Rising River VR Receives Best XR+ Award at SXSW Sydney 2025

We're honored to share that Rising River VR: A Personal Odyssey to Your Shadow received the Best XR+ Award at SXSW Sydney 2025.

Introduced this year, XR+ expands SXSW Sydney's immersive program beyond traditional VR and AR to celebrate groundbreaking work across interactive installations, mixed reality, immersive storytelling, generative technologies, and experimental media.

Selected through a combination of jury evaluation and audience voting, the award recognizes projects that push the boundaries of immersive storytelling while creating meaningful connections with audiences.

We're incredibly grateful to the festival, the jury, and everyone who experienced Rising River VR. This recognition encourages us to continue exploring new ways of blending technology, art, and human emotion through interactive experiences.