Thank you to everyone who submitted worlds & films to this year’s Space Jam 3, hosted by the National Space Society and their partner JGC!
Without further ado, here are the winners for each category, starting with Worlds:
WORLD WINNERS:
First Place:
Starlight Lab by Bia_Kawaii_Br
- $5,000 AUD
- Virtual Trophy
- Space Jam 3 Badge (up to 6 per team)
- Will be a judge in next year’s Space Jam
- Showcased in a real life art exhibition in Australia
Second Place:
Madana 2․0˸ Haven by Team: Tajasuka, Niko*, Garret2727
- $3,000 AUD
- Space Jam 3 Badge (up to 6 per team)
- Showcased in a real life art exhibition in Australia
Third Place:
Lonely Comet by Mr_Mycelium
- $2,000 AUD
- Space Jam 3 Badge (up to 6 per team)
- Showcased in a real life art exhibition in Australia
Five Honorable Mentions:
One Wild And Precious Life by Katchy
Expedition Ares by Team: artsy glitch, WispyWoo
Outpost˸ Europa by honsler
Apsis˸ Space Flight Simulator by Team: AstroRabbit, Spiritmarsrover, Bio Cyan, Ponja__, R0amer
L․A․V․S․ by Lavryou
- Space Jam 3 Badge (up to 6 per team)
- Showcased in a real life art exhibition in Australia
As a reminder, ALL Space Jam 3 worlds are featured in the world row this year! Go explore! The only worlds not featured are ones that were disqualified.
The NSS Hub World is also included in the world row with portals to all of this year’s winners.
If you do not see your world featured in the world row despite submitting properly, please message in #vrchat-jams in the VRChat Discord or send an email to flare@vrchat.com .
FILM WINNERS:
First Place:
SCOUT by TrainingFangs, Kinsycat, Sacred, and SunnySpirit
- $3000 AUD
- Space Jam 3 badge (up to 12 per team)
- Featured in a special YouTube playlist on the VRChat YouTube channel
- Showcased in a real life art exhibition in Australia
Second Place:
Halley: A Leap of Faith by JaildenVR
- $2000 AUD
- Space Jam 3 badge (up to 12 per team)
- Featured in a special YouTube playlist on the VRChat YouTube channel
- Showcased in a real life art exhibition in Australia
Third Place:
Guardian by Quinnster
- $1000 AUD
- Space Jam 3 badge (up to 12 per team)
- Featured in a special YouTube playlist on the VRChat YouTube channel
- Showcased in a real life art exhibition in Australia
Ten Honorable Mentions:
ATONE ABOVE by vexels & THE ROOT
First Bird in Space by OkayDonuts
Voyageurs: FIRST CONTACT by Eigen Rovak
MISSION ONIRIS by Mushi
TO SACRIFICE by HYPEREAL Studios
Constant by zimiy
Reach the Stars by CluelessCthulu
Beyond the Horizon by Duhey the Fennec
BOUNDLESS by pixel
Galactic Expedition by Augsorn Pisaid
All of these films will be showcased on the VRChat YouTube channel!
There will be a screening of all the winning films on May 1 at 6pm PT, hosted by the Filmmakers of VRChat. All are welcome to attend! The instance will be Group+. Join the Filmmakers of VRChat Group to ensure you can see the instance. Please try to wear an optimized avatar.
Prize Distribution & Follow-Up
Emails with coordination for the prizes will go out in the next few days. Please keep an eye out for an email ending in “@nssa.com.au”. Emails will be sent to the address you used to submit via Google Form for your world or film. Note that for films in particular, we will be requesting the files for your film. You will still retain all the rights to your film.
The NSS is in the process of coordinating which art exhibition will host the Space Jam 3 world and film winners. More details will be shared as the NSS finalize those plans.
As a note, while Space Jam was being hosted on VRChat, it was administered and judged by the NSS, with some assistance from the VRChat Team and Filmmakers of VRChat.
Thank you to everyone who submitted to this year’s Space Jam! See you next time… 