of reviews👇 Image
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Some more context here in my write-up & take aways:
voicesofvr.com/1056-virtual-v… Image
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I see it as a landmark piece of immersive storytelling & I'm curious to see the VR community's reaction it.

Here's the trailer.
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Feb 2
1/ @Meta's Earnings call is just getting under way.
investor.fb.com/investor-event…

This is the first time that they're breaking out their XR costs with Reality Labs Operating Loss, which looks like it's been around $12.293B over the last 5 quarters.

I'll try to capture other XR news👇
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marketwatch.com/story/meta-sha…
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2020 XR Revenue $1.139B & ($6.623B).
2021 XR Revenue $2.274B & ($10.193B).
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1/ I agree with @washingtonpost tech journalist @WillOremus that we haven't achieved an interoperable Metaverse yet, but I disagree with his assessment that we won't anytime soon as it depends on how you define a minimal viable Metaverse.

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matthewball.vc/all/forwardtot…

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They also claim to be prioritizing Privacy, but only according to their narrow definition of consent-based control of information.
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