A community for Virtual Reality artists, devs & enthusiasts
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]
Check out the full Global Game Jam VR Vancouver photo gallery on our Facebook Group! Our team remembers it well: “but what if we hosted a game jam?” – It was tongue in cheek at the time, and we weren’t really sure if we were going to do it, but … [Read more]
We are mere days away from our very first Global Game Jam site, dedicated to the development of VR games and experiences! Global Game Jam is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people, focus on something new, and push your skillset forward and learn new things over a weekend! Still … [Read more]
We’re headed fast into the holiday season but before we do, let’s have a look at November, shall we? Before the month ends, we’re actually celebrating with a couple of VR events taking place TODAY, the first being at at 1:00 PM! The first is put on by BLAST Program, … [Read more]
This week, we hosted our final event of the year, and we even had Women Who Code Vancouver alongside with us! We were so thrilled to have a diverse panel of women, all from different industries including blockchain, education, operations, gaming, amd technical art. We also had sneak previews from … [Read more]
What happens when some of BC’s top academic institutions and leading researchers collaborate with the Vancouver VR Community? One amazing, unique VR/AR showcase that highlights an entire spectrum of industries. SFU Innovates, Centre for Digital Media, University of British Columbia (ICICS), University of Victoria joined forces to pull off a … [Read more]