Inaugural Vision VR/AR Summit Announces Awards Nominees

SAN FRANCISCO - As part of the inaugural Vision VR/AR Summit 2016, the finalists for the 2016 Vision Awards have been announced. The winners will be revealed at the Vision VR/AR Summit, taking place February 10-11 in Hollywood.

The 2016 Vision VR/AR Awards recognize the most innovative virtual and augmented reality projects to date across eight categories, including Best Film/Interactive Story, Best AR experience, and Artistic Achievement, among others. The winners will be announced at the Vision Awards Ceremony taking place on February 10th, 2016 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California. Hosted by Nonny de la Pena, senior research fellow at the University of Southern California, the ceremony will be preceded by a networking reception during which attendees will have an opportunity to ask finalists about their projects.

Winners will be selected by a distinguished panel of judges, including: Brandon Bray from Microsoft, Jed Ashforth from Sony, Chris Pruett from Oculus, Timoni West from Unity Technologies, Per Nielsen from PTC, and Will Mason from UploadVR.

The finalists are:

VISION INSPIRE AWARD

I Expect You to Die - Schell Games

Fantastic Contraption - Radial Games

Faster Than Light - Anomaly Productions

Honorable Mentions: Job Simulator, Lucid Trips - Whateverland, BRAVEMIND

BEST VR EXPERIENCE

Fantastic Contraption - Radial Games

Job Simulator - Owlchemy Labs

Thunderbird: The Legend Begins - Kai and Tony Davidson

Honorable Mentions: Classroom Aquatic, Apollo 11 VR, Modbox

BEST AR EXPERIENCE

Table Zombies - SRG United Solutions

Eleanor of Ayer - Gelly Bomb Games

Faster Than Light - Anomaly Productions

Honorable Mentions: Kraft Interactive Placemat, Clandestine: Anomaly

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Technolust - IRIS VR Inc

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 GAME

I Expect You to Die - Schell Games

Budget Cuts - Neat Corporation

Classroom Aquatic - Sunken Places

Honorable Mentions: Jake and Tess' Finding Monsters Adventure, Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games, Vanguard V

BEST FILM/INTERACTIVE STORY

Apollo 11 VR - Immersive VR Education

The Shoebox Diorama - Daniel Ernst

The Fabulous Journeys of Tess & Leonie

Honorable Mentions: Waves of Grace, Happyland360

BEST LIVE-ACTION EXPERIENCE

U2 Song for Someone - Chris Milk, U2, Universal Music Group, Vrse Inc., vrse.Works

Get Barreled in Tahiti - Rapid VR

Sinking - Maren Demant

Honorable Mentions: Waves of Grace, Imago

Attendees will have the opportunity to demo new and award-winning experiences in the VR/AR Showcase, with four rooms of expertly curated content from around the globe. Across from the Showcase will be the exhibit hall with 25 exhibitors, giving attendees more opportunities to experience an array of content on the latest hardware.

Early bird passes are available through January 18, 2016 and can be purchased here. Additional Summit details can be found on the event Website: www.visionsummit2016.com.

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