Andromeda Entertainment is overjoyed to share that Kinemotik Studios, creators of award-winning Audio Trip, have taken home an Auggie Award in the category of Best Indie Creators. It is an honour to receive such a prestigious award. Finding ourselves among such awe-inspiring talent reignites our passion and commitment to creating and sharing transformative and transcendent experiences.
Andromeda Entertainment would also like to take this opportunity to thank the volunteers and organizers of AWE for not only providing an excellent conference full of informative sessions and a smorgasbord of interesting booths but also for their constant and continued commitment to excellence in VR. You truly are leading the way and building the future we wish to see, so thank you for allowing us along on this journey.
About the Auggie Awards from their website
The Auggie Award™ Competition is an initiative of AugmentedReality.org, the producer of AWE (Augmented World Expo). The goal of the Competition is to promote excellence in XR (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality) on various platforms and categories. The Competition is intended to bring the best in the augmented World to the public, and to provide recognition to contestants who develop technology and solutions that demonstrate how to make the world a more interactive place and make our lives and work more engaging, productive, and fun.
Consistent with AWE XR’s’s mission to educate, connect, and hatch new AR initiatives in the augmented world across the globe, and AR.ORG’s global goal to encourage broadband adoption of AR towards the goal of 1 billion active AR users by 2022, AR.ORG is co-sponsoring this competition, offering award trophies. AugmentedReality.org is the Competition Administrator and has partnered with sponsors to co-fund and co-run it. (AugmentedReality.org)
2022 Categories and Winners
Visit the official AWE website to view the complete list of 2022 categories, finalists, winners, and the 2011 winners.
Best Headworn Device: Varjo Aero
Best Art or Film: UNITE - Space Explorers: The ISS Experience - Ep. 3
Best Healthcare & Wellness Solution: Osso VR: Virtual Reality Surgical Training Platform
Best Consumer App: Measure Your Space
Best Interaction Product: Galea
Best Developer Tool: ZapWorks: Universal AR SDKs
Best Indie Creator(s): Audio Trip
Best Societal Impact: Breonna's Garden Virtual Reality Experience
Best Enterprise Solution: Avataar
Best Collaboration Tool: Hubs Cloud
Best Use of AI: Volu - a camera for the Metaverse
Best Game or Toy: Tilt Five Holographic Gaming System
About Kinemotik Studios
Kinemotik Studios is the dream indie story. Beginning their journey at a virtual reality game jam in 2017, the duo fell in love with VR, game development, and each other. Kinemotik’s founder, Ashley Cooper, transitioned her 10-year career in architecture to game development. At the same time, Brady Wright left his position at an award-winning virtual reality studio to work full time developing their passion project together: Audio Trip.
As Audio Trip grows, Kinemotik Studios continues to develop new games and experiences and participate in game jams whenever possible. Currently, the duo works in Albania, living their dream as creative nomads in love.
Check out the official Kinemotik Studios website to learn more about the team and their projects, and stay up to the minute on career opportunities as they become available.
About Audio Trip
Developed by Kinemotik Studios and published by Andromeda Entertainment, Audio Trip is a flow-focused VR rhythm-dance game where you catch gems, ride ribbons, smash drums, and dodge barriers while dancing to hit music choreographed by a professional dancer. Plus, custom-level support with the in-VR choreography editor means the dance party never has to stop.
Audio Trip was conceived in 2017, starting as Rave Runner in March 2018 at SXSW and becoming Audio Trip in April 2019. The transcendent title was first released in Early Access to VR Arcades internationally in August 2019, with Oculus Rift, Steam, and Viveport to follow in October 2019. Audio Trip made its Quest debut just months later, on May 7, 2020. Since its launch, Kinemotik has continued to support the game with content updates, including over 21 newly choreographed songs, and a special Cardio mode focused specifically on physical wellness. The team is currently hard at work backstage getting Audio Trip ready for Full Release later this year.
About Andromeda Entertainment
Founded in January 2019, Andromeda Entertainment is the first publisher to super-serve the growing interest in mindfulness and self-care with immersive, transformational experiences. We provide a full suite of publishing services to those creating transformative #XR content & virtual entertainment experiences.
Andromeda Entertainment believes that if we can make technology work for our betterment, we must do so. Therefore, we stand for transformation in games–to the tools of transcendence–& we invite you to join us on our journey.