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As Drake always said, “if you’re reading this, we made it”, and Vancouver we did it: We made it through the smokiness from the forest fires We made it through Traction Conference, SIGGRAPH 2018, and all the weddings We were HELLA productive Don’t believe us? Read on! Vancouver VR Community … [Read more]
It’s been hectic behind the scenes here with the Vancouver VR Community team – things are starting to heat up for us and the rest of the city! Let’s see how things are coming to a real simmer! Vancouver VR Community News We are happy to announce that VancouVR Fair … [Read more]
Things are starting to heat up here behind the scenes with the VancouVR Fair organization team. Vancouver is starting to wake up from our usual Vancouver months of rain, and there’s a lot happening in the city in the upcoming months. Let’s have a look at the happenings! Vancouver VR … [Read more]
Once every few years, Free Comic Book Day (which happens on the first Saturday of every May) falls on STAR WARS DAY (either May the Fourth Be With You, or Revenge of the Fifth). We decided to team up with Metropolis Comics and Toys, who hosted our first booth of … [Read more]
Is it summer yet? That is the question that all the locals say around this time of year, and with record breaking prices of fuel at the pump, a bit of random completely-foreign sun coming up on surprise. So, is it summer yet? You betcha. We usually say it’s summer … [Read more]
Huge thank you to Launch Academy for hosting our first event of the year! We are so thankful that Steampunk Digital also surprised us with a generous feast of Stretch Pizza – a local favourite. On 04.04.18 (we sort of planned the date on purpose), we had packed the space … [Read more]
Like most VR enthusiasts, I saw Ready Player One over the long Easter weekend – it was a film revolving around virtual reality in the year 2045 and finding an Easter Egg in the film’s metaverse called the OASIS. (Clever timing!) Interestingly enough, we’re nearing towards the HTC Vive’s two … [Read more]
And just as the cherry blossoms are in bloom at the back of Burrard Station, VR projects are starting to sprout all over the city. Did anyone catch the #604STACKS Ready Player One activation during the Junos? How cool is it that we had such a dedicated display of a … [Read more]
Yesterday we announced something that has been brewing behind the scenes for the last month: the Vancouver VR Community has officially merged with VANVR’s Meetup and Slack! As major advocates for collaboration, we’re excited to lead by example by working together, and playing by our strengths to bring VR to … [Read more]
HELP SHAPE THE COMMUNITY! Tell us what you love about VANVR and the Vancouver VR Community. Tell us where you want us to focus our efforts, what you think could be improved. And of course, we are always looking for community champions! Fill out this short survey today! Welcome to … [Read more]
Happy (extremely belated) new year! From our team to you – we hope that 2018 has been great so far. It can be a challenge to get back to the grind, but with a lot of exciting VR news off the bat, reality and excitement is settling back in. For … [Read more]