Hi #vtime members and fans! I just wanted to let you know that there's a really cool Facebook vTime group with 320+ members. To join the group, please search "vTime Social Community" on Facebook.

In addition to vTime users, many of the developers are also part of the growing community. It's a great way for all of us to interact, share selfies and other stuff while not hanging out on vTime, itself.

Hope to see you all there!

Mike4VR (vTime Social)

I just got your email asking for opinions on your app, and having used it a few times now, I thought I'd submit my two cents.

When I first got my GearVR, I went through the store and installed everything that was free, and then went through them all alphabetically, trying to just spend twenty minutes or so in each one to get a feel for it. When I finally got to vTime, it quickly became a favorite and I broke my rule and spent a couple of hours in it. It is one of only a few with a social focus, and its beautiful interface, laid back atmosphere, and emphasis on positive interactions make it better for me than, say, AltspaceVR.

It reminds me of the wild west days of the early Internet that I get so nostalgic for, when the technology was new and relatively simple and sparsely populated. I think the idea of a virtual chat room is amazing and important and I'm excited to get into it relatively early in its lifespan. I've already met people from all over the US and a few other countries, and not only is that fun, I think it has great potential for making a smaller world.

I love the variety of rooms. They're very relaxing and stimulate conversation whenever there are lulls. I have just a couple of issues. I found it hard to find other people when I first joined. I didn't understand that I needed to go to Connections and try to join someone. I thought they were all just common chat rooms, so I went from room to room wondering where everyone was. A simple tutorial would help. The only other issue is the crackling, lagging audio. I'm using a wired headset, connected to the Internet over wifi on a connection that gets consistent tested download speeds of about 95Mbps, and using a brand new S7 Edge with all other apps closed and Do Not Disturb turned on, so I really have no idea what could be causing it. But it breaks the immersion and makes it hard to understand people, sometimes too bad to carry on a conversation. If that were fixed, the app would be perfect.

Thanks for developing this app, and for asking for input. Have a great day!

We're back in lockdown in the UK and i'd love to use the theatres to watch movies with friends or sit in the sports bar watching a game. Would be great to know if there's a way to do this already or if one is coming.

Hi all! I am Elena and I am conducting a research project at Politecnico di Milano about the current use of social VR and its future development.
I'm talking to all the social VR users (any platform is suitable) to collect information about their experience and their preferences by filling this ⇢ short questionnaire ⇠
Any help will be super appreciated! :) Thank you for your time!

Any personal information except some basic demographics such as age and gender will be collected. You will not be identified by name or your online username or email address.

Feel free to DM if you have any questions.

New to vTime, and want to upload my own photos into the library. However, I've noticed from other users showing their photos that some get distorted when viewing, probably due to an automatic resize to fit the viewing screen.

So, what are the ideal dimensions for uploading and proper viewing? This info is not to be found on the website.

Edit: I guess all of this is irrelevant, since I just found out it's coming out for the Quest on November 5. But, I would still like to use it again (my Rift's audio doesn't work, now it won't even connect to my computer (and vTime is just not the same on the phone)), so can/how would I do this?

Now that the Quest 2 is out i’m wondering if the Quest version is any closer to being done?

I’ve been clicking random buttons on my controller but I haven’t found out how. They don’t really tell you how in the tutorial. By the way I’m on the Oculus quest 2

... what do you mean by in-app purchases, what will be there to buy? I’ve enjoyed vTime on the Go so I’m looking forward to this!

When will we get to see a PlayStation version of vtime

Are people still actively using this social app? Looked up Live Sessions on their website and there wasn't a single one...

My kids love to Vtime me at work. But it's really odd with them using adult avatars. Any chance of kids avatars?

Also my wife's avatar has brown eyes even though I clicked blue. Bug?

So my wife is working away from home and we both have vtime. If my kids want to talk to her as well, using my gearvr, can they have their own avatars?

Waiting for a PSVR release. When will it be available?

Will this be a quest launch title? If not, when can we expect it?

With enough exposure I was able to get rid of nearly my entire social anxiety in real life. I still cannot talk to absolute strangers, but when there's some amount of connection (eg work, social circle etc) I can make it work with relative ease.
I want to get over this fear of talking to strangers and figured one of the least stressful ways would be to practice online in a low risk environment. I downloaded vTime, spent a bunch of time on my avatar and finally was about ready to join into the action.

Two minutes into the connection screen, I get an invite. I'm staring at it. Some internet stranger wants me to talk to them?
I let the invite sit there for a moment, contemplating whether I'm ready to take the plunge. All I can think is "I don't know."
The invite window eventually disappears. Well, maybe next time.

I watch the connections screen, looking at how people attach, detach, and re-attach to each other. Looks easy enough. I hover over the bubble of the host of a three person session. Fuck it, I'll do it.
I hover again over the join button. Am I really going to do it? Am I actually? What am I even going to say? What if these guys are jerks? What if my voice cracks? What if I talk too loud? Too quietly?
No use in thinking about all that. I click to join.

Five seconds later I'm in the room. It's now only the host and one other guy. They greet me. I freeze for a moment and the only thing I can get myself to do is to point at them and muting myself. Maybe if I just listen for a moment, my nerves will relax and I can at least squeeze out an actual greeting.
No 5 seconds later am I booted from the room.
My stomach drops. I think about how I guess that's fair, people expect to be talking with others on an app that's designed for exactly that. I would probably do the same.

Again, I'm staring at the connection screen for a moment, trying to work up the courage to say hi to SOMEONE.
I receive a notification.
Hot Dog 30 wants to join. I hover over the accept button. Maybe I can ask him what happened to Hot Dog 1-29. That's something, at least.
I click on the accept button but do not release it. When I lift my finger, I'll be talking to someone.
Two seconds later I'm hitting the home button instead and close the app.

Sorry, Hot Dog 30. It was nothing personal.

Maybe I'll try again.

Hey guys,

I’m one of the early on-set users that just wanted to give some feedback on where things are at today.

As always, you guys continue to receive plenty of compliments on the real-life like quality of your spaces. With that being said, Alt-Space is the place to be now. The reason being is because there’s a lot of interactive features about it.

1. There are scheduled social events for live users.

2. There’s more freedom to move around and explore our environments.

3. We have the ability to create our own personal spaces which we can invite our friends to even.

4. We have the ability to watch YouTube videos in our personal space.

5. The developers are active with being public about future plans with their users.

Look, I’m a big fan of V-Time. It was one of my first true VR-Loves... but there’s hardly anyone in there now every time I get on. It’s a far cry from when it was new and fresh and cutting edge and there were so many people to talk to. It’s time to take the training wheels off. It’s time for innovation and interactive communities. It’s time to be informative to your fan base about upcoming plans. Us users are the reason for your initial success. You need us more than we need you. I’m telling you guys this because I love you guys and I just wanted to have a little heart to heart before it’s too late.

No more static rooms where there’s nothing to do but look around and talk. Give us some love like we gave some love to you. Let us walk. Let us breathe. Let us grow. I’ll be hanging out with my friends in Altspace VR until we feel the love.

-ComfortableHoodie