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‘The Museum of Other Realities’ Free to Visit for The Next 2 Weeks

The Museum of Other Realities (MOR), the immersive multiplayer art museum for virtual reality, is temporarily open to the public for free in celebration of select British XR artists, who are presenting their works via a special showcase called The Immersive...

‘Rec Room’ Plus Members Can Now Exchange In-game Tokens for Real Cash

Rec Room wants to create a functional digital economy which would let creators generate content for the social VR app and sell it to others for cash. The studio took a big step late last year by allowing its premium...

Two Tools to Make Your Own Avatar for Social VR Apps like ‘VRChat’ & ‘Mozilla Hubs’

With growing usage of social virtual worlds and spaces like VRChat and Mozilla Hubs, you might be looking for a way to make your own avatar to represent yourself in VR. Here are two user-friendly avatar character creator apps for...

Microsoft Announces Mesh, a Foundation for Building Multi-user XR Applications

Today during the Microsoft Ignite developer conference, the company announced Mesh, a new cloud-based service which Microsoft says will streamline the creation of multi-user XR applications. Soon to be offered under Microsoft's Azure cloud computing arm, Mesh is a foundation...

‘VRChat’ Can Now Import Free Customizable ‘Ready Player Me’ Avatars

Ready Play Me, the free avatar maker from Wolf3D, now supports exporting avatars to VRChat, making it quick and easy to get a customizable avatar into one of the most popular social VR applications. While VRChat is host to tons of...

Microsoft to Talk About the Future of XR in Ignite 2021 Keynote Hosted in ‘AltspaceVR’

Microsoft is looking to make good use of its social VR platform AltspaceVR next week as it hosts its first Ignite keynote in virtual reality. Alex Kipman, technical fellow at Microsoft's AI and Mixed Reality team, announced that the virtual...

How to Watch the Super Bowl in VR With Friends for Free

Due to the ongoing pandemic, this year's Super Bowl is set to be very different. If you have a VR headset though, you can still host that Super Bowl Sunday party with your buddies while staying safe at home....

‘Bigscreen’ Launches Ad-supported Movies for Free On-demand Viewing

Bigscreen today announced is bringing ad-supported movies to the free social viewing platform, which will allow users to watch select films for free. Bigscreen first brought paid on-demand movie rentals to its virtual cinemas early last year, which was the result...

The Future is Now: Live Breakdance Battles in VR Are Connecting People Across the Globe

If you aren't paying close attention to VR, you'd have no idea that some insanely futuristic stuff is already happening today. Case in point: VRChat is host to a growing community of people strapping on motion-trackers to have live dance...
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‘Bigscreen’ Brings ‘Rick & Morty’, ‘The Eric Andre Show’ & More to Free TV Selection

Bigscreen, the social viewing platform for VR headsets, just launched a number of new free TV channels including Rick and Morty, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Samurai Jack, Robot Chicken, The Venture Bros, and The Eric Andre Show. Bigscreen first added its TV...

‘Rec Room’ Now Has Over 1 Million Monthly Active VR Users

It was only a month ago when social VR platform Rec Room reported it crossed the two million annual VR user mark, an important milestone worth celebrating along the app's five-year journey. Its developers tell Road to VR that...

‘VRChat’ Hosts 24-hour Ball Drop & Live Music to Ring in the New Year

Many social VR platforms are playing host to informal New Year's Eve parties, with users banding together to ring in the new year. VRChat is going the extra mile this year though to put on a 24-hour NYE bash that...

‘Rec Room’ Raises $20 Million Series C Investment, Crosses 2 Million Annual VR Users

Following its expansion onto new VR and non-VR platforms alike, social virtual world Rec Room is seeing serious growth. Today the company behind the project announced it has raised a $20 million Series C investment to support its growing population. What started...
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‘VRChat’ Launches Premium Membership, Now in ‘Early Supporter’ Phase on Steam

Social VR platform VRChat has rolled out a premium subscription service which brings a few new extras to users looking to support the free app. Called VRChat Plus, the membership includes some neat side benefits. In its Early Supporter phase though,...

‘Rec Room’ Now Lets Premium Users Sell Creations for In-game Currency

Rec Room announced back in September that it was working on a way for its users to earn real cash by creating content for the game. In a recent update, the social VR platform has now taken its first...
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