The VR Awards is setting the standard for recognition in the rapidly expanding field of VR. Having gone through 500+ nominations, VR AWARDS 2017 shortlist includes a line up of some of the very best in virtual reality. After a rigorous shortlist process, these companies will now present to their category’s panel of judges this week. The winners will be revealed on the 9th October, during the night of the VR Awards.
VR Headset of the Year
VR headset of the year is awarded to companies producing outstanding Virtual Reality headsets year on year. Emphasis is placed on a headsets design, feel, functions and features. This award is given only to Virtual Reality headsets, not augmented reality headsets.
HTC
Vive
Oculus
Rift
Razer
OSVR
Sony
Playstation VR
Starbreeze
StarVR
Mobile VR Headset of the Year
Awarded to companies producing outstanding mobile virtual reality headsets. Emphasis is placed on the mobile headsets design, feel, functions and features. This award is given only to mobile virtual reality headsets that provide portable functionality for VR.
Merge VR
Goggles
Daydream View
Samsung
Gear VR
Homido
V2
VR Hardware of the Year
Allowing a versatile range of controllers and sensory devices to enter the mix, VR hardware of the year places the spotlight on entries that focus on technical and design execution. This award is geared towards hardware specifically created to enhance a user’s Virtual Reality experience through an add on device for VR.
SOMNIACS
Birdly
Leap Motion
Leap Motion
Oculus
Touch
NullSpace VR
Hardlight Suit
Ultrahaptics
Ultrahaptics
VR Game of the Year
Focusing on the use of Virtual Reality within games is the VR game of the year award. This combines the ingenuity and creativity that it takes to make a successful game along with the innovative use of movement that makes an experience worth while.
Owlchemy Labs & Adult Swim Games
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
Epic Games
Robo Recall
Dylan Fitterer
Audioshield
Playful
Lucky’s Tale
Steel Crate Games
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Survios
Raw Data
Tender Claws
Virtual Virtual Reality
Vertigo Games & Jaywalkers Interactive
Arizona Sunshine
SUPERHOT Team
SUPERHOT VR
Rebellion
Battlezone
Ready At Dawn
Lone Echo
Innovative VR Company of the Year
Virtual Reality is a constantly evolving landscape that requires innovative thought leaders to pave the way by leading by example through first-to-market developments. Additional points are given to companies that place focus on their company culture and policies along with how sustainable their practices are.
Zero Latency
Technicolor Experience Center
G’Audio Lab
Merge VR
Globacore
Jaunt VR
VR Experience of the Year
Experiences are what makes Virtual Reality come to life. VR experience of the year is awarded to companies that produce and execute a truly outstanding, quality experience which has resulted in positive user feedback.
WEVR
theBlu
Reactify
Horizons VR
Against Gravity
Rec Room
Tilt Brush
Google Earth VR
Magnopus
Mission:ISS
REWIND
Home – A VR Spacewalk
Toast
Richie’s Plank Experience
Most Creative use of Marketing in VR
Virtual Reality gives marketers a new weapon to reach further demographics in increasingly creative ways. Judges look towards marketing campaigns that integrate Virtual Reality within the majority of the project. Particular focus is placed on the originality and creativity behind each marketing campaign.
Greenpeace
Virtual Explorer
Idea Studio
UNICEF 360°
Ford Motor Company / GTB Agency
Ford F-150 Raptor: Born to Baja
Pebble Studios
ABC – ‘Catch Jack’ Time After Time
IKEA
IKEA VR
Imagination
Jaguar Electrifies – The Future Is Now
Kuju
The Chainsmokers: Paris VR
Framestore
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: VR
RSA VR
Alien: Covenant In Utero | A Virtual Reality Experience
Infinite360
Capital Creates Change
Interactive VR Media/Film of the Year
Working to create an immersive, spatial and original VR media is very new territory for most designers and cinematographers. All nominations must substantially feature virtual reality within their media and work to create a comfortable and enjoyable experience for the viewer. Additional attention is given to the use of positioning and movement within the media. Can include short film, interactive pieces and design work within VR.
5TH WALL
‘The Mummy’ Zero Gravity Stunt VR Experience
Tabel
Baobab Studios
INVASION!
Penrose Studios
Allumette
Anotherworld VR
KOBOLD VR
Hver Sin Stilhed
Separate Silences
VR Startup of the Year
Without new startups creating innovative solutions and driving forward ambition within the industry, virtual reality would not be where it is today. Commending small businesses with proven business models is VR startup of the year.
Inception VR
Cerevrum Inc.
MANDT VR
LiveLike
MetaVRse
Best use of VR in Education and Training
Awarded to companies or individuals who have demonstrated practical and innovative uses of VR in education and training. This applies to any industry that has used VR to aid in experiences, videos, games and more (providing it has a positive educational use).
Unimersiv
Virtual Reality Educational Experiences
Make Real
PROCAT
Leicester Fire and Rescue Service
VF4-360
VirtualSpeech
VirtualSpeech
BLVRD
Boulevard
Cerevrum Inc.
Skill Hub VR
Make Real
EDF Energy “Reactor Builder’
Industrial Training International
ITI Crane Simulator
Alchemy VR
Space Descent VR with Tim Peake
Best use of VR in Healthcare
VR is changing the healthcare industry in very big ways. This is awarded to companies or individuals innovating healthcare through the use of VR and can incorporate both training and educational elements providing it is directly linked to healthcare.
AiSolve
VRSIMS
Osso VR
Osso VR
Vivid Vision
Vivid Vision
Tribemix
ImmersiCare
Best out of home VR Entertainment
Out of home VR entertainment brings a new level of immersion to theme parks, cinemas, attractions, museums and more. Nominees for this award have researched, implemented and carried out a truly outstanding, quality experience which has resulted in a high level of user satisfaction.
THE VOID
THE VOID’s Ghostbusters: Dimension
Universal Creative
The Repository
Thorpe Park Merlin Entertainment
Derren Brown’s Ghost Train
Zero Latency
Zero Latency
REWIND
Magic Butterfly
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