It's that time of year - with the VR boom at an all-time-high, we approach a momentous turning point, the brink of a technological revolution that is bound to redefine the worlds of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality. Today, we are thrilled to take you behind the scenes and share the journey we've embarked upon to bring something truly special to life: LinkXR.

"What is LinkXR?", I hear you ask. LinkXR is the next frontier in VR, AR, and MR social experiences. It's a powerful platform where you can connect all your social accounts in (literally) just a few clicks, talk about yourself, share your profile with a link tailored to your username, browse & discover public accounts, and so much more. It's essentially your go-to hub for everything social - whether it's for Virtual, Augmented or Mixed Reality.

Our goal is simple: To connect people effectively, powerfully and conveniently - no matter the platform, all whilst keeping true to the XR community's rapidly-advancing mindset.

This is Savvy here Lead Developer here at LinkXR. You might be wondering as to what motivated me to develop LinkXR in the first place. It all started last summer - peak metaverse craze, where I decided to borrow a VR headset (Oculus Rift) from a technology institute I teach at, so I could discover more about VR as a whole.

From the moment I put the headset on, I was shocked as to how immersive and surreal it all was. After having delved into several social VR experiences & games, all the communities welcomed me with open arms. From my experience I've found that each game has its own vibrant community, dedicated to making the experience warm, safe and fun for everyone.

All in all, this was an incredible experience - however, there was something always itching me on the back of my mind as I browsed these VR worlds. There were so many people on these platforms, yet there was no way to find them - whether it's on another social app, game or entire platform, there was just no apparent way to go that extra step to stay connected outside that platform.

"Surely I must be missing something", I thought to myself. With that big question in my mind, I carried on exploring, trying to find the answer, but to no avail.
...and that's when the entire VR industry was shaken up.

It was on the fateful day of July 25th, 2022 when VRChat - VR's biggest and most influential social VR platform single-handedly issued the most controversial and disruptive update ever made to their platform. This update introduced the EAC Anticheat to their game, which effectively killed off all of the mods which the community made for the game - even accessibility and very important comfort-related ones. This controversial update resulted in a mass exodus of users from the platform, not only to protest this change, but because many users which relied on those accessibility features were simply left behind, with no other choice but to move to a different platform, leaving their friends and connections behind.

With so many people essentially migrating from one social platform to another and no easy way to share their usernames and profiles with others, VRChat users were left with no way to find their friends on the other ones, confusion arose amongst players regarding their VR profiles as a whole - but most importantly, thousands of friendships were sadly lost.

That's where we come in. With LinkXR, not only are we going to provide a solution to prevent connections from ever being lost again, but we're here to help the community reunite with their friends in other social platforms.

However, it's not just about the technology. I'm developing this site for the people - the diverse community of dreamers, creators, and explorers who continue to shape the vibrant tapestry of XR as a whole.

Your feedback and insights will be key to ensuring that we can improve our platform so that it is at its best during launch. Let us know in the comments below!