VR Awards 2020

Highlights, Media and Extras from 2020

Watch the 2020 Highlights

The 4th International VR Awards became the first of its kind to evolve into a fully immersive awards show. We had one clear goal in mind: to lead the way for future virtual events and overcome modern hardships through VR.

Awards Ceremony

Lockdown measures imposed in 2020 allowed the VR Awards to realise a long-standing ambition, a fully virtual event. In partnership with VRChat, we were able to build an immersive experience, taking attendees on an unforgettable journey and presenting a ground-breaking and pioneering advert.

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Pre-Awards Stream

Acting as an official VR awards countdown, the pre-stream panel consisted of an esteemed group of specialists discussing our incredible finalists, the future of VR and what’s in store for the event. 

Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award

Cher Wang winner of the Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement award: Cher Wang was recognised in particular for her exceptional contribution towards a holistic VR ecosystem and for creating an engineering powerhouse in HTC ahead of the ubiquity of smartphones.

Viewership & Attendance

The VR Awards 2020 press coverage reached approximately 77,615,950  people across digital media.

30,000 viewers tuned into the 4th international VR Awards.

A total of 714 individual guests in attendance joined via VRChat. Over 484 guests attended the show in virtual reality.

Development/Behind-the-Scenes

Throughout the year, a talented and passionate team of developers created the VR Awards in VR, from the ground up. No longer limited by location and 2D screens, 3D modellers, animators and world-builders came together to present a worldwide unforgettable journey.  

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Winners

Notable winners included Walt Disney Animation’s ‘Myth: A Frozen Tale’ and London-based Fundamental VR, who secured the Healthcare of The Year Award for the second consecutive year. HTC founder Cher Wang was recognised as the Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award, as voted by the AIXR Steering Committee. 

Cher Wang

The Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award

Tom Furness
Founder of Virtual World Society

Supported by:

Accenture
Index by Valve

Index by Valve

VR Hardware of the Year

Half-Life: Alyx by Valve

Half-Life: Alyx by Valve

VR Game of the Year

Myth: A Frozen Tale by Walt Disney Animation

Myth: A Frozen Tale by Walt Disney Animation

VR Film of the Year

Avengers: Damage Control by ILMxLAB & The VOID

Avengers: Damage Control by ILMxLAB & The VOID

Out-of-home VR Entertainment of the Year

The Under Presents by Tender Claws

The Under Presents by Tender Claws

VR Experience of the Year

Thrillseeker

ThrillSeeker

VR Social Influencer Award

Index by Valve

Virtual Market 4 by HIKKY Co., LTD.

VR Marketing of the Year

Qualcomm

Qualcomm

Innovative VR Company of the Year

MEL Chemistry VR by MEL Science

MEL Chemistry VR by MEL Science

VR Education and Training of the Year

Fundamental Surgery @HomeVR modality by FundamentalVR

Fundamental Surgery @HomeVR modality by FundamentalVR

VR Experience of the Year

Alcove by AARP Innovation Labs

Alcove by AARP Innovation Labs

VR Social Impact Award

BRP-Rotax VR Job Assessment by MEDIASQUAD GmbH

BRP-Rotax VR Job Assessment by MEDIASQUAD GmbH

VR Enterprise Solution of the Year

Klip VR Immersive Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Klip VR Immersive Technologies 

Rising VR Company of the Year

The After Party

Rounding off a fully virtual event, the after-party continued online, with a live DJ set to play the guests into the evening.  

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