Sign In2025 Digital Twin Awards: Celebrating the Best in 3D Capture
The 2025 Digital Twin Awards, sponsored by CAPTUR3D and Matterport, brought together the most creative and innovative digital twin experiences across industries. With submissions from across the globe. We’re proud to recognize both the Official Winners, selected by Matterport judges, and the People’s Choice Winners, voted by the public for the following categories:
Most Unique Use of Matterport
Best Digital Twin of 2025
Best Digital Twin for Real Estate
Best Digital Twin for Historical Preservation
Best Digital Twin for Arts & Culture
Best Digital Twin for Education
Best Non-Pro Series Device Scan (New Category)
See the full DTA Gallery. Here are the winners for each category.
Most Unique Use of Matterport
🏅 Official Winner
Tour: RRS Sir David Attenborough Creator: British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey has been conducting pioneering polar research for over 60 years, uncovering critical insights from Earth’s frozen regions. Their scientists were the first to discover the ozone hole and continue to lead climate change research through studies of ancient ice. Operating research stations, aircraft, and the Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough, they support the UK’s scientific and geopolitical presence in Antarctica. As part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), they play a vital role in shaping global environmental policy.
🗳️ People’s Choice Winner
Tour: Heinz von Heiden Arena – Soccer Stadium Creator: 360-PRO GmbH (Oliver Vosshage)
Oliver Vosshage, a trained photographer since 2000, has navigated the transition from analog to digital photography with a passion for innovation. In 2020, he expanded his creative toolkit to include drone and 360-degree photography, founding 360-PRO GmbH. This move from 2D to immersive 3D experiences allowed him to offer clients a new level of visual storytelling. Today, he creates dynamic, interactive content that transforms how spaces are explored and shared.
Best Digital Twin of 2025
🏅 Official Winner
Tour: Emirates Virtual Stadium Experience Creator: Visual Immersion
Visual Immersion, a UK-based creative agency, specialises in crafting unique virtual experiences. They combine virtual tours, drone photography, 3D modelling, and video production to create immersive and interactive content. Alongside this, they offer brand refreshes, social media content, and digital marketing support, empowering businesses to stand out, connect, and leave a lasting impression.
🗳️ People’s Choice Winner
Tour: Roman Catholic Parish – Sfântul Mihail Church Creator: Ely Bass
Ely Bass is a 3D scanning studio with over four years of experience delivering digital twin solutions across real estate, healthcare, culture, industry, and education. Their services also include drone-based aerial photography, videography, and photogrammetry to create highly accurate 3D models and orthophoto plans. Driven by innovation, the team is always exploring new technologies to expand what’s possible in immersive visualization. ELY BASS is proud to be part of the global digital twin community and excited for future collaborations.
Best Digital Twin for Real Estate
🏅 Official Winner
Tour: CASA MU Creator: Costa Virtual
Costa Virtual is a Costa Rica–based studio specializing in immersive real estate storytelling. Their award-winning collaboration with Blue Zone Realty International and designer Lori Morrison de Novoa brought the vision of Casa MU to life through Matterport technology. The project blends luxury design with emotional storytelling to create a standout digital experience. Costa Virtual is proud to represent Costa Rican innovation on the global stage.
🗳️ People’s Choice Winner
Tour: Nordic Emotions Creator: Digital Districts
Digital Districts is an Italian company that creates immersive digital ecosystems to help public institutions and private companies tell their stories in engaging, interactive ways. Their platform breaks down language and cultural barriers, offering global access across devices from smartphones to VR headsets. By enabling audiences to anticipate, experience, and remember cultural and commercial journeys, they help guide user decisions through immersive storytelling. From tourism to wellness, their mission is to make experiences more discoverable, accessible, and memorable.
Best Digital Twin for Historical Preservation
🏅 Official Winner
Tour: The Muse Whiskey & Coffee Bar Creator: SIMLAB SIMLAB is a pioneering technology company focused on creating immersive digital twin experiences for architecture, heritage, and interior spaces. With a strong emphasis on realism and interactivity, SIMLAB combines Matterport scanning with custom enhancements to deliver compelling virtual environments. Their work spans cultural preservation, hospitality, and design, helping clients visualize and communicate spaces with clarity and impact. SIMLAB continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in 3D storytelling and spatial documentation.
🗳️ People’s Choice Winner
Tour: Abu Simbel Temple – معبد أبو سمبل Creator: NAV3D
Founded by Geomatics engineer Ahmed Attia in 2018, NAV3D is a pioneering 3D digital twin studio based in Egypt with a growing footprint across the EMEA region. With a team of eight, the company leads innovative scanning projects in tourism, heritage, and public sector spaces. NAV3D has partnered with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities to digitally preserve ancient temples and museums, including a Matterport-featured tour of Abu Simbel. Their expanding regional work in Saudi Arabia and Libya highlights a deep commitment to cultural preservation through immersive technology.
Best Digital Twin for Arts & Culture
🏅 Official Winner
Tour: Glencoe National Nature Reserve Creators: National Trust for Scotland and Imagine 3D
The National Trust for Scotland and Imagine-3D collaborated to create a breathtaking digital twin that celebrates the country’s natural and cultural heritage. NTS provided stunning visuals and a mission-driven vision to share Scotland in a new light, while Imagine-3D—a bold, experimental media studio born from MPEmbed—brought that vision to life using Matterport technology. The result is a deeply immersive and emotive experience that pushes the boundaries of digital storytelling. Together, they’ve demonstrated the power of creative partnership in preserving and promoting Scotland’s most treasured landscapes. 🗳️ People’s Choice Winner
Tour: St. Mary of Lübeck in 360° & 3D Creator: cp360pano
Founded in 2019 by Christian P. Schlichte, cp360pano is a 3D virtual tour agency specializing in sacred buildings, museums, and cultural landmarks. Using Matterport and MPskin, the agency creates immersive, interactive tours with enhanced user guidance and meaningful digital layers. Their portfolio includes award-winning scans such as St. Mary’s Church in Lübeck, as well as prominent projects across northern Germany, from historic town halls to maritime museums. Before launching cp360pano, Christian earned recognition as a Google Trusted Street View Photographer with over 2,700 panoramas with more than 22.5 million views listed by cp360pano.
Best Digital Twin for Education
🏅 Official Winner
Tour: OceanXplorer Creator: OceanX
OceanX is a mission-driven organization that combines cutting-edge science, media, and technology to explore the ocean and share its wonders with the world. Through immersive storytelling and next-gen research tools, OceanX aims to educate, inspire, and build a global community committed to ocean conservation. The initiative brings together partners from science, media, and philanthropy to deepen public engagement with our planet’s least-explored frontier. OceanX operates as a program of Dalio Philanthropies, supporting the broader philanthropic mission of the Dalio family.
🗳️ People’s Choice Winner
Tour: Pantano de SAU, Catalunya, España Creator: Jotavirtual
Jotavirtual is a Barcelona-based startup creating immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences that transform how people learn, plan, and make decisions. Their digital twins are accessible across all devices—including VR headsets—and are designed to be practical, user-friendly, and easy to integrate. With a focus on accessibility and inclusion, Jotavirtual helps bridge physical and digital worlds, allowing anyone to explore spaces virtually regardless of limitations. Led by CEO Emma Urbina and CTO Jaime Flores, the team brings people-centered innovation to sectors like education, tourism, logistics, and cultural preservation.
Best Non-Pro Series Device Scan (New Category)
🏅 Official Winner
Tour: :: US :: ME.PEOPLE.HER_ Creator: ARTOGO
ARTOGO combines digital modeling technology with in-depth guided tours to create over 1,000 immersive online experiences. Recognized with numerous design awards, the platform has partnered with more than 50 museums and art institutions across Asia, allowing users to explore exhibitions from around the world—right from the comfort of their homes.
🗳️ People’s Choice Winner
Tour: 24h CGI-Tour challenge Creator: 360 Vista.de
360 Vista is a young interactive media company founded by childhood friends from Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, with a mission to bring more transparency to the web through virtual tours. Focused on meeting the expectations of a new generation, they create immersive experiences that help users see what to expect before they arrive. Constantly pushing the boundaries of available tech, their innovations—like rounded corners—have even influenced features in platforms like MPSkin. Passionate about shaping the future of digital media, 360 Vista is helping make virtual experiences the standard across industries in Germany.
