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We Met in Virtual Reality is a 2022 social documentary film, directed by Joe Hunting, and published by HBO. The entire film was shot exclusively in VRChat, and was initially aired at Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2022; then released through HBO Max on July 27, 2022. The runtime is one hour, and thirty three minutes in length.

Overview

Official promotional poster for We Met in Virtual Reality.

"Filmed entirely inside the world of virtual reality (VR), this immersive and revealing documentary roots itself in several unique communities within VR Chat, a burgeoning virtual reality platform. Through observational scenes captured in real-time, in true documentary style, the film reveals the growing power and intimacy of several relationships formed in the virtual world, many of which began during the COVID-19 lockdown, while so many in the physical world were facing intense isolation.

The film follows Jenny, an American Sign Language (ASL) teacher, dedicated to building a welcoming community for deaf and hard of hearing VR Chat users, and two long distance couples growing their relationships in VR as they prepare to meet physically - DustBunny; a fitness dance instructor building a career in social VR dance classes and her partner, Toaster; and DragonHeart & IsYourBoi, a couple who met through an exotic VR dance community where they are both performers.

We Met in Virtual Reality tenderly documents the stories of people experiencing love, loss and unexpected connection, expressing vulnerability around mental health struggles and questions about identity, offering a hyper real journey into the human experience of an online world that may soon shape the future."

Community resources

• We Met In Virtual Reality | Official Trailer | HBO on YouTube.
• We Met in Virtual Reality movie on HBO (subscription required).
• We Met in Virtual Reality on IMDB.
• We Met in Virtual Reality on Wikipedia.