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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 9d

The newest @vrchat.com Open Beta has added a new Shop/Marketplace tab in the menu.

Its starting with an "B3-7A" open beta portal skin and a free sticker pack from last years Spookality.

You can also now gift avatars or anything else in the new marketplace.

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 9d

The @transacademy.bsky.social celebrated it's 3rd anniversary last night with its brand new world created by @rio-grande.bsky.social with live music and great DJ sets. It's so optimized, even with 100 folks, it ran so well!

Appreciate everyone who has made it the wonderful community it is today! 💜

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 10d

Happy Birthday duder!!! ^-^

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 18d

BREAK 21, light mode :3

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 18d

DEEPDiVE x BREAK collab was so much fun :3 @pkpkpk.bsky.social blew our minds again with a great audiovisual experience. Thanks to the team who made it all happen ^-^

You can watch the BREAK 21: Borealis replay here: vrchat.com/home/world/w...

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 22d

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 22d

We lost a member of our VR community over the weekend. My best friend, @okamis.bsky.social, passed away peacefully.

They loved helping as many people as they could; A kinder heart I've never known.

Rest easy, I love you ❤️

If you would like to send a message to their family, please contact me.

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 23d

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 25d

Yessssssss

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 25d

I definitely feel like I don't connect with sitting in publics anymore. If I run out of new worlds to explore, I'll hop through a bunch of the top listed publics to get a vibe of the community at large but I don't tend to linger.

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · 25d

My nights are usually exploring all the new worlds of the day until the world fills up, then a friends+ hangout. Put on some music and chill until bed, unless there's specific special event to go to (like Pride/Furality/Concrete/Moon Pool/Birthdays/etc).

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Flare @flarechess.bsky.social · 27d

BLUESKY GIVEAWAY:

- 1 Bigscreen Beyond 2e: @vrchat.com Edition (no 10 years of VRC+, sorry).

As long as Bigscreen can ship to you, you're eligible.

RULES:
- must be following me on Bluesky
- must RT this post

you must be comfortable with me ordering it for you!

Bigscreen Beyond 2e: VRChat Edition Shopping screen

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy Birthday Ame!

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ouhhh FINGIES!!! lmk how they are long term :3

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sunset theme 11/10

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Sep 4

What it looks like in game:

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Sep 4

In the newest VRC Open beta (2025.3.3, build 1707), VRC+ subscribers can rename an instance they open from within game.

Also there's now an exposure sliders to the default camera

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Sep 4

There is a person on Reddit called "Crafty-Average-586" who called out the "Steam Frame" name a day before the trademark was registered and has also said these things:

Hmmmmmm....

(cope)

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Sep 4

This set slapssss, played it all last night :3

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Sep 4

Valve registered a trademark for “Steam Frame” and has renamed SteamVR Overlays to Frames. Hmmmm…..

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Aug 26

Will do. 😉

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apple_blossom @appleblossomvr.bsky.social · Aug 24

particle pool was absolutely also inspired by previous works we had seen!! i'm very happy to hear we could be part of that cycle of innovation, and i'm excited to see what y'all do with yours:)

fun fact: moon_pool's particle shader was then adapted into both the SNR hologram and my star world!~

Micca @lomg.fyi · Aug 24

322,000 particles or so I think

I threw this shader together for Stage Flight. It works similarly to the fast gpu particle shader I wrote for Somna.

Works entirely on a video mapped input; color, depth, and xyz bias.

Absolutely inspired by a world I saw a year ago. Particle Pool or such?

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Aug 24

I was wondering if it was inspired by Moon Pool! The shader was beautiful, loved it!

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Aug 24

World Link: vrchat.com/home/world/w...

Be warned: The world is PC only and extremely heavy on performance.

Specularium by jasper ｡

'Specularium' is a dystopian imaginary designed to interrogate the unethical nature of contemporary surveillance․ You will embark on a thought-provoking journey through a series of unique and unsettli...

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Blackrobe @blackrobe.bsky.social · Aug 24

Specularium by jasper ｡ is a ~30 minute VRChat journey that explores of the concept of surveillance through dystopian environmental storytelling.

Striking visuals mixed and a haunting score; with an audiovisual performance w/ music from Ryoji Ikeda, using sine wave/white noise to convey meaning.

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