IMPULSE The European XR Accelerator

Welcome to VRDays’ Immersive Tech Week 2024, and the third year of our IMPULSE Funding Market.

IMPULSE Funding Market is part of the IMPULSE Programme which is a collaboration between VRDays Foundation, XR4Europe, Virtual Switzerland, Stereopsia EUROPE, and IFFR Pro, created to support immersive tech projects in development.

IMPULSE Funding Market at VRDays’ Immersive Tech Week will take place in Rotterdam from December 4th to December 6th.

Launched in 2022, IMPULSE has become a key programme for creators and entrepreneurs across Europe, helping them connect, unlock funding, and refine their projects through coaching, pitching, and matchmaking opportunities. At our IMPULSE funding market, attendees will have the opportunity to present their projects in front of our selected decision-makers, including investors, international festival curators, grant representatives, technology providers and more international industry experts.

IMPULSE Funding Market is committed to being an inclusive and safe space for everyone. If at any point during the event, you experience discomfort or encounter inappropriate behaviour, please don’t hesitate to reach out to any member of the staff — we are here to ensure you feel supported and respected.

The program offers two distinct tracks: Content Creation and Entrepreneurship.

CONTENT CREATION

Impulse Content Creation is dedicated to promoting and supporting artists who are pushing the boundaries of storytelling and the XR medium.

As I Lay Dead

“As I Lay Dead” allows the player to identify with the deceased lying among those mourning. The player, laying supine,...

Co(X)ist

Fostering peace and cultural understanding through Virtual reality. Co(X)ist addresses ethnic tension in Ethiopia, stemming from egoistic views of superiority...

DeMaré

A Sensory Journey into the Depths of the Ocean, DeMare’s is a MR VR multiplayer experience that intertwines the universe...

Exer Gale

Exer Gale is a virtual reality arcade game for those who wish to fly and get away. Freedom to glide,...

HOWSE

Ready for the most absurd open house in Mixed Reality? Welcome to HOWSE, where the only thing more terrifying than...

KASAMA SAGA

KASAMA SAGA is a 3D web-based video game presented in an innovative TV series format. Episode 1 has generated 90.9K...

LALALABYRINTH

A hand -drawn 2D/3D animated labyrinth in which you choose paths and interact with a series of eventually funny, occasionally...

Ooh, La La!

“Ooh, La La!” is an immersive XR experience that humorously reframes sex-toys to destigmatize the stigma around sextoys and sexuality....

Our Place

“Our Place” is an XR experience based on the opera libretto by Marco Gnaccolini, that explores love across time and...

The Dreams of Time

In The Dreams of Time, players embark on a journey through dreamscapes where time becomes fluid and shaped by other...

Twilight of the gaze

Holograms are unique in the universe of images. With their digital identity, these are the most complex three-dimensional representation of...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Impulse Entrepreneurship prepares XR entrepreneurs to improve their business proposal, strengthen their products’ value proposition, and learn how to best defend a project and a vision when eventually facing investors.

Artlink AR

We facilitate creating and publishing mobile AR experiences for artists, galleries, museums, festivals, and other adjacent institutions. Express yourself freely...

Cogniclear VR

Cogniclear VR is a brief cognitive assessment test in VR, to detect the earliest forms of cognitive decline. The test...

EmbodyXR

EmbodyXR® is an immersive dance art game blending physical movement and digital storytelling to address anxiety in young people. Player’s...

Fruppets

Fruppets is a revolutionary VR-based tool for simplifying 3D rigging and animation. Our unique solution targets both professional animators and...

HOLOFIL

HOLOFIL is a tabletop display hardware + 3D software ecosystem platform to capture attention & boost engagement for marketing, education,...

HoloMIT

Holomit is an innovative product that enables real-time holoportation of individuals into virtual and mixed reality environments. It uses a...

Inside Mental Health

Inside Mental Health is an empathetic immersive learning tool aimed at reducing stigma and increasing compassion with patients with severe...

MeRCURY, THE IMMERSIVE DIVING MASK

We aim to revolutionize entertainment and educational experiences through our immersive diving mask, MeRCURY. This unique device combines virtual reality...

Next Lab Grease Pencil VR

Next Lab – Grease Pencil VR, developed by Paramotion Films, revolutionizes animation pre-production by integrating VR into Blender’s Grease Pencil....

VUSE XR Hub

Creating functional mixed reality twins for complex machines has never been this simple. With the VUSE XR Hub CAD data...

WarisanXR

WarisanXR is a mixed reality experience that brings Malaysia’s cultural heritage to life using AR and volumetric capture technology. Users...

XRisis

We are building an Immersive Humanitarian Emergency Simulation Platform in partnership with Action Contre la Faim that brings a scalable...

Impulse Partners

VRDays Foundation

XR4EUROPE

Virtual Switzerland

Stereopsia Europe

IFFR Pro