WE ARE VR
Tuning the signal…
WE ARE VR
Tuning the signal…
Johannesburg's XR collective since 2018.
“The room goes quiet when someone demos something they built last week.”
In-person nights are paused — but that energy isn't gone. When we return: Last Thursdays from 18:00 CAT · Rosebank, Johannesburg · Rosebank, Johannesburg. Chat stays open while we wait.
Meetup nights are currently offline. Chat communities still open. When nights return: Last Thursdays from 18:00 CAT · Rosebank, Johannesburg.
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Free to join: start in WhatsApp for daily XR signal. Meetups are currently offline — chat stays open until nights return.
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We'll reply and point you at the right channels. Prefer chat? Use WhatsApp above. Or write us to join the organizing crew.
A Jozi-built XR crew that learns in public — demos, mentorship, and collective muscle for creators who make immersive work.
180+ members · free · self-governing since 2018
VR, AR, smartglasses, spatial audio, projection, drones, and mixed reality. Built for people who learn by making — not by watching slides.
Started in 2018 by South African VR/AR innovators including: Dale P. Deacon, Daliso Ngoma, Ulrico Grech-Cumbo, Ann Roberts, Brooklyn J. Pakathi, Thando Nomvalo, Sean Devonport, Jade Adair, Steve Pinto, Steven Tu, Matt Benic, Baso Mbangiso, Shmerah Paschier, Gary Steele, and Rick Treweek.
Aluta Null, Malcolm Che, Buzwe Bam, Lebo Lietsch, Andre Hamman, Lex Neville, Tshireletso Tshwenyane, Mic Balkind, Gerald Ferreira, Kirstin Lee Gray, Electric South, Luke Draper, and many more.
Keyes Art Mile, TMRW gallery, MIX bar, Tshimologong Innovation Precinct, Fak'ugesi Festival, Slayer Energy Drinks, Altspace (VR), VRChat, Mozilla Hubs, Afro Geek Fest, MakeGamesSA, and others.
Jobs, the Africa XR Report, and a short radar — deeper pages when you want them.
Hundreds surveyed — continent survey of VR/AR creators, championed by WE ARE VR members.
Johannesburg and Cape Town first.
Sponsorship, collaboration, or crew — pick a lane and write us.
What brings you here?
Organizing is volunteer-led — say why you want to help.
Privacy: we won't share your email outside relevant WE ARE VR organizers.
Chat join → How to join · Donate → Support.
Sponsor a night, underwrite the Africa XR Report, or brief our freelancers — partners get named presence with a Jozi XR crew that already gathers the makers.
