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''See also [[Special:MyLanguage/Instances|Instances]] for further information.''{{Noticebox/Official}}
'''Worlds''' are the virtual spaces inhabited by users on [[Special:MyLanguage/VRChat|VRChat]]. They are the locations wherein users can interact with each other, the environment, and other features and mechanics. Worlds are created by members of the community, and uploaded as either public or private using the [[Special:MyLanguage/VRChat SDK|VRChat SDK]], intended for others to join. Worlds must be uploaded for each [[Special:MyLanguage/Platforms|platform]] to be compatible for users of that platform to join.


=Worlds=
There's a variety of world types covering topics ranging from social hangouts, games, to avatar showcases, scenic views, and more. Each world can have multiple sessions running at the same time, referred to as [[Special:MyLanguage/instances|instances]], which have a global region they're linked to, a maximum user capacity set by the world author, and an instance type that controls who can join and moderate the world instance.
Worlds are the virtual spaces inhabited by users on the VRChat platform within, which you can interact with both users, and the environment. VRChat worlds can be created by members of the community, and are uploaded publicly or privately to the platform using the [[vrchat:sdk|VRChat SDK]], intended for others to join.
==Discovering and joining worlds==
[[File:VRC Worlds Banner.png|frame|Official render of the Worlds logo]]
When a user launch VRChat for the first time, they will spawn in [[Special:MyLanguage/VRChat Home|VRChat Default Home]], set as an Invite-only instance. Users can change their home world to any world they want from the world page. A user's home world and instance type can be changed at any time. One can also choose to log into the VRChat website or use the main page of VRChat on Mobile to browse worlds, and launch VRChat.
===Using the menu===
When opening the [[menus]], there are a few different routes one can take to join a new world, or instance.


There's a variety of world types covering topics ranging from social hangouts, games, avatar showcases, scenic views, and more. Each world can have multiple copies running at the same time referred to as "instances", which have a global region they're linked to, a maximum user capacity set by the world author, and an instance type which controls who can join and moderate the world instance.
==== "Worlds" Quick Link / tab ====
==Finding and Joining Worlds==
When opening the [[Quick Menu]], using the Quick Links button for '''Worlds''' will take the user to the [[Special:MyLanguage/Main Menu|Main Menu]], which by default, displays VRCat's Variety Box, and features a random selection from various different world categories. When anywhere on the Main Menu, users can also get to this page by using the World tab at the bottom.
When you launch VRChat, you will begin in your '''Home''' world, which is an Invite-only instance in the [[world:vrchat_home|VRChat Home]] by default. Your Home world and instance type for your Home world can be changed at any time. One can also choose to log into the VRChat website, or use the main page of VRChat on Mobile to browse worlds, and launch VRChat.
===Using the Menu===
When opening the [[vrchat:menus#quick_menu|Quick Menu]], there's a few different routes you can take to join a new world.
===="Worlds" Quick Link / Tab====
Using the Quick Links tile for '''Worlds''' will take you to the [[vrchat:menus#main_menu|main]] page, displaying VRCat's Variety Box, which features a random selection from various different world categories. On the left you can select a specific world category such as "Trending", "Avatar Worlds - Trending", "Games - Active", "New & Noteworthy", and etc. This can be useful for quickly finding popular worlds in different categories. Clicking on a world tile here will take you to the detailed menu page for that world, giving you options to select an existing instance to join or to create a new one, and to either join directly or drop a world portal. Each world is represented with a [[World Thumbnail|thumbnail]], giving insight to its contents.


When anywhere on the main menu, you can also get to this page by using the World tab at the bottom.
On the left of the World tab, one can select a specific world category such as "Trending", "Avatar Worlds - Trending", "Games - Active", "New & Noteworthy", etc. This can be useful for quickly finding popular worlds in different categories. Clicking on a world tile here will take users to the detailed menu page for that world, giving the user options to select an existing instance to join or to create a new one, and to either join directly or drop a world portal. Each world is represented with a [[Special:MyLanguage/Community:World Thumbnail|thumbnail]], giving insight into its contents.
====Search====
From the Worlds page you can use the "Search" feature to search for a specific world by title, description, tag, author, and etc. These can also be sorted by Relevance, Last Updated, and Popular.


When anywhere on the main menu, you can also get to this page by using the Search tab at the bottom.
==== Recently visited, and favorite worlds ====
==Portals==
When in the World tab, there is a collapsed dropdown titled '''My Worlds''', which contain any worlds uploaded, recently visited or favorited by the user.
{{Main||Portals}}
Portals provide a quick way for users to access a specific world and instance without having to individually find it through the menu. The portal will effect displays the world image inside of itself, and they will usually have the title above alongside other details such as user capacity and region. By default walking into the portal will transfer you to the associated world, but settings can be changes so that it requires user confirmation to prevent accidentally using them. Portals come in two varieties:
===Static Portals===
Worlds themselves often have portals that they themselves feature to serve as a link to other worlds. These are part of the world, and as such usually stay there permanently, ready for people to interact with.
===User Placed Portals===
Users can place portals to a world instance using the menu. These look appear the same as static portals, except they can be placed by the user anywhere in the world that is convenient and that the world allows (they can't be placed on users or on a spawn area), and they feature a countdown timer above them. Once the timer expires, the portal disappears.
==Instance Types==
There are many public and private environments of all genres that the user can explore. You may also create and join various community groups to meet other users with mutual interests. Users can choose to join a public instance, or create a private instance to be alone or invite friends after adding them. The type of privacy of created instances is up to the user, and follows under the various tiers:


* '''Public''' - Anyone can join.
==== Search ====
* '''Friends+''' - Your friends, and their friends, and so on can join.
From the Worlds page, users can use the "Search" feature to search for a specific world by title, description, tag, author, etc. These can also be sorted by Relevance, Last Updated, and Popular.
* '''Friends''' - Only your friends may join; friends of friends are excluded.
* '''Invite+''' - Users and friends of users must request to join your instance, unless you or an invited user's social status is set to "Join Me".
* '''Invite''' - Users must send a join request to join you, unless your social status is set to "Join Me"; friends of friends are excluded.
* '''Group''' - An instance that only members of a group, or specific roles within that group can access.
* '''Group+''' - An instance hosted by a group, in which friends of group members, friends of their friends, and so on, can join. Group+ instances may have appointed group moderators to manage an instance. Being a member of the hosting group is not required to join the instance.
* '''Group Public''' - A publicly listed instance, hosted by a group, to which anyone can join. Group Public instances may have appointed group moderators to manage an instance.


===Regions===
When anywhere on the Main Menu, users can also get to another page to search for worlds by using the Search tab at the bottom. Using search tab will suggest another variety of different search terms for discovering worlds, sorted into two different categories: Recommended Searches, and Quick World Searches. Quick World Searches can be shuffled to spot different search terms.
Whilst selecting an instance type, there are choices for varying regions to better optimize their experience. Choosing an instance closest to your location will see a decrease in [[community:terminology#Ping|ping]], and ensuring a more stable connection to the instance, preventing disconnections and lag.


Historically, VRChat ran solely on the U.S. West server. On June 16, 2021, three extra regions were added to the platform in the [https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/vrchat-202124 Regions update] to distribute server load, and offset increasing user count. Users are also encouraged to check VRChat's [https://status.vrchat.com server status] website or their [https://x.com/VRChat_Status VRChat Status account] on 'x.com' for outages, or upon discovering issues when connecting to VRChat.
=== Portals ===
{| class="wikitable"
''See also [[Special:MyLanguage/Portals|Portals]] for further information.''
|+
!Token
!Region
!Location
|-
|usw
|U.S. West
|San José
|-
|use
|U.S. East
|Washington D.C.
|-
|eu
|Europe
|Amsterdam
|-
|asia
|Asia
|Tokyo
|}


==World Menu==
[[Portals]] provide a quick way for users to access a specific world and instance, without having to individually find it through the menu. The portal will display the world image inside of itself, and it will usually have the title above alongside other details such as user capacity and region. By default, walking forward into a portal, will transfer the user to the associated world, but [[Settings#Comfort & Safety|Settings]] can be changed so that it requires user input (Portal Prompt), to prevent accidental travel. Portals come in two varieties:
==Favorite and Recent Worlds==
 
==Searching and categories==
==== Static portals ====
==World Safety==
Worlds may contain 'static portals' that they feature to serve as a link to other worlds. These are part of the world, and as such, usually stay there permanently, ready for people to interact with. If a user walks through a static portal, a countdown, starting from thirty will begin, to which any following user can proceed into the same instance until the countdown expires.
==Creating/uploading worlds==
 
==== User-placed portals ====
Users can place portals to a world instance, by searching for a world in the World tab, then choosing '''New Instance''', followed by the instance type, and finalized with '''Drop Portal'''. Portals can be placed down on most surfaces in the world, except near the designated spawn point(s).  These appear the same as static portals, except the countdown timer initiates when the portal is dropped by the user, starting at thirty seconds. The timer can be extended, by having more users enter the portal. Once the timer expires, the portal disappears.
 
== Creating and uploading worlds ==
In order to create and upload a VRChat world, a user must download [[VRChat Creator Companion]], which will help guide the installation with the latest compatible version of Unity for VRChat, and install the [[VRChat SDK]] into a world project.
 
== See also ==
[[Category:Features]]
 
* [[Instances]]
* [[Portals]]
 
== Trivia ==
 
* The very first VRChat world was a café; an updated version was uploaded on January 16th, 2024, for VRChat's 10th anniversary.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_329485fe-50a5-4ef8-bb47-194d23f15973 '''VRChat.''' ''VRChat Cafe.'' VRChat, 16 Jan. 2024. ''VRChat'', https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_329485fe-50a5-4ef8-bb47-194d23f15973]</ref>
 
==References==
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Worlds are the virtual spaces inhabited by users on VRChat. They are the locations wherein users can interact with each other, the environment, and other features and mechanics. Worlds are created by members of the community, and uploaded as either public or private using the VRChat SDK, intended for others to join. Worlds must be uploaded for each platform to be compatible for users of that platform to join.

There's a variety of world types covering topics ranging from social hangouts, games, to avatar showcases, scenic views, and more. Each world can have multiple sessions running at the same time, referred to as instances, which have a global region they're linked to, a maximum user capacity set by the world author, and an instance type that controls who can join and moderate the world instance.

Discovering and joining worlds

Official render of the Worlds logo

When a user launch VRChat for the first time, they will spawn in VRChat Default Home, set as an Invite-only instance. Users can change their home world to any world they want from the world page. A user's home world and instance type can be changed at any time. One can also choose to log into the VRChat website or use the main page of VRChat on Mobile to browse worlds, and launch VRChat.

Using the menu

When opening the menus, there are a few different routes one can take to join a new world, or instance.

"Worlds" Quick Link / tab

When opening the Quick Menu, using the Quick Links button for Worlds will take the user to the Main Menu, which by default, displays VRCat's Variety Box, and features a random selection from various different world categories. When anywhere on the Main Menu, users can also get to this page by using the World tab at the bottom.

On the left of the World tab, one can select a specific world category such as "Trending", "Avatar Worlds - Trending", "Games - Active", "New & Noteworthy", etc. This can be useful for quickly finding popular worlds in different categories. Clicking on a world tile here will take users to the detailed menu page for that world, giving the user options to select an existing instance to join or to create a new one, and to either join directly or drop a world portal. Each world is represented with a thumbnail, giving insight into its contents.

Recently visited, and favorite worlds

When in the World tab, there is a collapsed dropdown titled My Worlds, which contain any worlds uploaded, recently visited or favorited by the user.

Search

From the Worlds page, users can use the "Search" feature to search for a specific world by title, description, tag, author, etc. These can also be sorted by Relevance, Last Updated, and Popular.

When anywhere on the Main Menu, users can also get to another page to search for worlds by using the Search tab at the bottom. Using search tab will suggest another variety of different search terms for discovering worlds, sorted into two different categories: Recommended Searches, and Quick World Searches. Quick World Searches can be shuffled to spot different search terms.

Portals

See also Portals for further information.

Portals provide a quick way for users to access a specific world and instance, without having to individually find it through the menu. The portal will display the world image inside of itself, and it will usually have the title above alongside other details such as user capacity and region. By default, walking forward into a portal, will transfer the user to the associated world, but Settings can be changed so that it requires user input (Portal Prompt), to prevent accidental travel. Portals come in two varieties:

Static portals

Worlds may contain 'static portals' that they feature to serve as a link to other worlds. These are part of the world, and as such, usually stay there permanently, ready for people to interact with. If a user walks through a static portal, a countdown, starting from thirty will begin, to which any following user can proceed into the same instance until the countdown expires.

User-placed portals

Users can place portals to a world instance, by searching for a world in the World tab, then choosing New Instance, followed by the instance type, and finalized with Drop Portal. Portals can be placed down on most surfaces in the world, except near the designated spawn point(s). These appear the same as static portals, except the countdown timer initiates when the portal is dropped by the user, starting at thirty seconds. The timer can be extended, by having more users enter the portal. Once the timer expires, the portal disappears.

Creating and uploading worlds

In order to create and upload a VRChat world, a user must download VRChat Creator Companion, which will help guide the installation with the latest compatible version of Unity for VRChat, and install the VRChat SDK into a world project.

See also

Trivia

  • The very first VRChat world was a café; an updated version was uploaded on January 16th, 2024, for VRChat's 10th anniversary.[1]

References

  1. ↑ VRChat. VRChat Cafe. VRChat, 16 Jan. 2024. VRChat, https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_329485fe-50a5-4ef8-bb47-194d23f15973
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