FreeRoaming #03 – XRoam by Univrse: Turning Multi-User VR Into a Repeatable Distribution Format

Free-roam VR is entering a make-or-break phase: the sector doesn’t need more proof that the format can amaze—it needs infrastructure that helps it scale. In this episode of our FreeRoaming series, the conversation with David Bardos (Univrse) focuses on XRoam, a platform designed to connect creation, venue operations, and distribution for large-scale, multi-user LBVR. The […]

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