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VR Austin is a community of VR developers and enthusiasts in the Central Texas area. Our quarterly networking events encourage the growth of ideas for developers and enthusiasts alike.

We talk, play, and share VR.

Whether you’re an aspiring developer, enthusiast, artist, programmer, designer, musician, filmmaker, dancer, architect, or all/none of the above— you can help contribute to the future of virtual reality with our community!

Updates

August 2020 Community Update

Code of Conduct

VR Austin is committed to maintaining a safe, diverse, and inclusive space for all VR enthusiasts! Everyone is welcome regardless of age, race, religion, gender, sexuality, or preferred HMD taste, and we protect our community members. Review our community guidelines here and continue to live by these words!

When’s the Next Event?

Check out the VR Austin Meetup Page for all future scheduled events. In the meantime, check out experiences we’ve recently featured on the Showcase page.

Why Austin?

The city is an exciting place! The world-class tech, gaming, art, and film scenes make Austin the best place to be for VR/AR development. With over 2,000 members and around 300 attendees per meet up event, our community is growing daily!

There are lots of great groups and gatherings in Austin, and we endeavor to list them all on our Community Calendar!

If you’re in the Austin area, reach out, and stop by to say hello!

A VR Jam?

That’s right! In addition to our regular meetups, we run a once-a-year VR jam that gathers VR developers from all over the world to spend a weekend crafting — after all, building, collaborating, and experimenting are our bread and butter! It’s our biggest, most ambitious event of the year! More about the VR jam here!

Organizers

VR Austin is volunteer-run and currently co-organized by the following members of our community:

Ali Griggs – Owlchemy Labs
Audrey Halm – FarBridge
Melissa Swanepoel – FarBridge
MJ Johns – UT School of Design and Creative Technologies
Patrick Curry – FarBridge

            

Organizer Alumni

As VR Austin continues to be run by a crew of dedicated volunteers, we’d like to show our appreciation for our prior organizers who are now focused on other ventures:

Alex Schwartz – VR Austin Founder / Alum
Autumn Taylor – VR Austin Organizer Alum
Cy Wise – VR Austin Organizer Alum
JJ Castillo – Viewer Ready
Michael Daubert – Phaser Lock Interactive
Robert Brackenridge – VR Austin Founder / Alum

Local VR Community

There are tons of devs doing incredible VR work in the Central Texas area — here are some of them!

How Do I Get Involved?

We welcome folks at all levels, from curious developers thinking of entering the VR space, to seasoned VR developers. Hobbyist or professional, this is the place for you!

If you’re interested and want to learn more, check out the links below, or send us a friendly message at organizers@vraustin.org!

The Socials

You can follow us all over the Internet and social media!