Augmented World Expo
Augmented World Expo is a conference and expo that is focused on the fields of augmented reality, virtual reality and wearable technology.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wareable.com/ar/the-biggest-ar-and-vr-conference-is-happening-soon-2749|title = AR Augmented Reality features from Wareable}}
It is organized by a non-profit organization named AugmentedReality.Org, with the mission of "Advancing augmented reality to advance humanity".{{cite web|url=http://www.augmentedreality.org/|title=AugmentedReality.Org|website=www.augmentedreality.org}}
They produce the events in USA, Europe and Asia, counting with the participation of numerous technology companies, such as Google or Intel and several relevant speakers in the field.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/beyond-the-beyond/2016/06/augmented-world-expo-happening/|title=Augmented World Expo is happening|first=Bruce|last=Sterling|magazine=Wired}}
Events
= USA events =
- AWE 2025 - Long Beach, California, USA
- AWE 2024 - Long Beach, California, USA
- AWE 2023 - Santa Clara, California, USA
- AWE 2022 - Santa Clara, California, USA
- AWE 2021 - Santa Clara, California, USA
- AWE 2020 - Santa Clara, California, USA
- AWE 2019 – Santa Clara, California, 10th anniversary
- AWE 2018 – Santa Clara, California, USA
- AWE 2017 – Santa Clara, California, USA
- AWE 2016
- AWE 2015
- AWE 2014
- AWE 2013
= EU events =
- AWE EU 2018 – Munich, Germany
- AWE EU 2017 – Munich, Germany
- AWE EU 2016
= Israel events =
- AWE Israel 2018 – Tel Aviv, Israel
= Asia events =
- AWE Asia 2016
The Auggie Awards
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In order to honor excellence in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies, Augmented World Expo (AWE){{cite web |title=AWE XR Conference Brings Extended Reality to Life in California |url=https://www.healthysimulation.com/awe-xr-conference-usa-2025/ |website=Healthy Simulation |publisher=Healthy Simulation |access-date=3 July 2025}} presents the Auggie Awards every year{{cite web |last1=Charlie |first1=Fink |title=Glasses, Gadgets, Haptics, And Playing Around At AWE 2024 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2024/06/26/glasses-gadgets-haptics-and-playing-around-at-awe-2024/ |website=Forbes |publisher=Forbes Media LLC |access-date=2 July 2025}}. One of the prestigious awards in the XR (extended reality) sector, the Auggie Awards were founded in [https://www.awexr.com/about%20awe 2010].
The awards, which are in their 16th year, continue to honor exceptional accomplishments in a variety of fields, such as applications, software, hardware, and content. As Forbse's Charlie Fink stated, "AWE’s prestigious Auggie Awards, a juried competition that recognizes XR industry excellence"{{cite web |last1=Charlie |first1=Fink |title=This Week In XR: Virtual AWE, HTC Invests In VR Conferences, Happy Birthday Quest |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2020/05/22/this-week-in-xr-virtual-awe-htc-invests-in-vr-conferences-happy-birthday-quest/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |website=Forbes |publisher=Forbes Media LLC |access-date=2 July 2025}}. With 2025 marking a record number of nominations, which is 466, the Auggie Awards have gained prominence as the XR industry grows.
Every year during AWE USA, the Auggie Awards Ceremony is held to announce and honor the winners; the 2025 event took place on June 12{{cite web |title=Auggie Awards Winners at AWE USA 2024 |url=https://www.awexr.com/blog/AWE-USA-2025-Auggies-Winners |website=www.awexr.com |publisher=Augmented World Expo |access-date=2 July 2025}}. 20 winners were announced in the following categories{{cite web |last1=PR |first1=Newswire |title=AUGMENTED WORLD EXPO REVEALS 2025 AUGGIE AWARD WINNERS, BEST IN SHOW AND XR LEGENDS |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/augmented-world-expo-reveals-2025-002400158.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACkb1hefKpChp0yVt9FMR-HfZ2zrLbJ48_Pmte_eoxl5XMQFoyvNL4tuxQhqAI_tBtROxGv5aBAhwu7R2BufKmn-zZG7WeYnb6ZZdso9Opfv3O6iJT7Aq9bS64wHggq64T0PXJneKdmxm6bLPXPEBANZixTX2H0qUdX1Yo34JVPx |website=Yahoo Finance |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=2 July 2025}} {{cite web |title=AUGMENTED WORLD EXPO REVEALS 2025 AUGGIE AWARD WINNERS, BEST IN SHOW AND XR LEGENDS |url=https://aijourn.com/augmented-world-expo-reveals-2025-auggie-award-winners-best-in-show-and-xr-legends/ |website=The AI Journal |publisher=The AI Journal |access-date=2 July 2025}} in hardware, software, AI, climate change, enterprise solutions, societal impact and more{{cite web |title=16th Annual Auggie Awards |url=https://www.awexr.com/usa-2025/auggie |website=AWE |publisher=AWE |access-date=2 July 2025}}.
These categories showcase a wide range of excellence, from creative storytelling and software platforms to cutting-edge hardware and societal impact. Among the 2025 year's winners are Snap, XREAL, Niantic, [https://lucidrealitylabs.com/ Lucid Reality Labs], Campfire, and others.
External links
- [https://www.awexr.com/usa-2025/auggie Auggie Awards]