Spectacles Community Challenge #4: Winners Announcement
When Snap first announced the fifth generation of Spectacles, we all wondered what possibilities the device might unlock. Today, AR developers continue to explore its potential, experimenting with new tools and updates to create Experiences that blend with—and transform—our reality right before our eyes.
The Spectacles Community Challenges play a key role in this innovation, encouraging developers to experiment, create, and share their work. Participants gain recognition from the Snap AR Team, feature on our blog, and even earn real-life rewards for their contributions to the industry.
Check out all the winning projects below ⤵️
New Lens Category
This category challenges you to explore uncharted territory by experimenting with tools, features, and ideas you’ve never tried before. Transform curiosity into innovation and craft Lenses so fresh and engaging that users can’t help but return for more.
1st Place: HoloATC by Joost van Schaik
This Lens offers a dynamic 3D view of live air traffic across 40 major airports worldwide, including Los Angeles International and Snap HQ near Santa Monica. Users can select aircraft to highlight them for others at the same airport, view real-world photos by hovering over a plane, and explore six different aircraft types.
2nd Place: Daily Briefing by Andrew Douglas
Daily Briefing delivers a personalized morning update with a vibrant mix of audio and visuals. Users can instantly check the day’s weather, catch up on news from their preferred sources, and enjoy a playful AI-powered horoscope, making it the perfect way to start the day informed and inspired.
3rd Place: Bplane Adventures by Pavlo Tkachenko
This relaxing, flow-based Spectacles game lets players guide a Bplane using only their hands, aiming to keep it airborne for as long as possible. With cozy visuals, an increasing level of challenge, and a competitive leaderboard, it offers a soothing yet engaging gameplay experience.
Runner up: Tiny Hoops by Pretty Big Monster Team
Tiny Hoops transforms the classic arcade basketball shoot-out into AR, letting players grab and shoot with a single pinch gesture. Designed for Spectacles, it delivers smooth performance through optimized code, custom ball-flight physics, and dynamic hand-tracking effects.
Players race against the clock on a half-court that fits anywhere, aiming for the highest score, with future updates planned to add multiplayer and power-ups.
Runner up: Math Boxer by VyuXR Immersive Studios Team
Math Boxer combines fast-paced arithmetic puzzles with interactive punching mechanics for a brain-and-body workout. Players solve equations by physically striking the correct answer from three floating options, racing against the clock to test both mental speed and physical agility in an immersive 3D environment.
Lens Update Category
The Lens Update category is your chance to revisit a published creation that still has untapped potential. Whether you want to enhance it with new features, refine its design, or simply put it
back in the spotlight, now’s the time. Update your work, unlock monetization, and enjoy an extra surge of visibility through the Spectacles Community Challenge showcase.
1st Place: Card Master by Harry Banda
Card Master is an AR card game for Snap Spectacles that teaches players how to play through guided tutorials and AI practice matches, now enhanced for a more dynamic and expressive experience. The update introduces fully animated Bitmoji avatars that react to gameplay with emotions like laughter, frustration, or confusion, alongside idle and talking animations.
Real-time GPT-powered reactions add witty, sarcastic, or wholesome speech bubbles tailored to in-game events, making AI opponents feel more human. Players can also choose from multiple opponent voices and enjoy a new visual color picker for Wild cards, creating richer and more immersive matches.
2nd Place: Trajectory: The Object Liberation Front by Yegor Ryabtsov
Trajectory is a physics-based AR game where players join a rebel collective to free objects captured by a rogue AI, guided by their remote companion, Aux. Spanning eight evolving story levels, it blends spatial puzzle-solving with narrative depth.
This update completely reinvents the Free Play mode by adding the Uplink Tool—a wrist-mounted mic and speaker that enables natural, persistent conversation with Aux. Players can now request 3D object generation with realistic physics, receive custom game objectives, ask rule-based questions, and hear contextual commentary. Enhanced tutorials, UI hints, and Aux’s poetic insights create a more interactive and emergent sandbox experience.
3rd Place: Draw Flowers by Max van Leeuwen
Draw Flowers is a playful AR experience where users create virtual blooms by pinching their fingers, now enhanced with a subtle global leaderboard for competitive flower-growing. Players can track the longest flowers in the world, with rankings discreetly displayed in the palm of the left hand and only visible to those who opt in.
A length counter and rank appear once a flower exceeds 15 meters, with rainbow animations celebrating first place. Offline progress is saved and uploaded later, ensuring no achievement is lost. This update also brings visual refinements for an even more charming experience.
Open Source Category
In this category, anything goes—as long as you share your Lens as open source on GitHub. No Lens Explorer publication is required, and even creations built with Experimental APIs that can’t be released publicly are eligible. Push boundaries, break new ground, and you could still take home the win.
1st Place: Remote ARsistance by Krunal Gediya
Remote ARsistance transforms Spectacles into a real-time remote support tool, letting users stream their view, receive live annotations, and chat with experts. Perfect for fieldwork, repairs, inspections, and collaborative XR experiences, it brings hands-free guidance and teamwork directly to the wearer.
2nd Place: Ad Blocker by Stijn Spanhove
AR Ad Blocker is an AI-powered Snap Spectacles Lens that detects and visually blocks advertisements in real time. Using pinch gestures and Google Gemini AI, users can enjoy a cleaner, distraction-free AR experience.
3rd Place: Chinatown 1905: The Bloody Angle AR Tour by the Team 1905
This AR experience immerses players in Manhattan’s Chinatown, transforming the historic streets into a vibrant, interactive playground. Built for Spectacles, users choose from three characters—Gangster, Police Officer, or Restaurant Owner—and race to collect hidden elements unique to each role.
Navigating Doyers Street with hand and foot interactions, players uncover stories and cultural details woven into the neighbourhood, celebrating Chinatown’s rich history, resilience, and community spirit.
Congratulations to all the winners of this month’s Spectacles Community Challenge #4! 👏 Your creativity and hard work show how powerful and fun augmented reality can be. From exciting games to immersive stories and useful tools, each Lens highlights the amazing talent in our developer community and how AR can change the way we see the world.
A big thank you also goes to everyone who participated and shared their ideas. 🙏 Every experiment and update helps inspire others and makes the AR community stronger. 🏋️
We can’t wait to see what you create next. Keep trying new things, keep experimenting, and keep showing us how AR can bring imagination to life. Your work is helping shape the future of AR experiences, and together with Snap AR, we’re excited to be part of this journey with you! 💛🕶️💜
