2026 Prizes & Recognition
Best in Hack:
Gold Prize
Silver Prize
Bronze Prize
Special Tracks:
Game Prototyping Track, Powered by Preview Labs and Supported by Petricore Games
XR for MIT Math and Physics Education Track, Supported by the Education Innovation Funds, Experimental Study Group, Math Department, and Physics Department at MIT
XR Health and Wellness Design and Research Track, Supported by Flow Meditation and AMXRA
1st Place - Attune
2nd Place - Forget Me Not
3rd Place - Rain With Me
Honorable Mention - Gradient
Founders Lab Track, Powered by Reality Hack for Startups and Sponsored by Cognitive3D
Winner - Noodle
Honorable Mention - dream.ee
Sponsor Tracks:
Best Use of the Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit Showcasing a Hands-free Everyday Use Case, Sponsored by Meta
SmartSight and OurLife
Best Use of AI in a Mixed Reality App on Meta Quest, Sponsored by Meta
Best Implementation of Hand Tracking on Meta Quest, Sponsored by Meta
Best XR Experience, Sponsored by Qualcomm
Best AR Utility, Sponsored by Qualcomm
Best Use of Arduino App Lab for Hardware Hack, Sponsored by Qualcomm
Best Use of Edge AI for Hardware Hack, Sponsored by Qualcomm
Best Android XR App with Gemini Live API, Sponsored by Google DeepMind and Android XR
Winner - Love, Hate and Robot
Runner-ups - Dream Field Gateways, De-Escalate: Expressive Humanoid Persona, 2001: HAL’s Dream, Keystone
Best Use of Spatial AI, Sponsored by Snap Spectacles
Best Use of Snap Cloud, Sponsored by Snap Spectacles
CareNest: AR Bottle Tracking for Sleep-Deprived Parents
Best Use of Hardware Integration with Spectacles, Sponsored by Snap Spectacles
DeoVR Immersive Media Lab: From Capture to Experience, Sponsored by DeoVR
EcoDreaming: XR for Collective Futures, Sponsored by Agog
Best Use of STYLY, Sponsored by STYLY
Winner - Chado XR
Honorable Mentions - Garden Society and Dream Field Gateways
Best App for Raven Glasses Prize, Sponsored by Raven Resonance
Winner - R-EYE-DER
Runner-up - Gradient
Honorable Mention - Clear Cue
Location-based Storytelling for Creators of All Levels, Sponsored by Lureo
Standing on the Shoulders of Sustainability, Sponsored by Philipp Neuhaus
Winner - TierSpace
Honorable Mention - FarmHand
Best Use of AR for Urban Portals and Spatial Overlays, Sponsored by Alessio Grancini
Hardware Hack:
Best of Hardware Hack
Winner - Lucid Weave
Runner-up - FurReact Ears
The Reality Amplifier
Team Faulty Seal, Team Oops All Motion, Team Future is Chrome
Community Hack:
Best Design, Sponsored by Quasar Lab
Best Execution, Sponsored by Quasar Lab
Honorable Mention