Social VR.
It is one of the things that makes VR great.
Being able to hang out with friends or family who live in a different country or meet new
people all around the world and feeling like you are standing right next to them.
VR has definitely opened up a new and amazing way of interacting online.
So we all know VRChat, Rec Room, or AltSpaceVR.
The three most active social games in Virtual Reality.
But there are a couple of social games that are also great but that you might have missed.
In this video, we want to highlight some of these social games that are worth checking
out too.
They are all free as well, so you would be able to give it a try yourself.
This is coming up.
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And a big thanks to Sansar for sponsoring this video.
Now, let’s enter Virtual Reality.
Number 1.
Sansar
Sansar is a social, massively multiplayer online game.
It is made by Linden Lab, the developers of Second Life.
Just like Second Life, Sansar is also powered by its users.
Players can create their own worlds, events, and even quests.
They can then invite friends to come and play.
Or you can go in and explore the worlds created by others.
When you log in, you encounter an advanced avatar creation.
Here you can just become anyone or anything you want.
After that, you will enter the Nexus, which is the social hub where you can meet your
friends or enter different worlds through portals.
This is also where you can pick up quests by talking to NPCs, and by following those,
you can get rewards.
This can be experience points, Sansar dollars, or cosmetics.
With Sansar dollars, you can buy new cosmetics or other 3D models like furniture for your
scenes.
One of the things that make Sansar different from VRChat and AltSpaceVR is its graphics.
Sansar has a more realistic approach, and you get more freedom to create.
You can upload your 3D designs in Sansar; this can be your own avatar or smaller things,
like hair, clothing, and other objects.
You can even design your own events and write your own story quests.
Eventually, you’ll be able to create your own rewards that people can get by completing
your quests.
And if you want, you can sell your created objects in the Sansar store for virtual or
real-life money.
Sansar provides you with tutorials and scripts to do all of this.
You can start creating straight away or gain inspiration by exploring what others have
created.
There are live events too, which can be anything from music to movies to anime.
Recently, I’ve visited a Monstercat DJ show and thought that it was pretty cool.
I got myself a Monstercat kitty cosmetic for my shoulder.
Right now, the game is still in early access, so there might be bugs, but recent updates
added many new things and optimizations.
Currently, you can play this game on the Oculus Rift, and HTC VIVE.
Support for other headsets is coming later.
You can also play Sansar in 2D on your desktop.
Number 2.
Neos VR
Neos VR is a shared social universe.
A metaverse for both creators and visitors alike.
The developer’s ambition is to make this app the most versatile and feature-rich.
As a creator, you can create anything.
From a casual hangout, educational experience to games, music events, or a place for you
and your colleagues to meet up.
Everything in the world that you create is editable, and you can create things together
with multiple people.
You can use simple tools or advanced tools like a scene inspector.
You can import game assets from your favorite 3D modeling program or even import whatever
you have made in Tilt Brush.
Just imagine creating a space to present your VR project in or maybe even use it as an innovative
way to present your college thesis.
Or create an event to invite your friends.
The possibilities seem endless in Neos VR.
If you read the Steam page, there is a lot that you can do as a creator than what I could
tell in this short section.
It is definitely a challenge to learn everything.
So if you want to create, then get ready to spend some time on it.
There are videos available in the content hub in Neos VR that teaches you how to create
multiplayer experiences.
If you are not into creating, then as a visitor, you’re able to explore all these creations
with your friends, colleagues, or classmates and this can be anything.
You can access NeosVR using the Valve Index (with full finger tracking support, yay),
HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.
Currently, NeosVR is in early access, but it has received a lot of support already.
The team of 3 developers has over 200 Patrons, and they gather 2800 US dollars a month to
finish this project.
It looks promising to me, and it looks like other people think so as well, so I am curious
to see more of this app.
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Number 3.
Wave VR
Wave VR is a platform for creating and sharing virtual concerts.
Like the two other social VR apps we’ve mentioned in this video, in Wave VR you can
also create your own events.
Except, this app focuses on interactive music experiences.
Music creators can fully customize how their audience experiences the music, whether it’s
by transforming the venue from a realistic nightclub to outer space with a click of a
button – or putting on the most unimaginable light show ever.
For example, in August, Wave VR hosted a Lindsey Stirling performance where she played live
to four-hundred thousand live attendees.
Visitors could watch a 3D holographic model of Lindsey perform to her live music.
And Lindsey herself could see her attendees as little stars.
She could see where everyone was from, and after a song, people could ask her questions
that appeared under their little star.
So she could read them off a screen and answer them live.
This honestly looks incredible, and I am sad to have missed it.
I will definitely be noting down any other events like this one in my agenda.
In Wave VR, there are also little props that you can loot and then equip in your hands.
These are usually little visual things that you can shoot off your hands or share with
others.
Making it a bit more interactive.
The Wave VR is currently in beta, but you can try it out yourself now.
It supports the Valve Index, HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.
Number 4.
Bigscreen
Bigscreen is another different social app.
This one has its focus on tv shows and movies.
With Bigscreen, you can create a room and watch your favorite movies with friends and
family around the world.
You can choose to stream your computer screen onto a big theater screen or something else
you might choose and then invite others to come in and watch whatever you want to show.
People have been using Bigscreen to host anime watching nights or even LAN parties.
You can use it as an entertainment tool or as a productivity tool because you can also
change the environment to, for example, a light virtual office where you can meet up
with colleagues to collaborate.
You can also join public rooms and hang out with random people that have opened up their
room.
Which is something you can do as well.
Bigscreen supports the Valve Index, HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headset.
Number 5.
Anyland
Anyland is another open virtual reality universe.
It’s also one of those apps where you can create and share.
It has a more cartoonish look, though, but here as well, you get neat tools to create
with.
When you enter this game, you’ll get a blank canvas where you can start creating immediately
with preset shapes that you can transform into almost anything.
You can add animations to things, make things interactive, and even add scripts.
You don’t have to do any hardcore programming or 3D modeling in Unity to make a game or
environment, Anyland provides you with game controls and easy to use elements that you
can all use from within the game.
Or you can choose to visit other worlds first.
I’ve visited a couple of worlds, and they are pretty diverse.
There are not a lot of people online in this game at this moment, but I did find a couple
of people online at a strange time as well.
People were friendly, and it was fun to explore the existing worlds.
If you find something interesting, you can even make copies of the things that the creator
allows you to make a copy of.
You can then use for yourself.
It will have the creator's name on it, but then you don’t need to put in the extra
work if you don’t want to.
This feature seems smart since it will make you want to explore to see what you can use
for yourself.
Anyland is free to play and supports the Valve Index, HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift, and Windows
Mixed Reality headsets.
You can also launch this game in 2D on your desktop.
All these different social VR games are great; it’s hard for them to grow in a small industry
like ours though, so if you have some free time on your hands and looking to have some
fun, why not try these games out since they are free anyway.
The links are down below.
Are you going to try one of these social games?
Let us know what social app is your favorite and if I am missing something, please do comment
them below!
A special thanks goes to artArmin, our Right-Hand Patron, and a special shout out goes to his
Patreon page.
Everyone, see you all in the next video.
And as always, VR on!