Rotterdam, Netherlands | Nov 30 2023
The VR Awards nominations are now open!
Nominating for the 7th International VR Awards is your first step on the road to Rotterdam and the VR industry’s Hall of Fame. Start your nomination now.
The 7th International VR Awards
The VR Awards is at the centre of recognition and celebration of outstanding achievement in VR. Combined with year-round international initiatives, the VR Awards brings together a night of red carpet highlights, the celebration of excellence and unique access to the world’s most influential names in immersive technology.
The 7th International VR Awards
This year we are celebrating our 7th gathering of the globe’s biggest innovators to recognize ground-breaking projects that have redefined the immersive world. Our live ceremony will be held for a second time at de Doelen in the heart of Rotterdam, 30th November 2023.
The 7th International VR Awards returns in 2023. Take your first step on the road to Rotterdam and begin your journey through the VR Awards. Nominations are now open, click the button below to get your submissions started.
What are the key dates?
24 April 2023
Nominations Open
04 May & 01 June 2023
Nominations Briefing Webinar
19 June 2023
Nominations Close
01 August 2023
Finalists Announced
04 Sept - 18 Sept 2023
Judging Period
30 November 2023
Awards Ceremony
Building the future of virtual reality, together.
Join us this year!
Celebrating some of the most influential projects in the VR space. As an independent, not-for-profit, the VR Awards is the biggest celebration of the very best virtual reality has to offer from across the globe.
The VR Awards gather the world’s biggest and brightest innovators to recognize ground-breaking projects that redefined the immersive world and the way we interact with technology.
The 7th International VR Awards will feature the most exciting line up yet, including never seen before world premieres and exclusive immersive entertainment.
Breaking the rules and limitations of traditional award shows, the VR Awards is designed to shatter expectations and re-define the virtual event space.
Over 70 Expert Judges
Our judging panel is made up of industry-leading creatives in virtual reality. We have gathered experts in various sectors of VR, from academics, journalists, and creative directors to founders and C-Suite executives. We tailor and match our judges’ specific areas of expertise to our award categories in order to ensure that our judging is of the highest-possible quality.
Lou Pushelberg
Circuit Stream, Founder & CEO
Michaela Holland
Experiential Creative Strategist & Consultant
Sam Mateosian
The Yarn Corporation, Co-Founder & CEO
Amy Hedrick
Cleanbox Technology, CEO & Co-Founder
The VR Awards 2022 Winners
Announced December 2022.
The Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Jacquelyn Ford Morie
Founder and Chief Scientist of
All These Worlds, LLC.
Supported by:
Pico Neo3 Link by Pico
VR Hardware of the Year
Moss: Book II by Polyarc Games
VR Game of the Year
Namoo by Baobab Studios
VR Film of the Year
Eternal Notre Dame by Emissive / Orange
VR Location-based Entertainment of the Year
The MetaMovie Presents: Alien Rescue by The MetaMovie
VR Experience of the Year
Habie147
VR Content Creator of the Year
XQ Avatar for Porsche by Nekonata XR Technologies GMBH
VR Marketing Campaign of the Year
Immerse
Innovative VR Company of the Year
The Leading Education Metaverse Platform by Immerse
VR Education and Training of the Year
Osso VR: Virtual Reality Training for Surgical Teams by Osso VR
VR Healthcare of the Year
Nobody’s Listening by Upstream / Yazda / Surround Vision
VR Social Impact Award
Immersive Design Check (IMDCH) by SEAT S.A. (SEAT & CUPRA)
VR Enterprise Solution of the Year
Anotherway
Rising VR Company of the Year
What they say
Hear from previous attendees about their experience with the VR Awards.
The VR Awards is a very important event for us and we’re so excited to see all the great companies participating.
Some of VR’s biggest luminaries in attendance all there to celebrate some of the outstanding milestones in the industry.
— VR Scout
A great event that brings the VR community together to celebrate each other’s success.
— Meta
The VR Awards is a fun and sophisticated event that truly connected all facets of this burgeoning industry.
— Cloudhead Games
Can’t thank the judges, the organisers and the community enough for the passion that has gone into this event.
— Magnopus
The celebration of the Oscars in Virtual reality. Unforgettable red carpet night.
— Virtualware
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