The votes have been counted, the decisions have been made. Tonight the winners for the inaugural Vision VR/AR Awards are announced.
The ceremony is sponsored by Unity and is designed to commemorate significant VR and AR achievements. The show took place during Unity’s Vision Summit in Los Angeles, California.
The awards were decided by a panel of significant industry personalities. (including UploadVR’s co-founder and editor-in-chief Will Mason).
Here are the results:
BEST LIVE-ACTION EXPERIENCE
U2 Song for Someone – Chris Milk, U2, Universal Music Group, Vrse Inc., Vrse.Works (Winner)
Get Barreled in Tahiti – Rapid VR
Sinking – Maren Demant
Honorable Mentions: Waves of Grace, Imago
BEST FILM/INTERACTIVE STORY
Apollo 11 VR – Immersive VR Education (Winner)
The Shoebox Diorama – Daniel Ernst
The Fabulous Journeys of Tess & Leonie
Honorable Mentions: Waves of Grace, Happyland360
BEST VR GAME
I Expect You to Die – Schell Games
Budget Cuts – Neat Corporation (Winner)
Classroom Aquatic – Sunken Places
Honorable Mentions: Jake and Tess’ Finding Monsters Adventure, Adventure Time: Magic Man’s Head Games, Vanguard V
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Technolust – IRIS VR Inc (Winner)
SENS – Red Corner
Lucid Trips – Whateverland – Lucid Trips Team
Honorable Mentions: Jake and Tess’ Finding Monsters Adventure, Arizona Sunshine, Residential Condominium Architectural Simulation
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Modbox – Alientrap
Residential Condominium Architectural Simulation – Arch Virtual
EasyAR Engine – EasyAR
Honorable Mentions: Kraft Interactive Placemat, Fantastic Contraption
BEST AR EXPERIENCE
Table Zombies – SRG United Solutions
Eleanor of Ayer – Gelly Bomb Games (Winner)
Faster Than Light – Anomaly Productions
Honorable Mentions: Kraft Interactive Placemat, Clandestine: Anomaly
BEST VR EXPERIENCE
Fantastic Contraption – Radial Games
Job Simulator – Owlchemy Labs
Thunderbird: The Legend Begins – Kai and Tony Davidson (Winner)
Honorable Mentions: Classroom Aquatic, Apollo 11 VR, Modbox
VISION INSPIRE AWARD
I Expect You to Die – Schell Games (Winner)
Fantastic Contraption – Radial Games
Faster Than Light – Anomaly Productions
Honorable Mentions: Job Simulator, Lucid Trips – Whateverland, BRAVEMIND