A warm “Thank you” goes out to our partners and sponsors

This event would not have been possible without your dedication. Thank you to

VRBB e.V.

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

SLICE

Audi City Berlin

XMG

Illusion Walk

INVR.SPACE

Europäischer Fonds für Regionale Entwicklung

Cluster IKT, Medien und Kreativwirtschaft Berlin Brandenburg

BerlinBalticNordic.net

MeetToMatch

Eventbrite

MediaTech Hub Potsdam

VR Base

realities.io

VR Lounge

VRAR Association

IHK Potsdam

Institut français Berlin

ARA China

Virtual & Augmented Reality Industry Association of Xiamen

media:net berlinbrandenburg

Berlin Valley

Gamesmarkt

VR World

Virtual Reality Reporter

Photos by Grzegorz Karkoszka  

Our international keynote speakers… 

…on Stage 1, from China, the USA, and Germany, covering everything from 360 video production for television and big media brands to Hollywood strategies, in depth insights into the production of world class VR applications and Chinese market analysis.

Photos by Grzegorz Karkoszka   

This is how we celebrated the 2017 VR NOW Awards

Check out the winners:

VR Grand Prize
Foren Method: The Vrain

VR Entertainment Award
Exit VR: Huxley 

VR Impact Award
Foren Method: The Vrain

VR Industrie Award

Stoll von Gáti: LSIM – Simulator für Liebherr-Turmdrehkrane

VR Technology Award
Holodeck VR: Holodeck VR

Photos by Grzegorz Karkoszka   

VR NOW Con & Awards – Submit Your Project

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Give us your best shot. Submit your hyper immersive VR experience. Your thrilling 360 degree movie. Your VR game masterpiece. Your convincing business model for VR, AR and every digital enhanced reality you can imagine.

The VR NOW Con Awards 2017 celebrate outstanding technical, business, and artistic achievements in Virtual Reality. They are part of the VR NOW Conference, taking place in Potsdam/Berlin on November 15-16, 2017.

You can submit your project and compete against an international community of friends and strangers, fellow creatives, beautiful minds and smart business cats.

Where do I submit?

www.vrnowcon.io

Please note that applying for the VR NOW Con Awards and paying the application fee on this page doesn’t give you access to the award show. Only VR NOW Con ticket holders will be allowed to participate in the award show.

Yet, a successful application gives you a discount of 25 % (that’s nearly one third) on the ticket price.

Please use the discount link you get with your confirmation of submission.NOMINEES GET A FREE EXHIBITION SPACE DURING THE EVENT on Nov 15+16, 2017.

What’s in for me?

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This animal. It’s called Winkebär.

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It’s a hybrid version of the Maneki-neko

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… and the heraldic animal of Berlin, the Berliner Bär (photo by Ebert).

It’s also our trophy.

With each submission, contestants receive a VR NOW Con ticket discount code of 25%. The discount code will be sent via email once the submission has been approved.

Each of the nominees will receive 2 VR NOW Con business tickets (worth 499,- euros each), a dedicated space in the nominees exhibition area to present their project during the event and a mention in the pre-event press release.

Each of the award winners will receive a trophy, a 1-year Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin-Brandenburg association membership, a mention in the post-event press release and will be featured in the newsletter of our funding partner Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, in addition to the honor that goes with winning the second VR NOW Con Award.

Do you have dedicated award categories?

Yes. Even with a new formula! Four projects will be nominated for each of the following categories:

VR NOW Grand Prize

The best virtual reality project of the year, based on overall quality and innovation. The best of the best of the best.

VR Tech Award

The VR Technology Award seeks to recognize the technically most advanced Virtual Reality projects, tools, services, hardware and techniques.

VR Entertainment Award

The VR Entertainment Award acknowledges the most outstanding and fun experience – including interactive, storydriven or experimental formats.

VR Industry Award

The VR Industry Award highlights handy and innovative virtual reality business-to-business applications and solutions.

VR Impact Award

With the VR Impact Award we support projects aimed at making a difference – through journalism, artistic expression or by social or non-profit organizations.

Can I submit my immersive high school project from 1993?

Nope. Any virtual reality project is eligible as long as it has been first exhibited or released to the public between December 2016 and September 2017. Sorry, no ancient vomiting machines allowed.

Submissions must be compatible with one of the following platforms: Gear VR, Google Cardboard, HTC Vive (consumer version), Oculus Rift (consumer version), PlayStation VR, Microsof Hololens. Projects not compatible with any of these platforms can still be submitted, as long as the applicant provides the jury an opportunity to evaluate them in Berlin, Germany.

How much of my money do you want for that? 

Not much. We aren’t going to fill our pockets with of your hard earned $€¥. Actually, our fees are quiet fair.

Early Bird fee: 25 € + 19% tax (ends August 6, 2017)

Regular fee: 40 € + 19% tax (ends October 1, 2017)

Please note that applying for the VR NOW Con Awards and paying the application fee on this page doesn’t give you access to the award show. Only VR NOW Con ticket holders will be allowed to participate to the award show.



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