Finalists for the 2020 VR Awards Include Half-Life: Alyx, Valve Index & Qualcomm

This November the annual VR Awards will hold its fourth event, going digital for the first time via VRChat. In the run-up to the event, nominations are now in and the finalists have been revealed for the 13 categories, with some expected and unexpected entrants.

The VR Awards 2020 is set to be the biggest yet for organiser The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR). Now that the nominations are in a judging panel of industry experts will make their decision for the 12th November ceremony.

Additionally, tickets have now been made available, with a free tier providing access to the VR Awards 2020 via desktop or VR headsets. The £35 GBP ticket also gives holders access to online 1-to-1 matchmaking pre and during the event plus networking with similar ticket holders. The Professional VIP ticket at £199 then adds a bespoke and curated academy meet and greet sessions and collectors edition digital access.

Here’s the full list of award nominees:

VR Healthcare of the Year

• Make Real & NHS – Blood Identification VR
• FundamentalVR – Fundamental Surgery HomeVR modality
• Sector 5 Digital – Galderma Interactive Anatomy (GIA) VR
• Health Scholars – Health Scholars ACLS VR Simulation Trainings
• Oxford Medical Simulation – OMS: Interprofessional
• PeriopSim – PeriopSim
• Oxford VR – Social Engagement
• Exonicus – Trauma Simulator

VR Education and Training of the Year

• VirtualSpeech – Collaborative Soft Skills Training in VR
• Orka – DHL SLAM
• GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LTD – Large-Scale Multi-user Fuel Movement VR Training Simulator
• ITI – ITI VR Construction Hazard ID
• TANTRUM Lab – McDonald’s Hospitality Training
• MEL Science – MEL Chemistry VR
• Accenture – Police Stop and Search VR Training
• Make Real & Lloyds Banking Group – Relationship Management
• TAFE NSW – VR in Vocational Education & Training: Evaluating Effectiveness & Efficacy

VR Enterprise Solution of the Year

• Neutral Digital – British Airways First Class VR
• MEDIASQUAD GmbH – BRP-Rotax VR Job Assessment
• Enduvo – Enduvo 1.0
• Accenture – Immersive Collaboration Platform (ICP)
• Vrgineers, Inc. – US Airforce Flight Simulator
• Immerse – Virtual Enterprise Platform

VR Social Impact Award

• AARP Innovation Labs – Alcove
• Entropia XR – GALERIKU – A VR MUSEUM LIKE NO OTHER
• RT – Lessons of Auschwitz: VR tribute by school students
• East City Films & Chartered Society of Physiotherapy – Some Inattention On The Left

Rising VR Company of the Year

• Cybershoes GmbH
• Emperia
• Evernever Games
• Klip VR Immersive Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• VR Inn

Innovative VR Company of the Year

• Ballast Technologies
• Cleanbox Technology
• EVA Esports Virtual Arenas
• Kagenova
• Orka
• Qualcomm
• Skydance Interactive
• VISBIT Inc

Out-of-home VR Entertainment of the Year

• ILMxLAB & The VOID – Avengers: Damage Control
• SOMNIACs – Birdly – Paradise Lost 
• Ballast Technologies Inc. – DIVR+
• Vertigo Arcades – Ghost Patrol VR
• HOLOGATE – HOLOGATE ‘BLITZ’
• The VOID – Jumanji: Reverse the Curse
• The Dream Corporation – OTHERWORLD
• Frontgrid – ParadropVR City Flyer
• Wevr – TheBlu: Deep Rescue
• REWIND – Universal Monsters Presents: Bride of Frankenstein holoride

VR Marketing of the Year

• Khora – 360° VR Space Safari
• Glassworks Barcelona – Audi e-tron Room: The Future Paradox
• Imagination – Land Rover Defender VR Experience
• ICEF – LONDONIST Student Accommodation Agency
• EAB – This is USAFA
• HIKKY CO., LTD. – Virtual Market 4
• MALVI – VR Accommodation Experience

VR Film of the Year

• Felix and Paul Studios – Algeria: A Spark of Light
• Fabio Rychter & Amir Admoni – Gravity VR
• Samantha Quick – Lutaw
• Walt Disney Animation Studios – Myth: A Frozen Tale
• Enrique Agudo – The Pantheon of Queer Mythology

VR Experience of the Year

• Accenture – All Kinds of Limbo
• Dimension – Britannia VR: Out of Your Mind
• Magnopus – Elixir
• Charlotte Mikkelborg – Fly
• Funktronic Labs – Fujii
• Force Field Entertainment – National Geographic Explore VR
• Atlas V – The Dawn of Art
• Tender Claws – The Under Presents
• Zenart VR – Zen Universe

VR Hardware of the Year

• Pimax Artisan
• Valve Index
• Oculus Rift S
• Varjo VR-2
• VRgineers, Inc. – XTAL 8K

VR Game of the Year

VR Social Influencer (New Category)

• Cas and Chary VR
• Eric for President
• Kent Bye
• Nathie
• ThrillSeeker
• Virtual Reality Oasis

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