Meet the CultTech Lab 2025 Winners
This year’s CultTech Lab brought together artists, technologists, and curious minds to explore how emerging tools can spark new ways of creating and connecting.

Over two months, participants developed experimental prototypes at the intersection of culture and technology — from AI music engines to augmented realities.

Three projects stood out for their originality, clarity of vision, and bold use of tech:
It Takes 2+1 to Waltz
by Michael Hoi Ming Du, Jasmy Chieh-Hsuan Chen & Obed King Him Cheung
What does it mean to dance with someone — not at them? This interactive installation translates human proximity and motion into real-time sound.
Partner: Sony CSL
Tech: Motion tracking, Unity, Diff-A-Riff
GrooveDeck
by Florin Gorgos
A jam tool meets a card game — GrooveDeck makes collaborative music-making fun, tactile, and accessible, even to non-musicians.
Partner: Sony CSL
Tech: Diff-A-Riff
Both winning teams will present their work at the CultTech Summit 2025 and receive a €3000 grant to further develop their prototypes.
Subtextura
by Olga Lukianova, Artem Timonov & Peter Voznesensky
A critical AR experience that reimagines conspiracy thinking. Visitors scan everyday objects to uncover distorted 'truths' — revealed through the conspiratorial gaze.
Partner: Artivive
Tech: Apple Vision Pro, AR layer recognition
This project received a special jury prize and a €1500 support package for its sharp concept and cultural relevance.

Over the coming months, the teams will keep refining their ideas with guidance from CultTech and our tech partners — and share their results this October at the Summit.
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