Origin Fest is a co-innovation hackathon that unites innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and educators to solve real-world challenges using frontier technologies. This year’s Origin Fest focused on applying Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Extended Reality (XR) to enhance teaching and learning Science and Mathematics subjects. Four challenges will be posed, and partnering industry and education institutions will implement and scale the winning solutions.
Origin Fest was held on May 9-11th 2025 and is based on the application of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Extended reality to overcome the infrastructure barriers that schools experience in the teaching and learning of subjects. It involves a number of industry partners, curriculum development organizations, schools and education departments and institutions.
Origin Fest was a groundbreaking event focused on empowering students and educators by immersing them in the transformative world of Virtual Reality (VR). It brought together high school and university students, along with their teachers, to explore the vast opportunities VR offers across education and technology.
At the heart of Origin Fest was an extensive training program centered on Unity, the leading platform for VR development. Participants received hands-on instruction in coding and designing immersive VR environments, giving them practical skills to build virtual classrooms, educational programs, and interactive projects.
The festival was organized around four distinct categories, each designed to challenge and inspire students to create innovative VR projects. These categories encouraged creative thinking and technical proficiency, as students applied their newfound coding and design skills to develop meaningful VR experiences.
Teachers also played a crucial role, receiving specialized training to help integrate VR into their curricula and better support their students’ learning journeys. By equipping educators with these tools, Origin Fest helped foster a sustainable ecosystem for VR education.
Overall, Origin Fest was more than a festival—it was a dynamic training hub that ignited passion for VR technology, nurtured technical expertise, and opened new pathways for educational innovation among the next generation of creators.
Hands-on VR/AR sessions designed for both pupils
and teachers, aimed at enhancing understanding and classroom application of
immersive technologies.
Engage with demonstrations and showcases of ongoing work at the
forefront of educational innovation.
Gain perspectives from panel discussions featuring experts on how
frontier technologies like VR and AI are transforming pedagogy and overcoming
challenges in education.
Access one-on-one guidance on effectively integrating VR/AR/XR
tools into teaching and learning practices.
Origin Fest was curated especially for primary and secondary schools with a demo day when students were exposed to XR STEM projects.
Connect with fellow educators, tech innovators, curriculum developers, and key stakeholders from the education and innovation ecosys
Want to be part of the XR revolution? Become an Origin member today and secure your spot at Origin Fest! Membership gives you exclusive access to hands-on training, expert mentorship, and the chance to collaborate on cutting-edge VR projects across four exciting categories. Whether you’re a student or educator, joining Origin opens the door to incredible learning opportunities and a community passionate about shaping the future with VR. Don’t wait—become an Origin member now and get ready to create, code, and innovate at Origin Fest!