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The altspacevr tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about AltspaceVR, the social virtual reality platform originally developed by Microsoft. Content includes news of its closure in March 2023, when Microsoft shifted resources to Microsoft Mesh, and its planned relaunch by SideQuest as a new social-VR service. The tag focuses on the platform's history, community, and design language, as well as its transition from a Microsoft product to a community-driven successor. Topics touch on VR hardware, software updates, and the broader social VR landscape, relevant to users interested in virtual reality on Windows and other platforms.
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    AltspaceVR Returns This Fall as SideQuest’s New Social-VR Platform

    SideQuest plans to relaunch AltspaceVR this fall, bringing Microsoft’s shuttered social-VR platform back as a new service built around the community and design language that defined its 2016–2017 peak. As reported by Road to VR, SideQuest founder and CEO Shane Harris said the company has...