AWE 2025: Heard in the Hall – AI in XR, VRChat’s Avatar Marketplace, Spatial Intelligence, Favorite Games & Purpose-Driven Innovation

What’s everyone excited about at AWE 2025? What’s still needed as we build the future of XR?

🎧 Listen in for quick-hit insights from leading XR innovators, direct from the expo hall floor.

Featuring:

• Cognitive3D - Build Better XR Experiences with 3D Spatial Analytics
• VR Chat Avatar Marketplace - The First Avatar Marketplace Inside VRChat
• Convai -  Conversational AI Characters
• FS Studio - Synthetic data, digital twins & enterprise XR solutions
• Akuret - AI-powered retail optimization.
• SneakAR - Step into the future of footware.
• The Virtual World Museum - Archiving the history of virtual worlds.
• Caitlin Krause, Mindwise - Empowering Meaningful Connection and wellbeing in a tech-driven world.

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FEATURED LINKS:

• AWE 2026 Super Early Bird Tickets
• The Shoes of AWE 2025
• Our AWE playlist !
• Build for Spectacles
• XREAL One Pro - early bird pricing until June 30th 
• Jenna Villa, MetaGal - LinkedIn
• John A. Cunningham, President, Virtualware - LinkedIn
• XR Guild

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Chapters

• 1:08 AWE delivers on its promise to feel spatial
• 2:50 Build Better XR Experiences with 3D Spatial Analytics
• 4:45 VRChat's new Avatar Marketplace
• 9:20 Conversational AI Characters
• 11:20 Synthetic data, digital twins & enterprise XR solutions
• 13:20 AI-powered retail optimization
• 14:40 Step into the future of footware
• 16:40 Archiving the history of virtual worlds
• 19:04 Meaningful connection and wellbeing in a tech-driven world
• 24:37 Community Shout Out: Jenna Villa, MetaGal XR Sales Consultancy