Empathy Creatures Wins Social Impact Media Art Award for XR

Mélodie Mousset’s Empathy Creatures has been awarded the Social Impact Media Art Award for XR at SIMA 2026.

The project was recognized among this year’s winners for its contribution to impact-driven storytelling through immersive media.

Congratulations to all collaborators and contributors involved in the project.

More information about the SIMA 2026 winners can be found here: https://simastudios.org/press-release-sima-2026-winners/#list

Organizations connected to the project include the Mobiliar Lab for Analytics at ETH Zurich, die Mobiliar, Pôle de création numérique, SWISS FILMS, PatchXR, VIRTUAL BEINGS, DigitalRISE, and AltNext.