6 Best Virtual Reality Independent Communities (Updated...

6 Virtual Reality communities on Independent Platforms

Updated 6/24/2023

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#1
VRChat
VRChat is a social and world-building application compatible with all major VR headsets. You can customize your avatar and explore hundreds of VR worlds designed by the app’s community members. Inside these spaces, you can meet people, chat, draw, collaborate, and attend events.
7.8M members
Chat
Pairing
Events
Newsletter
Paid
9 views / month
#2
VR/AR Association
The VR/AR Association (VRARA) is an international organization designed to foster collaboration between spatial computing solution providers and end-users that accelerates growth, fosters research and education, helps develop industry best practices, connects member organizations and promotes the services of member companies.
5K members
Apply
Events
Newsletter
Paid
Courses
3 views / month
#3
vTime XR
vTime XR is an extended reality social network that lets you meet friends and make new ones in a variety of virtual destinations, while constantly updating its destination library. It supports all platforms, including Oculus VR, Windows Mixed Reality, and 2D experiences on Android smartphones or iPhones. vTime XR has a unique 360 gallery that replays your VR memories in 3D.
Chat
Events
Jobs
Paid
4 views / month
#4
Beyond 3D Forum
Virtual and augmented reality technology and all that means. GPU tech, Apple Vision Pro, Rift, Vive, Hololens, middleware, games; discuss it all here.
23K members
Forum
6 views / month
#5
TechPowerUp Forum
Here you can talk about augmented reality, headsets, VR games, software, etc.
Forum
3 views / month
#6
Unity AR Forum
This is a forum devoted to AR/VR (XR) discussions.
Forum
3 views / month

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Virtual Reality
29 communities
346 / mo
Virtual Reality, 29 communities, 346 views per month including community pages

FAQ

: Communities for VR enthusiasts, developers, and social VR participants. Large social VR platforms have their own thriving communities, while Discord serves developers building with Unity and students learning AR/VR development through bootcamps and self-directed programs.
: Hive Index lists 6 Virtual Reality independent communities on Independent Platforms. Most listings with size data are large (17%) or huge (17%). We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional. The main Virtual Reality topic page covers every platform we track for this topic.
: Forum is the most common (50%). Others that show up often include online/offline events and paid community. Use the feature filters above the list to narrow results.
: 3 of 6 (50%) are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: On Hive Index, the default Popular sort surfaces VRChat, VR/AR Association, vTime XR, and Beyond 3D Forum first. Popularity reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, not a universal quality score. Use the sort menu for Ratings, Largest, or Newest.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for topic relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available. Member counts are approximate. Popular reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, with richer profiles breaking ties. Ratings, Largest, and Newest use review scores, reported member counts, and listing age instead.
: This page was last updated 6/24/2023, based on the most recent change to the topic or its listings. We refresh entries when communities are submitted, claimed, or reviewed, and we update member counts, features, and traffic data on an ongoing basis.