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AltNext Season 2

When?
13-14 June 2026
Where?
Shanghai, China
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Interactive Experience Summit
Interactive Experience Summit
Interactive Experience Summit
Interactive Experience Summit
Interactive Experience Summit
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Conference

Where interactive storytelling is designed, tested, and scaled

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Festival

Showcasing ambitious interactive storytelling works

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Two people seated in futuristic VR pods wearing headsets at AltNext Season 1, an interactive experience summit.
Two audience members recording a panel discussion on their smartphones at a dimly lit event - at AltNext Edition 1 in 2025.
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Exhibition booth for Rokid featuring AR smart glasses images with visitors interacting and exploring the display - at AltNext Edition 1 in 2025.

Market

Where projects meet capital, platforms, and global partners

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Testimonials

Adrien Royer
AltNext pushed me into a deep innovation’s dive, bringing together AI, gaming and storytelling in one place. As a Swiss interactive storytelling expert, I showcased my FMV '02' on the Cube Stage, a key step surrounded by a massive futuristic setup!
Adrien Royer
Gary Kun
AltNext 2025 was an exceptional experience. The creative energy, depth of dialogue, and global community truly reflected the future of interactive storytelling and reaffirmed why this ecosystem matters.
Gary Kun
Salar Shahna
After a decade investing myself in community building around new forms of human expression, AltNext feels like a rebirth. Both a conclusion and a new beginning vibrant, open, wild and limitless.
Salar Shahna
Vincent Fichera
AltNext was a real creative boost for me, where AI, gaming and storytelling truly converge. As interactive storytelling expert, I showcased O2 on the Cube Stage, a key step in developing the project within a bold futuristic setup.
Vincent Fichera
Adrien Royer
AltNext pushed me into a deep innovation’s dive, bringing together AI, gaming and storytelling in one place. As a Swiss interactive storytelling expert, I showcased my FMV '02' on the Cube Stage, a key step surrounded by a massive futuristic setup!
Adrien Royer
Gary Kun
AltNext 2025 was an exceptional experience. The creative energy, depth of dialogue, and global community truly reflected the future of interactive storytelling and reaffirmed why this ecosystem matters.
Gary Kun
Salar Shahna
After a decade investing myself in community building around new forms of human expression, AltNext feels like a rebirth. Both a conclusion and a new beginning vibrant, open, wild and limitless.
Salar Shahna
Vincent Fichera
AltNext was a real creative boost for me, where AI, gaming and storytelling truly converge. As interactive storytelling expert, I showcased O2 on the Cube Stage, a key step in developing the project within a bold futuristic setup.
Vincent Fichera

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