{"id":5980,"date":"2025-06-03T10:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/xr-industry-activation-award\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:52:48","slug":"xr-industry-activation-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/","title":{"rendered":"XR Industry Activation Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-m\">\n\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"471\">With the <strong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"162\">XR Industry Activation Award<\/strong>, nextReality.Hamburg e.V. honors XR projects by companies that have made a tangible impact within their industry. We are looking for initiatives that set new standards, transform processes, or inspire entire markets through the strategic use of XR technologies \u2013 whether Augmented, Virtual, or Mixed Reality.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"839\">This new category is specifically aimed at companies from industry, mid-sized enterprises, and the tech sector that are not just experimenting with XR, but have already integrated it <strong data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"689\">strategically and sustainably<\/strong> into their business processes, products, or services. The goal is to spotlight these pioneering projects \u2013 and encourage others to follow their lead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"1165\">Unlike the traditional contest categories of the nextReality.Contest, the <strong data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"971\">Industry Activation Award is not a competitive prize<\/strong> with nominees and a single winner. Instead, a <strong data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1061\">curated selection of impactful projects<\/strong> will be highlighted and celebrated \u2013 to inspire other companies to invest in meaningful XR initiatives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1303\">This award serves as a <strong data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1244\">platform for companies who are boldly advancing XR<\/strong> \u2013 and have the potential to inspire others to do the same.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1433\">We are looking for lighthouse projects that demonstrate how XR can be strategically applied within organizations and industries.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-s\">\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-s\">\n\t\t[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\t\t<div class=\"qt-short-image aligncenter\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XRIAA_Logo_Shiny-1600x748.png\" alt=\"\"> \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-s\">\n\t\t[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-s\">\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column]\t\t<h2 id=\"qttabsdcadcadf-warum-dieser-award-warum-euer-projekt-gefragt-ist\" class=\"qt-center qt-qttabsdcadcadf-warum-dieser-award-warum-euer-projekt-gefragt-ist qt-textfx-wrap qt-fontsize-h1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qt-txtfx qt-txtfx--london\" data-letters=\"Warum dieser Award? Warum euer Projekt gefragt ist.\">Warum dieser Award? Warum euer Projekt gefragt ist.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-kentha-customstyles=\"\/* Shortcode dynamically generated CSS *\/\n\t\t\t\t\t.qt-qttabsdcadcadf-warum-dieser-award-warum-euer-projekt-gefragt-ist .qt-txtfx--london { color: #ffbb4d}\n\t\t\t\t\t.qt-qttabsdcadcadf-warum-dieser-award-warum-euer-projekt-gefragt-ist .qt-txtfx--london.qt-txtfxstart { color: #ffffff}\n\t\t\t\t\t.qt-qttabsdcadcadf-warum-dieser-award-warum-euer-projekt-gefragt-ist .qt-txtfx--london::before { background: #ffbb4d}\"><\/div>\n\t\t[vc_column_text]XR is no longer a niche topic. Across industries \u2013 from manufacturing and retail to healthcare and communication \u2013 immersive technologies such as Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality are evolving into strategic tools for innovation, efficiency, and transformation. Companies that actively shape this shift are not only driving progress within their own organizations, but also influencing entire industries.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"653\">With the <strong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"558\">XR Industry Activation Award<\/strong>, we aim to recognize exactly these organizations \u2013 and bring their projects to the main stage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"1042\">The award is dedicated to companies that do not merely experiment with XR, but implement it in a targeted and impactful way: in product design, training, customer interaction, manufacturing, or beyond. Whether improving internal processes, redefining user experiences, or transforming entire business units \u2013 we are looking for projects with real business impact and strategic relevance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1232\">This award is not only about technological excellence, but also about vision, courage, and the ability to execute. What can XR truly achieve in practice \u2013 and how can others learn from it?<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"collapsible qt-collapsible\" data-collapsible=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapsible-header qt-content-primary-dark\"><i class=\"material-icons\">add<\/i>Wer kann teilnehmen?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapsible-body qt-paper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qt-paddedcontent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Teilnahmeberechtigt sind XR-Projekte, an denen mindestens ein Unternehmen aus Industrie, Handel oder Technologie ma\u00dfgeblich beteiligt war \u2013 sei es bei der Konzeption, der Umsetzung oder dem Roll-out. Eingereicht werden k\u00f6nnen Projekte aus den Bereichen AR, VR, MR oder Spatial Computing, sofern sie einen realen Anwendungsbezug haben. Wichtig ist au\u00dferdem, dass das Projekt in den letzten 24 Monaten aktiv war \u2013 sei es durch einen Launch, eine Erweiterung oder eine skalierte Anwendung.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapsible-header qt-content-primary-dark\"><i class=\"material-icons\">add<\/i>Wie wird bewertet?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapsible-body qt-paper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qt-paddedcontent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Die Bewertung erfolgt durch ein ausgew\u00e4hltes Fachgremium, bestehend aus Expert:innen aus Industrie, XR-Branche und unserem Verein. Bewertet werden die Einreichungen unter anderem nach folgenden Kriterien:<br \/>\nWie stark beeinflusst das Projekt die Abl\u00e4ufe oder Standards in einer Branche? Wie innovativ ist die technologische Umsetzung? Erz\u00e4hlt das Projekt seine Inhalte klar und nachvollziehbar \u2013 intern wie extern? Welche Potenziale ergeben sich f\u00fcr Skalierung, Langlebigkeit und unternehmerischen Mehrwert?<br \/>\nDabei verstehen wir die Kriterien nicht als starre Vorgaben, sondern als Orientierung. Entscheidend ist der Gesamtimpact des Projekts \u2013 nicht die perfekte KPI-Sammlung.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapsible-header qt-content-primary-dark\"><i class=\"material-icons\">add<\/i>Sichtbarkeit &amp; Einbindung<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapsible-body qt-paper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qt-paddedcontent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Die besten Einreichungen werden nicht nur im Rahmen des nextReality.festivals in Hamburg pr\u00e4sentiert, sondern auch kommunikativ der Community vorgestellt. Auf LinkedIn, in Interviews, Behind-the-Scenes-Stories und Showcases ist alles m\u00f6glich um die Projekte sichtbar zu machen. Zudem besteht die M\u00f6glichkeit, das Projekt in Panels oder Talks auf unserem Festival live zu pr\u00e4sentieren.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-l\">\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qt-caption-small qt-capfont \">Wer kann teilnehmen?<\/h4>\n\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"412\">Eligible for submission are XR projects in which at least one company from industry, commerce, or the tech sector was significantly involved \u2013 whether in the conception, implementation, or rollout. Projects can be submitted from the fields of <strong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"360\">AR, VR, MR, or Spatial Computing<\/strong>, as long as they have a <strong data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"411\">real-world application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"589\">It is also important that the project has been <strong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"506\">actively in use within the past 24 months<\/strong> \u2013 whether through an initial launch, a significant update, or a scaled deployment.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qt-caption-small qt-capfont \">Wie wird bewertet?<\/h4>\n\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"307\">The evaluation is carried out by a selected panel of experts from industry, the XR sector, and our association. Submissions will be assessed based on several key aspects, including:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"650\">To what extent does the project influence processes, standards, or ways of thinking within its industry? How innovative is the technological implementation? Does the project communicate its goals and content clearly \u2013 both internally and externally? What potential does it offer for scalability, sustainability, and long-term business value?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"826\">These criteria are intended as guidelines rather than rigid requirements. What matters most is the <strong data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"769\">overall impact<\/strong> of the project \u2013 not a perfectly filled-out set of KPIs.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qt-caption-small qt-capfont \">Sichtbarkeit &amp; Einbindung<\/h4>\n\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"366\">The best submissions will not only be showcased during the <strong data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"159\">nextReality.festival in Hamburg<\/strong>, but also actively promoted within the XR community. Through <strong data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"304\">LinkedIn features, interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and project showcases<\/strong>, we aim to create broad visibility for the selected projects.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"533\">Additionally, there will be opportunities to present your project live on stage \u2013 for example, as part of <strong data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"512\">panels, talks, or curated sessions<\/strong> during the festival.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-l\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qt-sectiontitle \">Wie funktioniert die Einreichung?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-s\">\n\t\t[vc_column_text]Participation takes place via an online form. In addition to a description of the project, key information about the technology used, involved partners, and business impact will be requested.<br data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"250\" \/>Applications can be submitted in <strong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"311\">either German or English<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text]\t\t\t<hr class=\"qt-spacer-s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"aligncenter\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/form-view\/23\"  target=\"_blank\"  class=\"qt-btn qt-btn-l  qt-btn-ghost aligncenter\">Submit by October 1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With the XR Industry Activation Award, nextReality.Hamburg e.V. honors XR projects by companies that have made a tangible impact within their industry. We are looking for initiatives that set new standards, transform processes, or inspire entire markets through the strategic use of XR technologies \u2013 whether Augmented, Virtual, or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6291,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>XR Industry Activation Award - nextReality.Contest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"XR Industry Activation Award - nextReality.Contest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With the XR Industry Activation Award, nextReality.Hamburg e.V. honors XR projects by companies that have made a tangible impact within their industry. We are looking for initiatives that set new standards, transform processes, or inspire entire markets through the strategic use of XR technologies \u2013 whether Augmented, Virtual, or [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"nextReality.Contest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-04T10:52:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XRIAA_Logo_Shiny-1600x748.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"748\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/\",\"name\":\"XR Industry Activation Award - nextReality.Contest\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-03T08:01:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-04T10:52:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"XR Industry Activation Award\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/\",\"name\":\"nextReality.Contest\",\"description\":\"Der Preis f\u00fcr Immersive Medien in Deutschland\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"XR Industry Activation Award - nextReality.Contest","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"XR Industry Activation Award - nextReality.Contest","og_description":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With the XR Industry Activation Award, nextReality.Hamburg e.V. honors XR projects by companies that have made a tangible impact within their industry. We are looking for initiatives that set new standards, transform processes, or inspire entire markets through the strategic use of XR technologies \u2013 whether Augmented, Virtual, or [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/","og_site_name":"nextReality.Contest","article_modified_time":"2026-03-04T10:52:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":748,"url":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XRIAA_Logo_Shiny-1600x748.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/","url":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/","name":"XR Industry Activation Award - nextReality.Contest","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-03T08:01:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-04T10:52:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/xr-industry-activation-award\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XR Industry Activation Award"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/","name":"nextReality.Contest","description":"Der Preis f\u00fcr Immersive Medien in Deutschland","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-20 10:46:32","action":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5980"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5980"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5983,"href":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5980\/revisions\/5983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nextrealitycontest.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}