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2019

ANNOUNCEMENT

Introducing VRCHIVE (the website)

After 5 years in development, we are shifting focus to growing VRCHIVE beyond word of mouth and helping VR creators directly by earning additional income-without ads or the hassle of donation platforms.

FEATURE

Subscriptions and referrals

We'd like VRCHIVE to exist for many years to come and to retain independence, but we hate ads and data harvesting. Affordable subscriptions and referrals make this dream possible.

UPDATE

Minor design improvements

Simplified the navigation into two main browsing options.

2018

MILESTONE

500,000 VR photos

4 times more photos uploaded this year than all previous years combined. On track to surpass the number of VR videos on YouTube! :O

2017

MILESTONE

100,000 VR photos

This is why we do what we do.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Introducing Eyeshot for Unity

It takes under 10 minutes for VR devs to add VR photo streaming to their apps, games, and experiences.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Introducing @vrtrendbot

We wanted to see more VR photos in our Twitter feed. Now we can and you can too!

FEATURE

3D phone support

Using a 3D phone's sensors and nano parallax barrier, VRCHIVE is like looking through a window into other worlds.

FEATURE

Stereo cube format support

Popularized by OTOY, stereo cubes use pixels more efficiently than stereo spheres.

2016

ANNOUNCEMENT

VRCHIVE user makes the most viewed 3D 360 video

Hamilton+Kidd produced the video with Curiscope using 360 Panorama Capture

FEATURE

Bringing 360 embeds to Reddit and Twitter

Turn heads and get more internet points

UPDATE

Per upload limit raised

From 30MB to 40MB for all users. PNG is recommended for best quality and better AI based up-scaling in the future.

2015

ANNOUNCEMENT

VRChat becomes the 1st app to support streaming

As the VR app we have spent the most time using, we are hyped to be able to stream VR photos of our adventures in VRChat.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Introducing 360 Panorama Capture for Unity

We wanted a free and open source VR native camera. Now let's see what people do with it!

ANNOUNCEMENT

Introducing VRCHIVE Alpha

Image hosting for the future.

2014

ANNOUNCEMENT

Introducing Riftify

Panorama conversion for the Rift by Oculus.