XR Competition

From April 8th to 12th - Le Loft at Cité des sciences et de l'industrie

NewImages XR Competition celebrates excellence and diversity in immersive creation. An international jury rewards works that push the boundaries of storytelling, aesthetics and technological innovation across XR formats.

Sunflower - Rondo for the Celestial by Chia-Hui Lu & Wen-Chieh Chang

PRODUCERS

Taiwan

Sunflower blends original music, “Rondo for the Celestial," in a surreal journey. A pianist reflects on hope amidst global turmoil, recalling her father's fight for Taiwan democracy and his detention during the dystopian White Terror period of her country, she grasps the power of resilience.

The World Came Flooding In by Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine

PRODUCERS

Australia

A house is never the same after a river runs through it. This immersive installation explores memory, climate impact, and emotional landscapes through poetic storytelling and interactive environments.

Palace Immersive Goong By Rene Hyewon Lee

PRODUCERS

South Korea

As invited envoys, participants step into the grandeur of a royal palace, navigating political intrigue and ceremonial ritual in a richly detailed immersive VR experience.

A Long Goodbye By Kate Voet & Victor Maes

PRODUCERS

Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands

In this animated, interactive VR experience, we follow an intimate and emotional farewell, exploring themes of memory, loss, and human connection.

Reframing Queer Exile - Chapter 1: Victoria By Em Rose Hamilton

PRODUCERS

France

Reframing Queer Exile – Chapter I: Victoria is an immersive chapter in an ongoing series exploring displacement, identity, and resilience through personal testimony and spatial storytelling.

Scent By Alan Kwan

PRODUCERS

United States

"Scent" is a cinematic game. As a dog in a war zone, players navigate environments guided by smell, memory, and instinct in a deeply sensory and narrative-driven experience.

The Awake By Hsiao-Ting Hsieh & Hsiao-Wei Hsieh

PRODUCERS

Taiwan

The Awake is an immersive dance VR inspired by ritual, transformation, and collective consciousness, merging choreography and virtual space.

Nazar By Lara Kobeissi

PRODUCERS

UK, Lebanon

Nazar is a tender, intimate encounter between performer and participant, blending live presence and VR to explore vulnerability and connection.

The Daladala Verse By Aurelio Mofuga

PRODUCERS

Tanzania

Daladala Verse is an immersive storytelling experience set within the vibrant public transport culture of Tanzania, weaving music, poetry, and daily life into an interactive journey.

Ancestral robots, Amazonia By Gabriela Bìlá & Diogo Costa Pinto

PRODUCERS

Brazil, United States

Set in Belém do Pará in 2125, this immersive XR installation invites audiences into a post-climate city shaped by tides, adaptation, and alternative urban ecologies.

The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up By Singing Chen

PRODUCERS

Taiwan, Germany

After his wife’s death, Guan discovers her unfinished novel linking the clouded leopard to the Rukai tribe’s origin myth. Guided by grief, he journeys through dreamlike inner landscapes reflecting on love and loss.

Dark Rooms By Mads Damsbo, Laurits Flensted Jensen & Anne Sofie Steen Sverdrup

PRODUCERS

Denmark, Taiwan, Germany

An immersive documentary exploring LGBTQIA+ identity, sexuality, and social realities through hybrid VR and AI-driven storytelling.

The Baby Factory is Closed By Deepa Mann-Kler

PRODUCERS

Northern Ireland, UK

A single-player immersive VR experience placing audiences inside the body of Zoraan, a British-born Sikh woman navigating menopause amid climate collapse and colonial medical legacies. You breathe with her. You scream with her. You dance your way out of sedation.

Indulto By Mélanie Courtinat

PRODUCERS

France

An interactive three-act work subverting traditional video game mechanics, particularly tutorial and boss fight structures. Interaction reveals the illusion of choice and our fascination with codified violence.

Yesterday Maybe By Matthieu Van Eeckhout

PRODUCERS

France

Inspired by the opening line of L’Étranger, this VR experience explores suspended moments following the announcement of a death, where memory, emotion, and absurdity collide.

Where the Sun Never Sets By Elise Morin

PRODUCERS

France

An interactive immersive installation where the gaze activates documentary narratives from territories marked by nuclear legacy. A non-linear composition blending environmental memory, science, and testimony.

Crafting Crimes By Chloé Rochereuil

PRODUCERS

France

True crime podcasting meets miniature model-making. This mixed-reality experience invites audiences to reconstruct infamous crime scenes guided by miniaturist Carol Rasaphangthong.

IF YOU SEE A CAT By Atsushi Wada

PRODUCERS

Japan

The boy's only friend was the hallucination of his beloved cat, and his mother, worried that the boy was ill, admitted him to a mental hospital. After three months of treatment with medication, the hallucinations disappear and the boy is discharged from the hospital, but he has lost his emotional anchor and is even more lifeless than before.