Virtual Reality Technical Awards

The IEEE VGTC Technical Awards recognize individuals for significant research contributions. Nominations can be made here: nomination form.

General contact:
Henry Fuchs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair, IEEE VGTC VR Awards Program
vgtc-vr-awards@vgtc.org

2023
Lifetime Achievement: Albert “Skip” Rizzo
Technical Achievement: Frank Steinicke
Significant New Researcher: Yifan “Evan” Peng

2022
Lifetime Achievement: Gudrun Klinker
Technical Achievement: Kiyoshi Kiyokawa
Significant New Researcher: Mar Gonzalez-Franco

2021
Career: Mary C. Whitton
Technical Achievement: David P. Luebke

2020
Career: Victoria Interrante
Technical Achievement: Jeremy Bailenson

2019
Career: Mark Billinghurst
Technical Achievement: Anatole Lécuyer

2018
Career: Mark Bolas
Technical Achievement: Gregory F. Welch

2017
Career: Grigore Burdea
Technical Achievement: Michael Zyda

2016
Career: Thomas A. Furness III
Technical Achievement: Anthony Steed

2015
Career: Michitaka Hirose
Technical Achievement: Brendan Iribe, Michael Antonov, and Palmer Luckey

2014
Career: Steven K. Feiner
Technical Achievement: Doug Bowman