VRTGO, a leading UK virtual and augmented reality conference, has partnered with nDreams, the developer behind new VR title The Assembly on a new competition designed to promote and support creativity in the UK.
VRTGO 2015 is coming November 12th and promises to bring together VR creators, enthusiasts and buyers in the UK to talk about VR.
The conference body has now announced a new competition in partnership with VR developer nDreams, the company behind the promising forthcoming built-for-VR title The Assembly.
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The competition winner will get the chance to exhibit their prototype at VRTGO event on 12th November, as well as receiving mentoring by nDreams and spend time with the Sony Computer Entertainment Europe VR team. The winner will also be named in competition press and they will receive a free affiliation to VRTGO Labs. Runners-up will be able to demo their prototypes at the VRTGO after party.
It’s a potentially exciting opportunity for a fledgling developer looking to fire up a business in the VR space. With retail units from the major headset manufacturers due to be available at retail before Q2 2016.
Patrick O’Luanaigh, CEO of nDreams, said, “We’re thrilled to be sponsoring the VRTGO competition and can’t wait to see what fresh ideas and original concepts the VR enthusiast community put forward. Being able to offer mentoring to those behind the winning entry is an incredibly exciting prospect; we’re eager to share our skills and experience from the forefront of the fast-moving world of VR development.”
For details on how to enter the competition, plus further information, please head to the competition page here. For any queries about the contest, please e-mail Elspeth@secret-sauce.co.uk.
VRTGO takes place on November 12th at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts in Gateshead, UK. You can find out more about the VRTGO 2015 conference at their website here and you can still grab early bird tickets to the event here.
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