Oculus' Mobile VR Jam 2015

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Oculus' Mobile VR Jam 2015
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Information
Type Contest
Format Private Judging, Public Voting
Presenter Oculus VR
Sponsor Samsung, Unity
Judge Palmer Luckey, John Carmack, Robin Hunicke, Lydia Choy, Brad Herman, Many More
Requirement Samsung Gear VR, VR App
Prize $1,020,000
Entries 307
Winner SteamCrew VR, The Night Cafe: An Immersive Tribute to Vincent van Gogh
Dates Submission: 4/13/2015 - 5/11/2015, Judging and Voting: 5/12/2015 - 5/27/2015, Winner Announcement: 6/3/2015
Website https://vrjam.challengepost.com/

Oculus' Mobile VR Jam 2015 is a contest presented by Oculus VR and sponsored by Samsung and Unity. The goal of the event is to incentive developers to create apps for Samsung Gear VR. From April 13 to May 11, 2015, developers can submit their apps to win up a share of the 1 million dollars in prize money. The winners will be decided by both public voting and a panel of esteemed judges such as Palmer Luckey and John Carmack. Voting and Judging period ends on May 27 and the winners are announced on June 3, 2015.

Judges

Palmer Luckey, John Carmack, Robin Hunicke, Lydia Choy, Brad Herman, Caitlyn Meeks-Ferragallo, Laralyn McWilliams, Nick Whiting, Jeremy Gibson, Caryl Shaw

Categories

Developers can submit their apps into 2 tracks: "Game" and "App or Experience". Developers can enter as Individual, Team or Organization.

Games are judged based on fun factor and gameplay. Apps are judged based on usefulness and interaction. Experiences are judged on engagement and immersion. 5 points max

Additionally each app is judged on innovation in VR mechanics such as new VR mechanics, multi-user interaction, head tracking, touchpad and UX. 5 points max

Prizes and Winners

Title Prize Track Format # of Winners Winner(s)
Platinum Game $200,000 Game Judges 1 SteamCrew VR
Gold Games $100,000 Game Judges 2 DRIFT, Daydream Blue
Silver Games $50,000 Game Judges 4 Scorched Battalion, Neuralgia VR, Panopticon, Bazaar
Bronze Games $10,000 Game Judges 10 Atop the Wizard's Tower, Maiden Chaos VR, Audio Arena, PhaseShift, Captain Clark Adventures, Technolust: Thought Crimes, Polo, Wendy, Blind Swordsman, Double Destruction
Community's Choice Game $10,000 Game Public Votes 1 The Bouncinator
Platinum App or Experience $100,000 App or Experience Judges 1 The Night Cafe: An Immersive Tribute to Vincent van Gogh
Gold App or Experience $50,000 App or Experience Judges 2 Colosse, Along the Trail
Silver App or Experience $30,000 App or Experience Judges 2 Soundscape VR, Speech Center
Bronze App or Experience $10,000 App or Experience Judges 4 DMZ: Memories of No Man's Land, NeoS: The Universe, House of Languages, Tana Pura
Community's Choice App or Experience $10,000 App or Experience Public Voting 1 The Night Cafe: An Immersive Tribute to Vincent van Gogh