I have—finally!— had an opportunity to update my Google spreadsheet of social VR platforms, removing those which are no longer around, and adding a few new ones since the last update, which was several years ago. Please note that this spreadsheet is focused solely on metaverse platforms which support virtual reality, i.e. social VR. If a platform is flatscreen access only (e.g. Second Life), it is not included in this spreadsheet.
Please also note that I will no longer be writing about any metaverse platform which incorporates blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and/or Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).
If you are associated with any of these social VR platforms, I would appreciate it if you could please check the entries in the following spreadsheet for any omissions or errors. I will eneavour to keep this spreadsheet as up-to-date as I possibly can. Thanks!
Also, you will note that I have a long, long, alphabetical list of potential social VR platforms which I am planning to add to this spreadsheet, located at the very bottom. If you know of any other social VR platforms that should be added to this list, please contact me with any pertinent details (name of platform, company building it, website, etc.).
Thank you for any assistance you can provide!
Comparison Chart of 15 Social VR Platforms © Ryan Schultz, Published to RyanSchultz.com (Google Sheets version)
Please note: any changes made to this spreadsheet are done in real-time, as information comes in; this link will automatically update every five minutes.
Comparison Chart of 15 Social VR Platforms © Ryan Schultz, Published to RyanSchultz.com, Date of Last Update 9 April 2024 (PDF version)
Please note: this PDF has to be generated by hand, and I will only do it once per day, near the end of the day, if there have been any changes made that day, Therefore, you should consider the Google spreadsheet link to be the most up-to-date content!
UPDATE April 17th, 2024: Upon request, I have slightly updated the Google Sheets spreadsheet so that the column header text now always displays at the top of your screen, even when you scroll down! This means you don’t have to keep scrolling up and down to figure out what a spreadsheet cell value refers to.
Thank you to Mat of the XR Live Discord server for the suggestion, and the explanation of how to set it up! I learned something new today. 🙂