{"id":43648,"date":"2026-03-07T17:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laval-virtual.com\/the-2026-laval-virtual-awards-selection\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:59:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:59:54","slug":"the-2026-laval-virtual-awards-selection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laval-virtual.com\/en\/the-2026-laval-virtual-awards-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Laval Virtual Awards Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"banner alignfull \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/laval-virtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54456244263_b4f4eac72e_c.jpg)\">>\n        <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <h1>\n                The 2026 Laval Virtual Awards Selection            <\/h1>\n                        <p>\n                Discover the projects selected for the 2026 Laval Virtual Awards. Among the many applications received, these XR experiences caught the jury\u2019s attention and will compete for an Award in their category.             <\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laval-virtual.com\/en\/attend-the-lv-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn--gradient\">\n                    Discover the Ceremony                <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center small-title\">The 2026 Laval Virtual Awards Selection<\/h2>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center title-pages blue-t has-custom-bleu-marine-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf91f3692d85f8088320a575ff643fa9\">Discover the 6 categories of this 28th edition<\/h2>\n\n<p>For more than 25 years, Laval Virtual has been highlighting creators of XR solutions from around the world. The Laval Virtual Awards recognize the most innovative projects in virtual and augmented reality, as well as the teams behind them. In each category, three projects have been selected to compete for an Award.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#xrdevices\">XR Devices and Interactions Products<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#Developer\">Developer &amp; Authoring Tools<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#Cause\">XR for a Cause<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#Enterprise\">Enterprise &amp; Productivity Solution<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#Education\">Education &amp; Training<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"&lt;!--[CDATA[#Consumer]]--&gt;\">Consumer Experience &amp; Entertainment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-bleu-marine-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8897e9b607b339bee702159dde24b101\" id=\"xrdevices\"><strong><strong>XR Devices and Interactions Products<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Hardware solutions and innovative systems 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Executive Advisor for Digital Strategy &amp; Educational Innovation                            <\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"jury-card swiper-slide\" data-jury-id=\"38871\" data-section-id=\"69e3d6354009b\">\n                    <div class=\"jury-card__image\">\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/laval-virtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alexandre-IBANEZ-1024x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laval-virtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alexandre-IBANEZ-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laval-virtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alexandre-IBANEZ-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laval-virtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alexandre-IBANEZ-768x480.jpg 768w, 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