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: jiayu chen

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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