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{{Event Infobox

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|image=[[file:mobile vr jam 2015.png|300px]]

|Type=Contest

|Format=Private Judging, Public Voting

|Presenter=[[Oculus ~~Rift~~]]

|Presenter=[[Oculus VR]]

|Sponsor=[[Samsung]], [[Unity]]

|Judge=[[Palmer Luckey]], [[John Carmack]], [[Robin Hunicke]], [[Lydia Choy]], [[Brad Herman]], ~~[[Caitlyn Meeks-Ferragallo]], [[Laralyn McWilliams]], [[Nick Whiting]], [[Jeremy Gibson]], [[Caryl Shaw]]~~

|Judge=[[Palmer Luckey]], [[John Carmack]], [[Robin Hunicke]], [[Lydia Choy]], [[Brad Herman]], Many More

|Requirement=[[Samsung Gear VR]], [[VR App]]

|Prize=$1,020,000

|Entries=

|Entries=307

|~~Date~~=Submission: 4/13/2015 - 5/11/2015, Judging and Voting: 5/12/2015 - 5/27/2015, Winner Announcement: 6/3/2015

|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

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|Website=https://vrjam.challengepost.com/

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Oculus' Mobile VR Jam 2015 ~~is an~~ [[event]]

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

==Judges==

The judges were [[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.

[[Category:Events]]

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==

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!Title

!Prize

!Track

!Format

!# of Winners

!Winner(s)

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|Platinum Game || $200,000 || Game || Judges || 1 || align = "left" |[[SteamCrew VR]]

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|Gold Games || $100,000 || Game || Judges || 2 || align = "left" |[[DRIFT]], [[Daydream Blue]]

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|Silver Games || $50,000 || Game || Judges || 4 || align = "left" |[[Scorched Battalion]], [[Neuralgia VR]], [[Panopticon]], [[Bazaar]]

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|Bronze Games || $10,000 || Game || Judges || 10 || align = "left" |[[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 || align = "left" |[[The Bouncinator]]

|-

|Platinum App or Experience || $100,000 || App or Experience || Judges || 1 || align = "left" |[[The Night Cafe: An Immersive Tribute to Vincent van Gogh]]

|-

|Gold App or Experience || $50,000 || App or Experience || Judges || 2 || align = "left" |[[Colosse]], [[Along the Trail]]

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|Silver App or Experience || $30,000 || App or Experience || Judges || 2 || align = "left" |[[Soundscape VR]], [[Speech Center]]

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|Bronze App or Experience || $10,000 || App or Experience || Judges || 4 || align = "left" |[[DMZ: Memories of No Man's Land]], [[NeoS: The Universe]], [[House of Languages]], [[Tana Pura]]

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|Community's Choice App or Experience || $10,000 || App or Experience || Public Voting || 1 || align = "left" |[[The Night Cafe: An Immersive Tribute to Vincent van Gogh]]

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