The VR Awards’ judging process is undertaken by some of the most respected and experienced experts in the Virtual Reality industry.
Every nomination will be judged by our specialist panel on a points-based system. Each nominee is able to progress within their chosen category and the award winner will be announced at the awards ceremony.
Oversight of our jurors, judging criteria and judging policy is independently directed by the VR Advisory panel
Charlie Fink
Freelance, Consultant, Author & Speaker
Greg Ivanov
Google, Head of AR, VR, Lens Partnerships EMEA
Lauren Selig
Tangled Little Dragon & Shake and Bake Productions, Founder
Helen Situ
Virtual Reality Pop, Founder
Chris Dede
Harvard University, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies, Technology, Innovation, and Education
Rob Scott
BBC UX&D Spatial & Immersive Design, UX Architect
Martin Swant
Forbes, Reporter
Cy Wise
Co-Founder
Mary Matheson
Macondo Films, Film Director & Co-Founder
Eric Shamlin
Media Monks, Partnerships Monk
James Batchelor
GamesIndustry.biz, UK Editor
Alex Schwartz
Co-Founder, Unnamed next venture
Arfa Rehman
Virtue Health, CEO and Co-Founder
Shehani Fernando
The Guardian Media Group, Director & Producer of VR Experiences
Shen Ye
HTC, Head of Product Marketing
Patrick O’Luanaigh
nDreams, Founder & CEO
Steve Bambury
Jess Dubai, Head of Digital Learning and Innovation
Marcus Anzengruber
IPPD Solutions, CEO
Michael French
Games London, Head of Games
Joanna Popper
HP, Global Head of VR for Location based Entertainment
Tom Carter
Ultrahaptics, CTO & Founder.
Jenn Duong
VR Director
David Swapp
University College London, Immersive VR Laboratory Manager
Luciana Carvalho Se
Beyond, Innovation Lead
Tipatat Chennavasin
Venture Reality Fund, General Partner
Ed Greig
Deloitte Digital, Disruptor
Amber Osborne
Doghead Simulations, Chief Marketing Officer
Eyad Hamouieh
BDO, Partner
Lisa Bell
NVIDIA, Director of Business Development for Virtual Reality
Bobby Carlton
Immersive Tech Consultant & Contributing Writer for VRScout
Iain Dodgeon
Wellcome Trust, Director, Science & Research Entertainment Exchange
Barry Downes
Suir Valley Ventures, Managing Partner
Matt Sansam
Innovate UK, Innovation Lead Immersive Technology
Jade Williams
Apache, Senior Producer
Hannah Blair
Founder, VRCalm
Antony Vitillo
New Technology Walkers, AR/VR Consultant & Blogger
Anton Christodoulou
Imagination, CTO
Dr Ruth Conroy Dalton
Northumbria University, Professor of Visualisation
Dr Carlton Reeve
University of Bradford, Head of Media Design & Technology
Jan Korenko
Staffordshire University, Award Leader for VR Design
Nathan Brown
Tomorrow Never Knows, Co-founder & CEO
Dr Ana-Despina Tudor
University of the Arts London, Course Leader MA Virtual Reality
Muki Kulhan
Muki International, Founder
Rob Yescombe
Valve Corporation, Writer
Jennifer Cook
Dreamscape Immersive, Head of Production
Dr Paul Chapman
Glasgow School of Art, Head of the School of Simulation and Visualisation
Paul Jacobs
Exertis, Director of Business Development & Innovation
James Knight
AMD, Virtual Production Director
Dr Wendy Powell
Tilburg University, Philip Eijlander Diversity Fellow and Associate Professor
Russell Harding
Maze Theory, Creative Director
Lola Baretto
Autobotika, IP Developer & Content Director
Katie Goode
Triangular Pixels, Creative Director
Gunita Kulikovska
Vividly, CEO
Ian Baverstock
Focal Point, Chairman
Nicola Rosa
Accenture, Global Head of Immersive Learning
Tom Emrich
Super Ventures, VC & Wearable Expert
Kiira Benzing
Double Eye Productions, Director & Producer
Andreas Juliusson
Fast Travel Games, PR & Marketing Manager
Megan Gaiser
Contagious Creativity, Principal
Jason Lovell
Captivate, Founder
Chris Freeman
Sublime - Digital Realities, VP for Industry
Josh Naylor
Magic Leap, Snr. Dev Tech Engineer
Steve Dann
Amplified Robot, Founder/CEO
Samuel Huber
Admix.in, Founder and CEO
Stephanie Llamas
Super Data Research, Director of Research and Insights
Verity Mcintosh
University of the West of England, Senior Lecturer in Virtual & Extended Reality
Daniel Corey
ImageComics, Author
Andrew Douthwaite
WEARVR, COO
Dr Vesna Brujic Okrectic
Kingston University, Professor of Virtual Environments
Douglas North Cook
Chatham University, Assistant Professor in Immersive Media
Kevin Williams
Founder KWP, Founding Chairman of DNA Association
Stefano Petrullo
Founder, Renaissance PR
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