WATERKANT
EXHIBITION
Your Startup at
Waterkant Festival 2025
Pitch your idea at Schleswig-Holstein's biggest Startup- and Future Festival
The NextGen XR Prize Schleswig-Holstein – initiated by the Society for Immersive Media (GiM.SH9) and Waterkant Futures Thinking Lab – is looking for young visionaries who are breaking new ground with XR. Win €500, a presence at the Waterkant Festival, and your place in the spotlight!
Your immersive idea
Are you developing an XR project the world should see? Whether VR, AR, or MR – if your prototype, concept, or finished experience is conquering new digital spaces, then the NextGen XR Prize SH is the right place for you!
We are looking for fresh ideas, unusual perspectives and young talents who use immersive technologies to tell stories, solve problems or simply think differently.
Artistic, social, technological – immersive!
What's there to win?
The three best projects will be presented on the big stage at the Waterkant Festival 2025.
You'll receive visibility, community feedback, and access to industry networks. Additionally, the winner will receive:
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500 € prize money
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Networking with the XR Bavaria Hub & Festival of the Future, Munich
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Spot in the Waterkant Exhibition 2025
Who can participate?
Students (e.g. media design, game design, architecture, art & technology), pupils & trainees (with a focus on computer science, media or design) as well as all creatives & XR enthusiasts can participate as individuals or in teams of max. 3 people.
We are particularly pleased to receive applications from Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Northern Germany, but are open to the entire German-speaking region.
Apply now!
Show your immersive future made in SH.
Application deadline: May 26, 2025
