VRChat grabs $4 million in a rare bright spot for social VR
Startup VRChat raised a $4 million Series A round of funding led by HTC. The money for the social VR startup comes in the...
Social VR is evolving, and AltspaceVR paid the price
Last month, AltspaceVR, one of the most beloved startups in the burgeoning, albeit struggling, VR consumer industry announced it was shutting its doors due...
AR/VR Weekly: RIP, Altspace
Social virtual reality — online spaces where you can interact with others using VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift or the Samsung Gear...
What AltspaceVR’s shutdown says about virtual reality’s prospects
Fans of virtual reality felt a punch to the gut this week as AltspaceVR announced it would hold its last social VR gathering on...
SteamVR Home beta test gets new social features
SteamVR is an essential platform for virtual reality and, starting today, exploring it is about to get a whole lot better. In a community post...
Rec Room social VR devs show users how to fight harassment
The developers behind popular social VR experience Rec Room posted a video showing users how players can easily block someone who is antagonizing them...
Facebook launches Spaces social virtual reality platform
Facebook announced today that it is launching a beta platform for social virtual reality dubbed Facebook Spaces. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement of...
Valve updates Destinations social VR with quests and trading
Valve Software just released a big update to its Destinations software that could make it a fun place to hang out with friends in...
AltSpaceVR boosts social VR with a new capture technique
Bruce Wooden is debuting a new feature for social VR platform, AltSpaceVR. To introduce it, he needs help from a guest. He motions to...
Facebook wants to make social VR indistinguishable from real life
Facebook is conducting a lot of research into how to capture social interaction in virtual reality so that it will seem real. In addition...