Factsheet

Developer:
Cloudhead Games
Based in Qualicum Beach, Canada

Founding date:
Late 2012

Website:
http://www.cloudheadgames.com

Press / Business contact:
jo@cloudheadgames.com

Social:
Twitter
Facebook
Discord

Releases:
Pistol Whip
Heart Of The Emberstone
Call Of The Starseed
Aperture Hand Lab

Phone:
+1 (604) 839-7809

Description

Cloudhead is the veteran VR studio behind the fantasy adventure trilogy The Gallery, winner of over 30 awards and nominations including ‘VR Game of the Year’ in 2018. Most recently, Cloudhead partnered with industry-legend Valve to create Aperture Hand Lab, a humorous tech demo set in the Portal Universe, for the next-gen Valve Index. Always innovating, Cloudhead Games is best known for their early solutions in VR locomotion/comfort with "Snap Turns" and "Teleportation", as well as VR motion capture and hand interactions.

History

Early history

Cloudhead has been developing in VR since late 2012, before a successful Kickstarter campaign in the spring of 2013 gave them the mandate to create the first ever announced, built-for-VR game, previously known as The Gallery: Six Elements. Cloudhead grew into a diverse team of pioneers drawing from many different backgrounds, from AAA game studios like Bioware, Riot and Relic, to tabletop RPG creators like Worldworks Games.

Since then

As pioneers in virtual reality, Cloudhead has partnered with industry leaders to produce built-for-VR experiences. Their proprietary, cross-platform tool set; and advances in VR research continue to push the boundaries of virtual reality development. The first episode of The Gallery, titled Call of the Starseed, released as a launch title for the HTC Vive in April 2016 to critical acclaim.

Projects

Videos

This is Real - Cloudhead Games YouTube

Cloudhead Games - Blink VR Locomotion YouTube

Images

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Awards & Recognition

  • "Winner 2018 VR Awards" - Game of the Year
  • "Nominee 2018 Technology Impact Awards" - Startup of the Year
  • "Winner 2018 Viveport Developer Awards" - Best Entertainment Experience
  • "Winner 2018 Cinequest Awards" - Best Episodic Game
  • "Road to VR Best of 2017" - Top 5 Oculus Rift Game
  • "Road to VR Best of 2017" - Top 5 HTC Vive Game
  • "Nomination 2017 UploadVR Awards" - Best Oculus Rift Game
  • "Nomination 2017 UploadVR Awards" - Best HTC Vive Game
  • "Nomination 2017 UploadVR Awards" - Best Overall VR Game of the Year
  • "Nomination 2017 UploadVR Awards" - Best Visuals
  • "Nomination 2017 UploadVR Awards" - Best Developer of the Year
  • "Winner 2017 Cinequest Awards" - Best Game
  • "Winner 2016 UploadVR Awards" - Best Narrative
  • "Nomination 2016 UploadVR Awards" - Breakout VR Game Studio
  • "Nomination 2016 UploadVR Awards" - Best VR Game of the Year
  • "Nomination 2016 UploadVR Awards" - Most Innovative VR Game
  • "Nomination 2016 UploadVR Awards" - Best Vive Game
  • "Nomination 2016 UploadVR Awards" - Best Music/Sound Design
  • "Winner 2016 Canadian Video Game Awards" - Best Narrative
  • "Winner 2016 Canadian Video Game Awards" - Best Technology
  • "Winner 2016 Canadian Video Game Awards" - Best Game Innovation
  • "Nomination 2016 Canadian Video Game Awards" - Best Performance
  • "Nomination 2016 Canadian Video Game Awards" - Best Indie Game
  • "Nomination 2016 Canadian Video Game Awards" - Best Debut Game
  • "Nomination 2016 Canadian Video Game Awards" - Best Audio
  • "Nomination 2016 Destructoid Awards" - Best VR Game
  • "Nomination 2016 TIGA Games Industry Award" - Best Debut Game
  • "Winner 2016 Proto Awards" - Best Narrative
  • "Winner 2016 Proto Awards" - Best Narrative
  • "Nomination 2016 Proto Awards" - Best Game
  • "Nomination 2016 TIGA Games Industry Awards" - Best Debut Game
  • "Winner 2015 Proto Awards" - Most Transportive
  • "Winner 2014 Proto Awards" - Best Sound Design
  • "Nominated 2014 Proto Awards" - Best Gameplay
  • "Runner-up 2015 Unity Awards" - Creative Category - HTC Vive

Selected Articles

  • "What Cloudhead Games have accomplished here is such a rare and delightful balance between a mysterious narrative and a world ripe for discovery and exploration that it’s truly difficult to really describe."
    - David Jagneaux, Upload VR
  • "Cloudhead Games was instrumental in developing some of the inner workings of the systems — locomotion, motion control and performance capture — that are now industry standard in VR."
    - Francois Marchand, Vancouver Sun
  • "Cloudhead Games is an invaluable source of wisdom in VR locomotion."
    - Kevin Carbotte, Toms Hardware

LinkedIn
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Team & Repeating Collaborator

Denny Unger
CEO and Creative Director

Jo Dunlop
Business Development and Communications

Contact

Inquiries
jo@cloudheadgames.com

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