Laval Virtual Awards: applications now closed

Laval Virtual launches its 26th call for entries for the LV Awards. The Developer & Authoring Tools category rewards the best design, content creation or reality capture tool enabling developers to create ever more realistic and/or immersive XR experiences. The call was open to all projects developed between January 2024 and April 2025.

The Jury

Norimichi IDEHARA

Professor, Tama University

Michael BARNGROVER

Managing Director, XR4Europe

Caroline VANHOVE

Product Manager / Experiences Immersives , AUDACE

Grégory MAUBON

ARCTO & AR consultant, GMC

Skip RIZZO

Research Professor and MedVR Research Director, University of Southern California

Thierry BENOIST

Lab Manager, European Commission / DG Joint Research Centre

Simon RICHIR

Professor, Arts et Métiers

Andres BURBANO

SIGGRAPH 2024 Conference Chair, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Gabriella CHIHAN STANLEY

Cofounder & CCO, VRISCH

Sikaar KEITA

Innovation Program Manager (XR/ Metaverse/ 3D), CHANEL

Andras KEMENY

President, Driving Simulation Association

Alexandre EMBRY

CTIO, Capgemini

Antony VITILO

Owner, The Ghost Howls

Thierry FREY

Group Chief Operating Officer, Groupe Echappe-toi


DEVELOPER & AUTHORING TOOLS: THE 2024 WINNER

Popcorn FX

Popcorn FX is a solution developed by Persistant Studios – PopcornFX. It is Persistant Studios’ cutting-edge solution for real-time visual effects, enabling designers to integrate 3D engines seamlessly and benefit from advanced simulation capabilities.

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