The virtual event platform for any

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Dream it, and they will come

Surreal allows audiences to connect, create, collaborate, and celebrate in entirely new ways.

Social-First

Encourages organic meetings and real-world "accidental collisions."

Web-Based

No app to download—streamed right to your browser in real time.

Photo-Real

No silly cartoon graphics. Participants explore beautifully designed venues, from general sessions and expo halls to lounges and meeting rooms.

Scalable

For conferences, trade shows, showrooms, activations, and live events from 100 to 50,000 people.

Customizable "Real" Venues

Build your next event from our one-of-a-kind venues or create an entirely custom world.

Personalized Avatar Creator

Select from one of our pre-built templates or go wild creating your own digital twin.

Intuitive Navigation

Simply click your mouse, teleport or use the arrow keys to move around the space.

Video, Voice & Text Chat

Bring your meeting to life with live video and chat functionality.

Presentation Tools

Run slides, web sites or stream video using our easy-to-use presentation tools.

(Benefits)

When events get SURREAL, so do the benefits.

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Browser-based

No app to download

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Immersive

Photo real, with 3D environments

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Interactive

Voice, text, chat & streaming video

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Intuitive

Simple to learn, easy to use

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Scalable

From hundreds to thousands of attendees

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Sustainable

Lower cost & carbon footprint

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Secure

Robust AWS encryption

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Analytical

Real-time reporting & CMS integration

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Customizable

Infinite environments, events & meeting spaces

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Engaging

Fun, game-like & explorative

(About)

When adversity challenges us to adapt, necessity inspires us to create

Regardless of where you live and what you do, 2020 was a challenging year for everyone around the world. Endeavoring to convert this challenge into an opportunity, SURREAL was conceived and created by Chicago-based Echelon Design, an event marketing and production company with offices in Chicago, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Portland.
Early in March of 2020, as Covid-19 took root in the United States—it decimated the event and trade show industry. As veterans of live event production, in order to survive and thrive, Echelon knew it had to pivot from physical experiences to virtual ones. The change was always coming, fate just demanded it happen sooner.
The result is this best-of-breed virtual Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Our mission is to provide unparalleled live experiences across any industry—especially when cost, carbon footprint or other factors make on-premise events impractical or impossible.