AWE 2025: Heard in the Hall – AI in XR, VRChat’s Avatar Marketplace, Spatial Intelligence, Favorite Games & Purpose-Driven Innovation

Zero to Start Podcast: VR development for beginners

What’s everyone excited about at AWE 2025? What’s still needed as we build the future of XR?

🎧 Listen in for quick-hit insights from leading XR innovators, direct from the expo hall floor.

Featuring:

• Cognitive3D - Build Better XR Experiences with 3D Spatial Analytics
• VR Chat Avatar Marketplace - The First Avatar Marketplace Inside VRChat
• Convai - Conversational AI Characters
• FS Studio - Synthetic data, digital twins & enterprise XR solutions
• Akuret - AI-powered retail optimization.
• SneakAR - Step into the future of footware.
• The Virtual World Museum - Archiving the history of virtual worlds.
• Caitlin Krause, Mindwise - Empowering Meaningful Connection and wellbeing in a tech-driven world.

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FEATURED LINKS:

• AWE 2026 Super Early Bird Tickets
• The Shoes of AWE 2025
• Our AWE playlist !
• Build for Spectacles
• XREAL One Pro - early bird pricing until June 30th
• Jenna Villa, MetaGal - LinkedIn
• John A. Cunningham, President, Virtualware - LinkedIn
• XR Guild

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1. AWE 2025: Heard in the Hall – AI in XR, VRChat’s Avatar Marketplace, Spatial Intelligence, Favorite Games & Purpose-Driven Innovation (00:00:00)

2. AWE delivers on its promise to feel spatial (00:01:08)

3. Build Better XR Experiences with 3D Spatial Analytics (00:02:50)

4. VRChat's new Avatar Marketplace (00:04:45)

5. Conversational AI Characters (00:09:20)

6. Synthetic data, digital twins & enterprise XR solutions (00:11:20)

7. AI-powered retail optimization (00:13:20)

8. Step into the future of footware (00:14:40)

9. Archiving the history of virtual worlds (00:16:40)

10. Meaningful connection and wellbeing in a tech-driven world (00:19:04)

11. Community Shout Out: Jenna Villa, MetaGal XR Sales Consultancy (00:24:37)