VRChat is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online virtual reality social platform created by Graham Gaylor and Jesse Joudrey. It allows players to interact with others as 3D character models.

AltspaceVR is a software startup company based in Redwood City, California that was founded in 2013, and launched its initial product in May 2015. AltspaceVR software provides meeting spaces in virtual reality, where users can have conversations, watch videos, play games, and browse the Internet.