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Virtual reality social platform
AltspaceVR is a social Virtual reality (VR) platform initially founded in 2013 by Eric Romo and launched in May 2015. In 2017 it was acquired by Microsoft and became part of the Mixed Reality division within the Cloud and AI group. Some elements of the platform appear in Microsoft Mesh. In January 2023, Microsoft announced on the AltspaceVR homepage that the service would be shutting down on March 10, 2023. The owner of SideQuest acquired the rights to the AltspaceVR trademark in mid-2026 with plans to relaunch the metaverse platform in late 2026. On November 7, 2026, AltspaceVR became available as an Early Access Game on Steam. Wikipedia →
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