AltNext 2026
AltNext 2026 Interactive Experience Summit. June 13–14, 2026.
Who Are We?
AltNext 2026 Interactive Experience Summit will be held on June 13–14, 2026, in Songjiang, Shanghai. This is not a conventional industry conference. It is a radical deconstruction of creative disciplines at a global scale, bringing together developers, artists, technologists, and geeks to collide, recombine, and evolve.
A new species of storytelling is emerging. For decades, cinema taught us to "watch" and games taught us to "play," but that boundary is collapsing:
The End of the "Only One" Ending: We no longer accept remaining confined to this side of the screen as passive spectators.
A Paradigm Shift: AI is rewriting code, and XR is reshaping space.
Co-creation: As the line between “watching” and “participating” dissolves, stories are no longer told—they are explored, chosen, and co-created.
What Can you Expect?
What actually happens here?
Don’t ever expect to sit quietly! For 48 hours, we will dismantle media and rebuild rules in real time.
Deconstruction & Reconstruction: Three Stages, Full Power
Panels & Keynotes: No corporate narratives. Only leading practitioners across film, games, AI, and XR discussing how new technologies dismantle old aesthetics.
IDEA Stage: The most “dangerous” arena. AI works, interactive storytelling, and cross-media concepts compete in 10-minute live pitches. Funding and technical support are ready for the boldest ideas.
Future Theatre: Drama, dance, and physical performance rewritten through XR/MR. The space becomes the stage, and the audience becomes a variable in the ultimate live performance.
A Playground for Geeks: From Workshops to Screenings
Content-Tech Workshops: Forget tutorials. Deconstruct technologies live—from virtual production and AI workflows to underwater cinematography and Dolby Atmos. No slides, only working machines.
Future Cinema Screenings: No authoritative jury. Works are judged directly by audience feedback to define "AltNext's Most Popular Innovative Video."
Interactive Experience Zone: Get hands-on with MR hardware, experimental tools, and interaction platforms that will define the next generation of content.
A Performance Without a Fixed Answer
Radical Live Acts: Unconventional bands take the stage where “uncertainty” becomes the core of performance.
PatchXR: A parallel dimension of virtual experimentation unfolds live on site.
Connections: No More Isolated Creators
1v1 Meetings: Connect directly with technologists and investors.
Side Events: Hackathons, creator mixers, breakfasts, and afterparties to keep the energy alive all day.
Internal Community: Find collaborators, computing power, and your creative peers.
Join the Future of Play
We are looking for those who are not satisfied with watching stories but want to build worlds. Over 4,000 global creators—from AI artists to interactive developers—have already begun.
Dates: June 13–14, 2026
Location: SFP HOPE Smart Media Park, Songjiang, Shanghai
Tickets & Partnerships: Early bird tickets are available now. Partnership applications (Speakers, Tech Teams, Global Creators Roadshow, Media & Content) are open.
If the current landscape feels stagnant and you want to build something ambitious with creators like you... this is the moment to step in.
About the Organizers
AltNext is dedicated to creating an open platform for global interactive experiences and digital content. Centered on creativity and technology, we build an innovative ecosystem connecting developers, artists, enterprises, and investors to become a trendsetter for cross-border integration. Innovation · Imagination · Interaction.
For more information, refer to our website: https://www.altnext.org/