
Year of the Cicadas
Year of the Cicadas Team
2026 Auggie Award Winner — Best Indie Creator(s). An indie VR narrative experience celebrated at AWE USA 2026 for its handcrafted storytelling and atmospheric world-building.
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A visionary VR journey through cycles of life, death, and rebirth inspired by Buddhist cosmology. From acclaimed Taiwanese new media artist Hsin-Chien Huang. Winner of FIVARS 2021 People's Choice – Best Interactive.
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Year of the Cicadas Team
2026 Auggie Award Winner — Best Indie Creator(s). An indie VR narrative experience celebrated at AWE USA 2026 for its handcrafted storytelling and atmospheric world-building.

The Dalí Museum / Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Step inside Salvador Dalí's painting 'Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelus' in this pioneering museum VR experience. Explore a surreal 360° world inspired by Dalí's masterworks — walk among melting clocks, towering elephants, and impossible architecture. Available both at the physical Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida and as a downloadable VR experience.

Emissive / Musée du Louvre
Explore the Louvre's Egyptian antiquities department in virtual reality, walking through galleries after hours and examining artifacts up close. The museum also offers an AR experience on-site, allowing visitors to interact with ancient artifacts using their mobile devices. Developed by Emissive, the studio behind 'Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass,' this experience continues the Louvre's pioneering approach to making one of the world's greatest museums accessible through immersive technology.
Emissive / Musée du Louvre
Reveals the details of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece invisible to the naked eye using infrared scans, X-ray imaging, and scientific analysis. The first VR experience ever presented by the Musée du Louvre, created for the museum's landmark 2019 Leonardo da Vinci exhibition. Step behind the glass and examine brushstrokes, hidden layers, and the enigmatic smile in extraordinary detail.