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Building A Better Reality. Together.

We work with communities around the world to reignite an excitement for learning through the wonder of emerging technologies.

 

Why Tom Started The Virtual World Society

Dr. Tom Furness is known as the Grandfather of Virtual Reality and has spent nearly six decades implementing emerging technologies for the betterment of all. Tom founded the Virtual World Society to inspire and harness human imagination to build a better world.

"Helsinki XR Center is very excited to share this mission and initiate a new collaboration with Virtual World Society for building an inclusive, accessible and sustainable future for everyone through immersive reality technologies."

TIINA VUORIO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HELSINKI XR CENTER

Good People Doing Good Things

Our Science and Ethics Council and Alliance for Good are here to help you navigate our rapidly changing world. Learn more about what the future will look like and how to prepare. 

Check out these books:

Our Next Reality: How the AI-Powered Metaverse will Reshape the World by Alvin Graylin and Louis Rosenberg
Interconnected Realities: How the Metaverse Will Transform Our Relationship with Technology Forever by Leslie Shannon

 

Partner Events

IEEE VR Conference Orlando, Florida

Since 1993, the IEEE Virtual Reality conference has been the premier international venue for the presentation of research results in the broad area of virtual reality (VR). Similarly, the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI), which started as a workshop at IEEE VR in 2004, has become the premier venue for 3D user interfaces and 3D interaction in VR environments. As of 2018, VR and 3DUI have been merged into a single IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, with the short name IEEE VR.

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How We Can Help Your Community?

The Virtual World Society helps communities create an integrated ecosystem of emerging technology experts and social good organizations to help transform lives.

Experts

Our Science and Ethics Council guides the responsible development and adoption of emerging technologies, ensuring they benefit society as a whole.

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Organizations

Our Alliance for Good creates partnerships that ensure the community-driven, scalable and sustainable deployment of emerging technologies to meet local needs.

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Transformation

HomeSpark, supported by the Science and Ethics Council and the Alliance for Good, helps communities to enact positive change in the lives of families.

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"The Virtual World Society is helping our tribal community preserve and revitalize our culture using technology."

Dr. Les Hannah
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS

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Fireside Chat with Dr. Tom Furness

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Community Event with Dr. Angelina Dayton

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Tune In To The Podcast

Listen to the experts talk about deployment on the Virtual World Society Podcast with Maxwell McGee.

 

Join The Community

Do you see the world changing rapidly around you? Do you want to learn more about what is happening and how to get involved?

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XR guild discord
educators in vr discord

"The Virtual World Society is the #1 thought leader within the emerging technology space."

Lorelle Van Fossen
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDUCATORS IN VR

The World of Technology is Rapidly Converging

Learn more about the Essential Eight technologies outlined by PWC. How will the convergence of these technologies effect your life?  Find out more about the Future of Jobs from the World Economic Forum. Become a member to stay up to date on how and why things are changing and how it will effect you.