Below is the list of association and organization which focusing on Virtual Reality (VR) area in the world. Some of them also work on AR (Augmented Reality), Mixed Reality (MR) and XR (Extended Reality) areas as well.
List of Top VR Association…
1. VRARA (VR/AR Association)
It is an international organization designed to foster collaboration between XR, mixed reality, spatial computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) solution providers and end-users that accelerates growth, fosters research and education, helps develop industry best practices, connects member organizations and promotes the services of member companies.
URL: https://www.thevrara.com/
2. IEEE VR
A major event and conference for the virtual reality enthusiasts. Got a lot of exhibition, presentations, discussions, research demo, awards related with VR.
URL: http://ieeevr.org/
3. EuroVR
It is the “European Association for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality“. The main objective of this international non-profit association is to bring together all those interested in VR/AR technologies and thus further develop, enhance, improve and deploy the said technologies.
URL: http://www.eurovr-association.org/
4. IVRPA
The “International Virtual Reality Professionals Association” is an international association of professionals who create and produce Interactive VR content, including 360° panoramas, 360° videos, 360° virtual tours, gigapixel panoramas, 3D environments and objects, and other immersive content.
URL: https://ivrpa.org/
5. XR Association
This association promotes the dynamic global growth of the XR industry, which includes virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed-reality, and future immersive technology. XRA is leading the way for the responsible development and adoption of XR by convening stakeholders, developing best practices and research, and advocating on behalf of our members and the greater XR industry.
URL: https://xra.org/
6. XRA
The “XR Associates Malaysia” is the leading provider of XR solutions to the Asia market. With the headquarter in Malaysia, they aim to increase public awareness and market demand within the digital ecosystems together with government and private sectors on the XR (Extended Reality) solutions.
URL: https://thexra.com/
7. FIVR
The “Finnish Virtual Reality Association” is dedicated to advancing the state of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality development in Finland. The association is for professionals and hobbyists of virtual reality and their aim is to make Finland the best place in Europe to develop VR and AR.
URL: https://fivr.fi/
8. HKAVRAR
The “Hong Kong Association for VR AR” purpose is to gather VR AR service providers where they can enjoy the latest technology development information, seminar and presentation participation, education program, collaboration in private projects, brand and marketing exposure and so much more.
9. EuroXR
The “European Association for Extended Reality” is an umbrella organization gathering not only individuals, but also national chapters and associations, large companies, small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as research institutions, universities, and laboratories. All of them with a keen interest in eXtended Reality (XR), the term that covers Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR).
URL: https://www.euroxr-association.org/
10. EEVR
The “Estonian Virtual and Augmented Reality Association” is dedicated to advance and coordinate the development of content in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality in Estonia.
URL: https://eevr.ee/
11. VRSA
The “Virtual Reality South Africa Association” mission is to promote South African based Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality companies, individuals and Virtual Reality Developers International and locally in South Africa.
URL: https://vrsa.co.za/
12. IAITI
The “International Association of Immersive Technology Innovation” is a learned society that aims to promote the education, training, research and business applications of immersive technologies.
13. EXRA
The “Entertainment XR Association” (formerly Location-Based VR Association) is an industry organization regarding XR, including but not limited to VR, AR, MR, with some physical element, in entertainment field, and is organized to develop entertainment XR business, establish unified standards, handle various kind of issues and promote diffusion of such business inside and outside Japan.
14. IVRHA
The “International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association” explore how immersive technologies are transforming patient care.
URL: https://ivrha.org/
15. ELIXR Simulations
It is a non-profit organization committed to harnessing the potential of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies to transform education.
URL: https://www.elixrsim.com/
16. ACM SIGGRAPH
The ACM SIGGRAPH community is a global nonprofit organization serving the evolution of computer graphics and interactive techniques. With thousands of members across the world, the researchers, artists, developers, filmmakers, scientists, and business professionals of ACM SIGGRAPH are building the future of digital art and interactive design.
URL: https://www.siggraph.org/
17. WebXR
The specification to support the access of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices, including sensors and head-mounted displays, on the Web.
URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/webxr/ and https://immersiveweb.dev/
18. OpenGL
Focusing on the development of 2D and 3D graphics application programming interface (API).
Lastly…
Since this is a growing list due to the growing VR industry, we’ll keep updating it from time to time.
The image above by Brian Penny from Pixabay
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