Activities, Activations & Apps at AWE USA 2025

The 16th anniversary AWE is going to be a very 'spatial' event. Explore our comprehensive resource for all on-site activities, unique activations, and app experiences at AWE USA 2025 in Long Beach.

 

Augmented Reality Filters & AI Apps for AWE 2025


AWE conference app

AWE XR Events official conference app
Stay connected and get the most out of your AWE experience with the official AWE Conference App! Access the full agenda, connect with other attendees, and receive real-time updates. Download the app now on the App Store or Google Play, and don’t forget to sign in using the same email you registered with to ensure a seamless experience. Dive in and enhance your AWE journey!

 

AI Accessibility Partner

AWE has partnered with XRAI once more to make their entire conference content accessible to everyone.
The leading AR and VR technology conference will be using the XRAI platform to provide AI-powered subtitles in over 75+ languages, for all 4 conference stages at the global XR event. See transcripts here

Everybody is a Winner – Instagram filter, powered by Fyware
Everybody is a Winner – AR filter, powered by Fyware
Celebrate the spirit of AWE and imagine yourself taking home the gold! This AR filter lets you hold your very own Auggie Award—because at AWE, everybody is a winner. Perfect for snapping and sharing your moment of XR glory.
Try the Filter >

Meetups & Networking

   
Pride meetup at AWE USA 2025  Pride Meetup at the Welcome Party
Join us for the Pride Meetup, during the AWE USA Welcome reception and early badge pick up. Casual networking, pride pins, and spatial computing community building with LGBTQIA peers and allies. A smaller no host dinner will follow at a nearby location. RSVP required.
4-6pm Monday, June 9  - at the Welcome Reception @ Promenade Lobby

XR Guild Unconference & Meetup  

Want time to go deep for over an hour on a topic that's important to you? Want to host your own open table or conversation this year at AWE? Join us on Monday before AWE for a whole day of open, focused and deep dive conversations on topics that are valuable and meaningful to you
Monday, June 9, 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Long Beach Convention Center, Room 204
Learn more & RSVP >


Virtual World Society Fundraising Auction

The Virtual World Society invites you to a special fundraising auction event celebrating the power of immersive technology for good. Bid on unique services and experiences donated by industry leaders, and support initiatives that help us all shape a better reality together. It will be a fun, social, and inspiring way to engage with your colleagues at AWE — all for a great cause. Everyone is welcome!
Tue. June 10, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Donate an Item or a Service >
UX Meetup
Join the UX Meetup, a gathering of UX Researchers, Developers, and Designers from across the globe, to chat about some of the great examples of User Experience we’ve seen throughout the conference and what to look forward to. discuss and share user experience insights and trends. Open to all attendees.
Thu, June 12, 11:00AM - 12:00PM - Tables inside Hall C >

'Spatial' Activations

 
Author Events & Signings
There will be a number of book signings and author events designed to compliment the AWE USA 2025 agenda. Look for the following speakers on the agenda, attend their session, and then join them for a 'meet the author' or book signing event in area outside the track rooms immediately following their talks. 
See all the author events >



AWE Wellness Walk with Caitlin Krause: A Somatic and Spatial Journey into Digital Wellbeing
Join Caitlin Krause—MindWise founder, Stanford lecturer, immersive experience designer, and author of Digital Wellbeing: Empowering Connection With Wonder and Imagination in the Age of AI—for a signature walk and talk. This unique experience blends somatic awareness with immersive presence, designed to restore balance, ignite curiosity, and cultivate calm in our hyperconnected world.

When: 3:30 pm Tuesday, June 10
Where:
We will begin promptly at the Author’s Table (Foyer in the LBCC Main Lobby Entrance) and move from there!

Awards, Hackathon, Expo & Playground

  Explore the Expo Floor
Discover the latest XR technologies from industry giants on the expansive Expo Floor.
See all Exhibitors >

  The AWE Playground
Experience brand new, never-before-seen XR demos in a dynamic, hands-on environment.
Learn more about the Playground >

16th Annual Auggie Awards
Recognize excellence across the augmented and virtual reality industries.
View the Nominees >


RH x Snap LiveAR Hack
MIT Reality Hack, Snap AR, and AWE is inviting you to create the future of public spaces and live experiences, where the digital and physical worlds collide to create unforgettable, interactive, and transformative moments.
Read More >