Inaugural Vision VR/AR Awards doled out

Game conferences and awards shows tend to be paired together like VR and AR, so it makes sense that the inaugural Vision VR/AR Summit hosted its own Vision VR/AR Awards show last night. The event was hosted by USC senior research fellow Nonny de la Pena, with finalist for the eight awards determined by a panel of judges including representation from Microsoft, Sony, Oculus, Unity, and more.

The full list of winners and runners-up follows below. In each category, the winner's name is in italics.

Vision Inspire Award

• I Expect You to Die - Schell Games
• Fantastic Contraption - Northway Games & Radial Games
• Faster Than Light - Anomaly Productions

Best VR Experience

• Thunderbird: The Legend Begins - Innvervision Games
• Fantastic Contraption - Northway Games & Radial Games
• Job Simulator - Owlchemy Labs

Best AR Experience

• Eleanor of Ayer - Gelly Bomb Games
• Faster Than Light - Anomaly Productions
• Table Zombies - SRG United Solutions

Technical Achievement Award

• Modbox - Alientrap
• EasyAR Engine - EasyAR
• Residential Condominium - Architectural Simulation

Artistic Achievement Award

• Technolust - IRIS VR Inc
• Lucid Trips - Whateverland - VR Nerds/Lucid Trips Team
• SENS - Red Corner

Best Game

• Budget Cuts - Neat Corporation
• Classroom Aquatic - Sunken Places
• I Expect You to Die - Schell Games

Best Film/Interactive Story

• Apollo 11 VR - Immersive VR Education
• The Fabulous Journeys of Teo & Leonie - Kenzan Studios
• The Shoebox Diorama - Daniel Ernst

Best Live-Action Experience

• U2 Song for Someone - Vrse, Chris Milk, U2, Apple, Universal Music Group
• Get Barreled in Tahiti with Samsung Gear VR - Rapid VR
• Sinking - Maren Demant