ArtStation’s twelfth Community Challenge, Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality, launched in August 2023 and welcomed over 5,000 artists who took on the challenge to imagine the future of humanity and our reality in the megatropolis of Neo Tokyo.
Once again, artists delivered truly exceptional entries, making it a tough challenge for our judging panel to narrow down their final selections. Huge thanks to our dedicated hosts Bogna Gawrońska, Rembert Montald, Sang Nguyen, Jeanne Plounevez, Thomas Chamberlain-Keen, Javier Perez, Randall Mackey, Marina Ortega, Elodie Mondoloni, Jason Keyser, David Hall, Yumi Batgerel, Karolina Vieira, Dmitry Parkin, Reinaldo García, Hasan Bajramovic, Karen Stanley, Dorine Laplanche, and esteemed challenge judges Virginie Bourdin, Finnian Macmanus, Yekaterina Bourykina, Raphael Lacoste, Liz Kirby, Donglu Yu, Amy Sharpe, Devon Fay, Tyler Smith, Sandra Duchiewicz, and Suzanne Helmigh.
Congratulations to all artists who challenged themselves and learned something new in the process. We’re thrilled to be able to unveil the results of the challenge and present the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd winners and honourable mentions.
Cover Art: Koi in Starry Night, Donglu Yu
Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality Challenge – Keyframe Design
1st Place Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Keyframe Design: Thibault Girard
2nd Place Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Keyframe Design: Stas Chervinskiy
3rd Place Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Keyframe Design: Rafater
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Keyframe Design: Ayrton Perona
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Keyframe Design: Gaia Buggio
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Keyframe Design: Alexandre Le Saux
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Keyframe Design: Tom Trebuchon
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Keyframe Design: Pavel Oleinik
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Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality Challenge – Character Design
1st Place Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Character Design: Camille Peyrebere
2nd Place Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Character Design: kurozaki sakura
3rd Place Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Character Design: Dmitri Anatolich
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Character Design: Jennifer Voigt
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Character Design: Fred84
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Character Design: Zachary Liao
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Character Design: Yamamoto dove
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Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality Challenge – Environment Design
1st Place Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Environment Design: Pip Loresco
2nd Place Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Environment Design: Yari Lute
3rd Place Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Environment Design: li moly
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Environment Design: Linus Alstergren
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Environment Design: Maélis Levastre
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Environment Design: Zana Bamarni
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Environment Design: Victor Dufayard
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo Exponential Reality Challenge – Environment Design: Lester Zawadzki
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Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality Challenge – Prop Design
1st Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Prop Design: Himesh Anand
2nd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Prop Design: Snowball Lam
3rd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Prop Design: Jimi Osborne-McNeilly
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Prop Design: Clive Almeida
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Prop Design: Doruk Erdem
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Prop Design: Luca Pascal
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Prop Design: Christian Petrov
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Prop Design: Otis Nyiti
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Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Design
1st Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Design: Geoffrey Amesse
2nd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Design: Tianci Tan
3rd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Design: Natalya Nedashkovskaya
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Design: Insert Cat
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Design: Jake Miller
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Design: Nick Maarschalkerweerd
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Design: Caleb W. Davidson
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Design: Claudia Hoozemans
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Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Environment/Level Art (real-time)
1st Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Environment/Level Art (real-time): Alexey Kirsanov
2nd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Environment/Level Art (real-time): Jake Guest
3rd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Environment/Level Art (real-time): Thiago Klafke☀️
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Environment/Level Art (real-time): Victor Ullmann
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Environment/Level Art (real-time): Quentin Go
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Environment/Level Art (real-time): Math Roodhuizen
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Environment/Level Art (real-time): Nina Klos 🐟
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Environment/Level Art (real-time): Adam Williams
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Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Prop Art (real-time)
1st Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Prop Art (real-time): Arantxa Minteguiaga López
2nd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Prop Art (real-time): Robbie Walker
3rd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Prop Art (real-time): Javi Skau
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Prop Art (real-time): Nadiia Mitina Seisan
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Prop Art (real-time): Tyler Hartshorne
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Prop Art (real-time): Iker Unanua
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Prop Art (real-time): Ana Ochoa Varuzza
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Prop Art (real-time): Janrike Berger
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Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Film/VFX Character Art (rendered)
1st Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Film/VFX Character Art (rendered): Alina Pavlova
2nd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Film/VFX Character Art (rendered): Ben Emery
3rd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Film/VFX Character Art (rendered): Aleksandra Shigaeva
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Film/VFX Character Art (rendered): Nadya Potapova
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Film/VFX Character Art (rendered): Aleksandr Aksenov
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Film/VFX Character Art (rendered): Erfan Abdi
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Film/VFX Character Art (rendered): Andreas Tzu
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Film/VFX Character Art (rendered): Guzel Baiguskarova
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Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Character Art (real-time)
1st Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Character Art (real-time): Olya Anufrieva
2nd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Character Art (real-time): Viacheslav Gedich
3rd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Character Art (real-time): Ekaterina Renvirr
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Character Art (real-time): Алина Жакаева
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Character Art (real-time): Marco Vergantini
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Character Art (real-time): Manuel Sitompul
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Character Art (real-time): J_Kang(郑强)
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – Game Character Art (real-time): Leon Steiner
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Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Art (real-time)
1st Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Art (real-time): Kim Byeong Jin [ HoldimProvae ]
2nd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Art (real-time): Jack Anderson
3rd Place Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Art (real-time): Aidan Wade
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Art (real-time): Aleksei Shcherbina
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Art (real-time): Raphael Jacovsky
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Art (real-time): Amy Jeong
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Art (real-time): SsecretPlayerr Alex
Honourable Mention Neo Tokyo: Exponential Reality – VFX Art (real-time): Maxime Le Chesne
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