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Social virtual reality (VR) startup AltspaceVR has run out of funding and is going to shut down its service in early August. AltspaceVR announced the closure late Thursday, inviting its users to a ...
AltspaceVR, the social app that's sort of like Second Life for the Gear VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, "can't afford to keep the virtual lights on" anymore. The company has announced that it's ...
AltspaceVR might have just saved its virtual world at the 11th hour, because the company is halting its plans to shut down. According to a new post by the team, AltspaceVR isn't closing down and ...
Redwood City, Calif-based AltspaceVR has raised a new $10 million round of funding for an interesting proposition: AltspaceVR wants to build social spaces for virtual reality (VR) experiences ...
“AltspaceVR bridges the gap between Dungeons & Dragons video games and physically sitting around a table with friends,” added Nathan Stewart, brand director for Dungeons & Dragons.
AltspaceVR runs on a MacBook Pro with a suped-up graphic chip, meaning you won’t need a hard-core gaming PC to run it. AltspaceVR’s head of developer and community relations Bruce Wooden ...
That’s not to say AltspaceVR won’t be a hit. True, Microsoft doesn’t have a sterling track record when it comes to building social networks. AltSpaceVR largely focuses on organizing live ...
I met the crew from AltspaceVR inside a virtual space station. We chatted briefly, moving around the room, playing with some glow sticks that had been left out for our entertainment. Then I moved ...
AltspaceVR, a Redwood City, Calif.-based startup, is working on a cure to this digital loneliness. It’s developing a virtual reality platform in which people can connect with one another in a ...
Wizards of the Coast, longtime publisher of D&D, has teamed up with AltspaceVR to create a virtual reality version of the iconic tabletop role-playing game. This new platform, available with a ...
Social VR platform AltSpaceVR has announced that users can now communicate via emoji. The initial release includes six emoticons that “let you smile, frown, laugh, heart, high-five, and wave ...