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The Polys SPLAT of the Year Award
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Entries to SPLAT of the Year are now closed. 20 Semifinalists have been selected.

For contest details, see our FAQ below:

When:

  • We are accepting submissions for SPLAT OF THE YEAR through January 19th
  • Public Voting between January 20th and 26th will determine the finalists. Votes will be collected through Social Media Threads.
  • The Polys Jury will select from among the finalists starting January 27th.
  • The winner of Splat of the Year will be announced at The Polys on Sunday, February 23rd.

Where

  • All entries will be uploaded to Arrival.Space where they will be viewed by the public and by the Polys jury in VR.
  • If you enter more than one Splat, chain them using the one one you enter into the contest.

How:

  • Use your favorite scanning app that exports to Gaussian Splats
  • Upload the Splat to Arrival.Space
  • Adjust the position, rotation and scale of the splat in the environment if necessary.
  • You can create gates in your main url to as many splats as you would like to enter.
  • Testing in a VR headset is recommended, but not required. Finalists will be judged in VR, but anyone can view your Splats on desktop ad mobile

Promoting your entries

  • Make a social media posts about it and tag your peeps
  • Hashtag #SplatOfTheYear and #ThePolys
  • Ask people to like, comment on, and repost your splats

Good luck!

If you're interested in sponsoring The Polys 5th Annual Immersive Awards, please email sponsorships @ academyimmersive.org