The Poly Awards 2025

Overview

Mixed reality award reveals for a live ceremony — audience members brought their own Quest 3 headsets and watched the Poly Awards unfold with digital trophies, animated brand effects, and a bespoke tribute to Nonny de la Peña layered over the physical stage.

About the Project

The Poly Awards honor the best in VR, AR, and mixed reality each year. For the 2026 ceremony, Agile Lens built a Quest 3 mixed reality experience on top of our Stage Presence platform that allowed audience members to see the digital world of the Polys overlaid on the physical stage in real time. Weeks before the show, we 3D scanned the theater to create an exact digital twin. On show night, we exposed the roof of the theater to an open virtual sky, sending the brand's signature rings floating above the crowd. Each award was presented as a bespoke 3D trophy that animated with the winner's name as it was announced live. A dedicated cue operator sent OSC triggers simultaneously to all headsets in the venue, with spatial anchoring ensuring every viewer got a perspective-correct view of the action from their seat.

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