Where the SXSW Film & TV Festival and Exhibitions meet, the SXSW XR Experience will once again bring the Austin experience into the virtual world!

From March 12-14, come experience technology that is reshaping the language of storytelling created by talented international storytellers.

Join us in person during SXSW 2023 in Austin at the XR Experience Exhibition to see all of the amazing projects in the XR Experience Competition and XR Experience Spotlight sections. You can also join us virtually in one of our XR Experience Worlds! Plus, explore Conference sessions from the XR & Metaverse track.

Our physical exhibition showcasing all 2023 XR Experience Competition and Spotlight projects is at the Fairmont Hotel (101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701) in the Congressional Ballroom A from 11am-6pm from March 12-14. The Fairmont is located next to the Austin Convention Center with a convenient walkway between the two spaces.

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XR Experience Competition and XR Experience Spotlight projects can be explored live in the Fairmont Hotel. Add events to your SXSW Schedule and check out our entire XR Experience lineup!

• Sunday, March 12
• Monday, March 13
• Tuesday, March 14

SXSW XR Experience Exhibition is primarily an in-person event but there will be opportunity for guests to *engage with the XR Experience World in VRChat and other exciting, online immersive events from any device anywhere.

The SXSW XR Experience World in VRChat will feature a melded Congress Avenue and Red River Cultural District, floating in space with new and unique features. This fun, interactive space offers attendees the opportunity to explore and connect with one another from across the globe.

SXSW once again worked with world-renowned artists and the social XR events studio VRrOOm to design and produce the festival's latest virtual elements, which will be hosted on VRChat.

The VRChat world can be experienced on PC, PCVR, and Oculus Quest headsets.

• VRROOM Alpha Party - Join WEB7, LE JUIICE & MAXENCE for a live immersive concert in VR and in partnership with Deezer and Pico. Emerging french artist with multiple facets, each performing in different worlds!

• Metaverse Music Concert - Immerse yourself into a unique virtual music experience created exclusively for SXSW 2023. YOOM & Active Theory present an interactive, volumetric music concert in a special metaverse space inspired by the famous 6th Street in Austin, TX.

• Neo-Wulin: The Era of Black Ark - Neo-Wulin is the first virtual performance series IP in China created by the OXYZ3 team. Each musician will have a unique music world that combines performance, exhibition, and social interaction, and can be constantly extended.

Learn more at the Attendee Services Hub for more event access and navigation information. To learn more about access, click here.

Covering the most exciting immersive experience breakthroughs from virtual and augmented realities to the intertwining of worlds through the metaverse, XR and Metaverse track content during the SXSW Conference navigates the potential of these mind-bending technologies.

Stay up to date with all things XR, including panels, special exhibitions, and more on the SXSW Schedule.

Track Schedule