Developing and demonstrating core technologies for Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0
Pays up to seven European projects between EUR 4 million and EUR 5 million each to build next-generation immersive Virtual Worlds technology, from haptic feedback to real-time XR interaction.
Even though the Commission itself suggests a typical project length of 36 months as enough time to reach these outcomes, it explicitly leaves the door open for proposals asking for a different duration, so a shorter or longer project isn't automatically penalised for departing from that figure. A funded consortium also has to look beyond its own technology roadmap: proposals need to show synergy a…
The Commission wants projects that push immersive, interactive Virtual Worlds technology forward — realistic scene generation, generative AI for personalised experiences, low-latency interaction, and integration of extended-reality applications with telecom edge-cloud infrastructure. It wants demonstrators that show these technologies working in real industrial or societal scenarios.
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