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Facebook launches a $10 million creator fund for Horizon Worlds News Oct 7th, 2021

Facebook launches a $10 million creator fund for Horizon Worlds

Social VR app rebrand with competitions, accelerator program and developer funding

VR Social Network vTime Closes £5.4 Million Series A Funding Round Deal Apr 13th, 2018

VR Social Network vTime Closes £5.4 Million Series A Funding Round

UK-based virtual reality sociable network preparing for AR launch this year

Second Life founder will deliver PG Connects San Francisco keynote News Mar 28th, 2018

Second Life founder will deliver PG Connects San Francisco keynote

High Fidelity's influential entrepreneur, Philip Rosedale, will kick off conference with his unique industry perspective

Hit VR Fishing Game Bait! Comes To Facebook Spaces News Nov 23rd, 2017

Hit VR Fishing Game Bait! Comes To Facebook Spaces

Resolution Games’ bestseller goes multiplayer for social media exclusive.

Oculus Develops Social VR Presence And Safety News Oct 12th, 2017

Oculus Develops Social VR Presence And Safety

New avatar options and animations, social VR safety, and Facebook Spaces on new platforms and in AR.

Mark Zuckerberg Apologises For Puerto Rico Livestream News Oct 11th, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg Apologises For Puerto Rico Livestream

Facebook CEO’s virtual appearance in disaster-stuck Puerto Rico drew public criticism, raises questions about empathy and experiences across mixed media.

Facebook Takes To Live VR To Share Puerto Rico Relief Aid News Oct 10th, 2017

Facebook Takes To Live VR To Share Puerto Rico Relief Aid

Mark Zuckerberg reveals the role that internet access and AI is playing in the aftermath of hurricane Maria.

Independence Day Director Co-Founds VR Company News Oct 9th, 2017

Independence Day Director Co-Founds VR Company

Roland Emmerich’s VRenetic company focuses on ‘Social. Mobile. VR.’

AltspaceVR Saved From Closure By Microsoft Deal Oct 4th, 2017

AltspaceVR Saved From Closure By Microsoft

Social VR start-up to join the Windows Mixed Reality ecosystem, service to continue unaffected.

VRChat Gets $4m Investment Led By HTC Deal Sep 25th, 2017

VRChat Gets $4m Investment Led By HTC

Leading social VR service plans to use funding to power the future of the metaverse.

AltspaceVR Isn’t Dead Yet News Aug 16th, 2017

AltspaceVR Isn’t Dead Yet

Social VR company ‘deep in discussions’ to avoid closing down.

The Importance Of Collaboration In Virtual Reality Interviews & Opinion Aug 14th, 2017

The Importance Of Collaboration In Virtual Reality

One of the most common objections to VR is that it’s seen as antisocial. Tom Symonds, CEO at Immerse explains that not only is that a misconception, but why collaboration in VR is crucial to its success.

Sansar Social VR Now In Creator Beta News Aug 1st, 2017

Sansar Social VR Now In Creator Beta

The public can now create virtual experiences to sit alongside professional work in social VR service from Second Life developers.

Will Palmer Luckey Save AltspaceVR? News Jul 31st, 2017

Will Palmer Luckey Save AltspaceVR?

Oculus co-founder asks the Twitterverse if he should step in to save social VR firm from closure this week.

AltspaceVR To Close 3rd August News Jul 28th, 2017

AltspaceVR To Close 3rd August

Social VR provider fails to secure additional funding, shuts down Thursday.

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