Some unfortunate news in the VR world. AltspaceVR, one of the leading metaverse platforms, is shutting down on August 3, 2017. It was easily one of the most successful in the space having raised over $15 million USD for development from 2014-2015. They also had the benefit of cross-platform support between multiple HMD manufacturers (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream). We checked it out a few times, and it was regularly the most populated among the metaverse choices.
Their most popular events included comedic performances by Reggie Watts, concerts, special presentations, and an online wedding or two. According to the AltspaceVR goodbye page, they benefited from 35,000 visitors a month with the average user spending 35 minutes in the environment each day.
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