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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 28

Major thanks to @viverse.com
for supporting our #GetSocials!!

Every week,
we’ve been world-hopping:

• Meet incredible creators
• Discover new features & tools
• Fireside chats with XR professionals

Join my events!
RSVP here → forms.gle/8kpDfR1Nw56g...

#socialVR #WebXR

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 28

Social XR has real economic power.
Never thought it’d take me to the UN 💙

The United Nations and The World Bank invited me to talk about virtual worlds. And I got to represent the creator side.

Not just the platforms.
Not just the companies.
But the humans behind the headsets ✨

#socialVR

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 21

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 21

Play is where connection begins 🎮💫
What makes a world feel alive?

We explored this with @powjams.bsky.social & Lauren Schroeder in Viverse:

• What sparks play?
• What keeps people coming back?
• What happens when we design for joy?

Not just game mechanics—how to get people involved.

#SocialVR

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 21

Ready to YEET?
Impromptu #GetSocial in Horizon Worlds 🚀

🗓 Sat, June 21
9am PST / 12pm EST / 6pm CEST
RSVP: forms.gle/pwYLxEJsEti5...

🎮 Play “Yeet Yourself”
by @sawhorsela.bsky.social + Eugene Morgulis

#SocialVR #VRGaming #HorizonWorlds

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 21

"Community is not something you just build. It's something you live. And something you deeply feel. It's a beating heart."

Honored to be recognized as a Poly Honoree for Community at #ThePolys Immersive Awards. Huge thanks to the team and to Paige Dansinger for the nomination!

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 21

😎⚡ Weekly Jobs in XR, Gaming & Social Tech
via LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/posts/andy-f...

Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 21

Play is powerful.
It’s how we connect.
How we build trust.
How we stay curious.

Big thanks to this week’s guests for diving deep into the Power of Play in Social VR 🎮 with:

@powjams.bsky.social - VR Content Creator
@virtualpebble.bsky.social - Creative Developer

Hosted in @viverse.com 💫

Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 21

That time of the year 🐾

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · Jun 21

Flashback 🐝 Beebot Brigade
#altspaceVR #socialVR

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 29

🚀 Special VIVERSE World Hop this Saturday!

We're exploring Club Mesh—a colorful lounge & adventure in WebXR, featuring:

☑ Texture scavenger hunt
☑ Connect vertices into constellations
☑ Solve 3D puzzles

Created by Pink Polygon 💫
RSVP: forms.gle/5AwRqapBiBGd...

@viverse.com #socialVR #webXR

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 29

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 29

This looks cool !! 🤓

Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 29

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 29

Not every event belongs in VR.
Raindance Immersive does.

☑ Global creators & devs
☑ Worlds only possible in VR
☑ New ways of connecting

Excited to be judging Best Live Performance this year—can’t wait to see how artists light up the space!

#RaindanceImmersive
www.raindanceimmersive.com

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 29

There's no way
you could do this physically.
And, that's what I love about VR.

Uncanny Alley: A New Day
by @ferrymanvr.bsky.social

Live immersive theatre.
Dystopian rebellion. Rogue AI. Fight for freedom.

Book your ticket: www.raindanceimmersive.com#/2025-uncann...

#RaindanceImmersive #VR

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 29

Ahaha ✨ 🫶
Know we'll collide soon & it'll be epic 😉

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 27

Many thanks! 🫶

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 27

@stephenbutchko.bsky.social Ahahhaa. Is that where you'll be? No 😂 Actually, I was invited to speak at the UN: Virtual Worlds Day in... Italy!

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 27

Congrats team!! 🔥

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 27

Next VIVERSE World Hop 🚀

We’re jumping into a storybook!
Help Bib find his way home in this magical world.

📍 Bib Goes Home Popup Adventure

👤 About Alastair Low
Geeky, maker of cool things.

Friday, May 30th
@ 1PM EST / 7PM CEST
RSVP: forms.gle/wDFw9zR4aHju...

@viverse.com #socialVR #webXR

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 27

Vivaldi 3.0 is a finalist
at the XR Awards 2025 🔥

Best Educational Experience
Presented by XR Today

✪ Ara Malikian 🎻
✪ Musicians of Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía
✪ One Digital Consulting + ONEXRStudio
✪ @carlosjochoafer.bsky.social
✪ Cause+Christi

... and so many more!

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 27

😎⚡ Weekly Jobs in XR, Gaming & Social Tech
via LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/andy-f...

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 27

Found this postcard on the floor in Lisbon.

A random little moment
that turned into something special.

On my last day,
We hopped on the Teleférico.
Didn’t plan it—just felt right.

No agenda.
Just room to wander.

w/ Madeline Drought & Milo Ebsworth 🙌

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Andy Fidel ✨ @andyfidel.bsky.social · May 22

This Friday! 👨‍🚀

Mega WebXR World Hop
+ AMA w/ Team @viverse.com

Join us for:
• Creator Program Q&A
• How to get your 3D projects funded
• World Hop of featured spaces

RSVP: forms.gle/v79DxNj8NpNF...

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