BridgeMakers
@bridgemakers.bsky.social
We envision virtual reality communities that thrive on collaboration and resilience by aiming to foster inclusive, transformative spaces where challenges become opportunities for innovation and growth.
https://bridgemakers.world/
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BridgeMakers is a collaborative incubator empowering builders, leaders, and learners in social VR. We practice kindness, iteration, and conflict resiliency while creating brave spaces to grow alongsid...
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Join us for the November BridgeMakers Leadership Summit on 📅 11/16 @ 6 PM ET!
This is a special workshop with Merivio (game dev) and DJCarson (environmental storyteller) on spaces that guide attention, movement, and emotion. #VRCademicSky #VirtualReality
RSVP here: discord.gg/5dYayn9pvj
This is a special workshop with Merivio (game dev) and DJCarson (environmental storyteller) on spaces that guide attention, movement, and emotion. #VRCademicSky #VirtualReality
RSVP here: discord.gg/5dYayn9pvj
Join us for the November BridgeMakers Leadership Summit on 📅 11/16 @ 6 PM ET!
This is a special workshop with Merivio (game dev) and DJCarson (environmental storyteller) on spaces that guide attention, movement, and emotion. #VRCademicSky #VirtualReality
RSVP here: discord.gg/5dYayn9pvj
This is a special workshop with Merivio (game dev) and DJCarson (environmental storyteller) on spaces that guide attention, movement, and emotion. #VRCademicSky #VirtualReality
RSVP here: discord.gg/5dYayn9pvj
Join the BridgeMakers Discord Server!
BridgeMakers is a collaborative incubator empowering builders, leaders, and learners in social VR. We practice kindness, iteration, and conflict resiliency while creating brave spaces to grow alongsid...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Join us for the November BridgeMakers Leadership Summit on 📅 11/16 @ 6 PM ET!
This is a special workshop with Merivio (game dev) and DJCarson (environmental storyteller) on spaces that guide attention, movement, and emotion. #VRCademicSky #VirtualReality
RSVP here: discord.gg/5dYayn9pvj
This is a special workshop with Merivio (game dev) and DJCarson (environmental storyteller) on spaces that guide attention, movement, and emotion. #VRCademicSky #VirtualReality
RSVP here: discord.gg/5dYayn9pvj
🎥 Featured in Virtually Impossible, TalkGroup is a third place in VR where authenticity, respect, and connection thrive.
See their story at the world and documentary premiere this Sunday, 11/9 at 1 PM EST 🌐💫
RSVP here → discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
#SocialVR #VRCommunity #FilmSky #VRCademicSky
See their story at the world and documentary premiere this Sunday, 11/9 at 1 PM EST 🌐💫
RSVP here → discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
#SocialVR #VRCommunity #FilmSky #VRCademicSky
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
🎥 Featured in Virtually Impossible, TalkGroup is a third place in VR where authenticity, respect, and connection thrive.
See their story at the world and documentary premiere this Sunday, 11/9 at 1 PM EST 🌐💫
RSVP here → discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
#SocialVR #VRCommunity #FilmSky #VRCademicSky
See their story at the world and documentary premiere this Sunday, 11/9 at 1 PM EST 🌐💫
RSVP here → discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
#SocialVR #VRCommunity #FilmSky #VRCademicSky
OpenMind, a mindful, Quest-friendly VR community, is featured in Virtually Impossible premiering this Sunday, 11/9 🌐💫
A space for reflection, grounding, and growth in social VR.
🗓️ World + Doc Premiere | 1 PM Eastern US Time
RSVP: discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
#SocialVR #FilmSky #Mindfulness
A space for reflection, grounding, and growth in social VR.
🗓️ World + Doc Premiere | 1 PM Eastern US Time
RSVP: discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
#SocialVR #FilmSky #Mindfulness
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
OpenMind, a mindful, Quest-friendly VR community, is featured in Virtually Impossible premiering this Sunday, 11/9 🌐💫
A space for reflection, grounding, and growth in social VR.
🗓️ World + Doc Premiere | 1 PM Eastern US Time
RSVP: discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
#SocialVR #FilmSky #Mindfulness
A space for reflection, grounding, and growth in social VR.
🗓️ World + Doc Premiere | 1 PM Eastern US Time
RSVP: discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
#SocialVR #FilmSky #Mindfulness
🎥 Virtually Impossible — World + Documentary Premiere 🌐💫
“In under a month, we co-built a world that feels culture-shifting in #socialVR!” — @humanonpurpose.bsky.social
🗓️ 11/9 at 1PM Eastern | 🎙️ Panel w/ Director Peco & team
🌍 Questies welcome! | 🎧 Live + recorded
RSVP Here → discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
“In under a month, we co-built a world that feels culture-shifting in #socialVR!” — @humanonpurpose.bsky.social
🗓️ 11/9 at 1PM Eastern | 🎙️ Panel w/ Director Peco & team
🌍 Questies welcome! | 🎧 Live + recorded
RSVP Here → discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
🎥 Virtually Impossible — World + Documentary Premiere 🌐💫
“In under a month, we co-built a world that feels culture-shifting in #socialVR!” — @humanonpurpose.bsky.social
🗓️ 11/9 at 1PM Eastern | 🎙️ Panel w/ Director Peco & team
🌍 Questies welcome! | 🎧 Live + recorded
RSVP Here → discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
“In under a month, we co-built a world that feels culture-shifting in #socialVR!” — @humanonpurpose.bsky.social
🗓️ 11/9 at 1PM Eastern | 🎙️ Panel w/ Director Peco & team
🌍 Questies welcome! | 🎧 Live + recorded
RSVP Here → discord.gg/Pb2nhYPR
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Another essay, this time on what I've learnt from making many worlds for VRChat: their designs impact people's behavior in ways far stronger than I ever expected.
VR is an escape to a better world, here's how world design could help keep it better!
evalkafox.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/c...
VR is an escape to a better world, here's how world design could help keep it better!
evalkafox.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/c...
Creating for the Human: How World Design Sparks Meaningful Connections in Virtual Reality
Despite a toxic exterior, social spaces in virtual reality are capable of many beautiful things. Through creating worlds for VRChat, I learnt that the design of these spaces has a far stronger impa…
evalkafox.wordpress.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Another essay, this time on what I've learnt from making many worlds for VRChat: their designs impact people's behavior in ways far stronger than I ever expected.
VR is an escape to a better world, here's how world design could help keep it better!
evalkafox.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/c...
VR is an escape to a better world, here's how world design could help keep it better!
evalkafox.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/c...
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I've been through a lot in my time on VRChat, making many mistakes and doing my best to learn from them but finding it difficult.
I thought to condense what this taught me about social VR into something I think is worth reading. Let me know your thoughts!
evalkafox.wordpress.com/remember-the...
I thought to condense what this taught me about social VR into something I think is worth reading. Let me know your thoughts!
evalkafox.wordpress.com/remember-the...
How “Remember the Human” Applies in the Virtual World
Social VR is well known as a drama-filled and toxic space, despite the amazing experiences that come with it. This short rant-essay, built off of my own experiences, helps to explain factors I beli…
evalkafox.wordpress.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I've been through a lot in my time on VRChat, making many mistakes and doing my best to learn from them but finding it difficult.
I thought to condense what this taught me about social VR into something I think is worth reading. Let me know your thoughts!
evalkafox.wordpress.com/remember-the...
I thought to condense what this taught me about social VR into something I think is worth reading. Let me know your thoughts!
evalkafox.wordpress.com/remember-the...
🪐 Be part of the adventure! The BridgeMakers Firefly VR series, beginning 8/28 at 9PM ET, explores the ‘Verse with weekly talks & discussions in a custom VR world. Meet fellow fans, share theories, and relive the magic. Limited tickets—don’t miss out!
#firefly #filmsky
🗣️: discord.gg/xX5M5D7ByX
#firefly #filmsky
🗣️: discord.gg/xX5M5D7ByX
August 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🪐 Be part of the adventure! The BridgeMakers Firefly VR series, beginning 8/28 at 9PM ET, explores the ‘Verse with weekly talks & discussions in a custom VR world. Meet fellow fans, share theories, and relive the magic. Limited tickets—don’t miss out!
#firefly #filmsky
🗣️: discord.gg/xX5M5D7ByX
#firefly #filmsky
🗣️: discord.gg/xX5M5D7ByX
(1/2) 🚀 Step aboard Serenity! Join host ScottScott @byskieboo.bsky.social in VRChat on 8/28 at 9PM ET for a 16-week Firefly deep dive with presentations, behind-the-scenes stories, and fan theories. Bring your headset and RSVP in Discord to join the crew. 🛸 #firefly #filmsky
🗣️: discord.gg/xX5M5D7ByX
🗣️: discord.gg/xX5M5D7ByX
Join the BridgeMakers Discord Server!
BridgeMakers is a collaborative incubator empowering builders, leaders, and learners in social VR. We practice kindness, iteration, and conflict resiliency while creating brave spaces to grow alongsid...
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August 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
(1/2) 🚀 Step aboard Serenity! Join host ScottScott @byskieboo.bsky.social in VRChat on 8/28 at 9PM ET for a 16-week Firefly deep dive with presentations, behind-the-scenes stories, and fan theories. Bring your headset and RSVP in Discord to join the crew. 🛸 #firefly #filmsky
🗣️: discord.gg/xX5M5D7ByX
🗣️: discord.gg/xX5M5D7ByX
We invite you to take a break from the summer heat this week and come to #PJKTFEST25 by @projektcommunity.com! You can take a look at this fun video below or use the in-world map to find our booth. If you stop by on 7/5 at 4PM Eastern, you can even meet some of us there! ♥️💜💙
#VRCademicSky #VRChat
#VRCademicSky #VRChat
July 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We invite you to take a break from the summer heat this week and come to #PJKTFEST25 by @projektcommunity.com! You can take a look at this fun video below or use the in-world map to find our booth. If you stop by on 7/5 at 4PM Eastern, you can even meet some of us there! ♥️💜💙
#VRCademicSky #VRChat
#VRCademicSky #VRChat
At the top of the hour (from this post), feel free to watch the Twitch stream from @projektcommunity.com as our booth is featured among the community of booths at #PJKTFEST25!
#VRCademicSky #VirtualReality #VRChat
www.twitch.tv/projektcommu...
#VRCademicSky #VirtualReality #VRChat
www.twitch.tv/projektcommu...
ProjektCommunity - Twitch
Projekt: Community is a virtual events organization focused on celebrating the power and creativity of the VR community. From Roleplay groups to Music Festivals, Language Exchanges to Film Festivals, ...
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June 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
At the top of the hour (from this post), feel free to watch the Twitch stream from @projektcommunity.com as our booth is featured among the community of booths at #PJKTFEST25!
#VRCademicSky #VirtualReality #VRChat
www.twitch.tv/projektcommu...
#VRCademicSky #VirtualReality #VRChat
www.twitch.tv/projektcommu...
After weeks of effort from @armanixr.com and @simulatedbeing.bsky.social , we are at #PJKTFEST25 by @projektcommunity.com ! Huge congrats to them on this achievement and a big thank you to @emmatorch.bsky.social for helping throughout the process! Come visit our booth today!
vrc.group/PJKT.3741
vrc.group/PJKT.3741
June 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
After weeks of effort from @armanixr.com and @simulatedbeing.bsky.social , we are at #PJKTFEST25 by @projektcommunity.com ! Huge congrats to them on this achievement and a big thank you to @emmatorch.bsky.social for helping throughout the process! Come visit our booth today!
vrc.group/PJKT.3741
vrc.group/PJKT.3741
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Currently filled with overwhelming love and warmth. Thank you to everyone who was able to make the Bridgemakers Anniversary Summit possible and for sharing your heartfelt stories :’) #bridgemakers #vrchat #virtualreality #humanity #connection
June 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Currently filled with overwhelming love and warmth. Thank you to everyone who was able to make the Bridgemakers Anniversary Summit possible and for sharing your heartfelt stories :’) #bridgemakers #vrchat #virtualreality #humanity #connection
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PJKT: FEST 2025 Schedule & Notices! 🎉
Thanks to all for your patience! Let's make this year's PJKT: FEST awesome!
#PJKTFEST25 #VRChat #festival
Thanks to all for your patience! Let's make this year's PJKT: FEST awesome!
#PJKTFEST25 #VRChat #festival
June 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
PJKT: FEST 2025 Schedule & Notices! 🎉
Thanks to all for your patience! Let's make this year's PJKT: FEST awesome!
#PJKTFEST25 #VRChat #festival
Thanks to all for your patience! Let's make this year's PJKT: FEST awesome!
#PJKTFEST25 #VRChat #festival
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Hey crew! we are geetting ready!
Streams starting soon, so you better get your popcon ready!
🔗⬇️Link here⬇️🔗
www.twitch.tv/projektcommu...
#PJKT2025 #PJKT #PJKTFEST2025
Streams starting soon, so you better get your popcon ready!
🔗⬇️Link here⬇️🔗
www.twitch.tv/projektcommu...
#PJKT2025 #PJKT #PJKTFEST2025
projektcommunity Schedule - Twitch
Check out projektcommunity stream schedule, and set reminders so you don’t miss out!
www.twitch.tv
June 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hey crew! we are geetting ready!
Streams starting soon, so you better get your popcon ready!
🔗⬇️Link here⬇️🔗
www.twitch.tv/projektcommu...
#PJKT2025 #PJKT #PJKTFEST2025
Streams starting soon, so you better get your popcon ready!
🔗⬇️Link here⬇️🔗
www.twitch.tv/projektcommu...
#PJKT2025 #PJKT #PJKTFEST2025
At the top of the next hour of this post, we begin our first day of our new Deliberative Diplomats course with @venialogan.bsky.social! There's still some time to register until then! 🥳
With only a week left to register, here is an informative message about our new Deliberative Diplomats course from course teacher @venialogan.bsky.social ! Feel free to share with any digital leaders you know trying to navigate tough problems. #VRCademicSky #CivilDiscourse
scms.me/vr-discourse...
scms.me/vr-discourse...
June 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
At the top of the next hour of this post, we begin our first day of our new Deliberative Diplomats course with @venialogan.bsky.social! There's still some time to register until then! 🥳
We tend not to realize that we've decided our own facts based upon the way we originally view things. In failing to convince someone to think our way, we may think of them as amoral. How do we manage this online? Sign up for
@venialogan.bsky.social 's course to learn more! scms.me/vr-discourse...
@venialogan.bsky.social 's course to learn more! scms.me/vr-discourse...
June 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We tend not to realize that we've decided our own facts based upon the way we originally view things. In failing to convince someone to think our way, we may think of them as amoral. How do we manage this online? Sign up for
@venialogan.bsky.social 's course to learn more! scms.me/vr-discourse...
@venialogan.bsky.social 's course to learn more! scms.me/vr-discourse...
Divisiveness can shape our interactions with another person on a computer elsewhere. The time/energy we spend doing that really influences how we interact with our own communities. How do we manage that?
Watch and sign up for @venialogan.bsky.social 's course to learn more! scms.me/vr-discourse...
Watch and sign up for @venialogan.bsky.social 's course to learn more! scms.me/vr-discourse...
June 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Divisiveness can shape our interactions with another person on a computer elsewhere. The time/energy we spend doing that really influences how we interact with our own communities. How do we manage that?
Watch and sign up for @venialogan.bsky.social 's course to learn more! scms.me/vr-discourse...
Watch and sign up for @venialogan.bsky.social 's course to learn more! scms.me/vr-discourse...
Our June 2025 leadership summit is live now ♥️💜💙: www.youtube.com/live/J9vGGIP...
BridgeMakers June 2025 Leadership Summit
YouTube video by BridgeMakers
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June 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Our June 2025 leadership summit is live now ♥️💜💙: www.youtube.com/live/J9vGGIP...
With only a week left to register, here is an informative message about our new Deliberative Diplomats course from course teacher @venialogan.bsky.social ! Feel free to share with any digital leaders you know trying to navigate tough problems. #VRCademicSky #CivilDiscourse
scms.me/vr-discourse...
scms.me/vr-discourse...
June 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
With only a week left to register, here is an informative message about our new Deliberative Diplomats course from course teacher @venialogan.bsky.social ! Feel free to share with any digital leaders you know trying to navigate tough problems. #VRCademicSky #CivilDiscourse
scms.me/vr-discourse...
scms.me/vr-discourse...
The internet as we know it today forces us into isolation while promising us belonging. How can we still maintain healthy communication when our conflicting values disagree? In our new course starting on June 21st we will explore this embrace of conflict: scms.me/vr-discourse...
#VirtualReality
#VirtualReality
June 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The internet as we know it today forces us into isolation while promising us belonging. How can we still maintain healthy communication when our conflicting values disagree? In our new course starting on June 21st we will explore this embrace of conflict: scms.me/vr-discourse...
#VirtualReality
#VirtualReality
Today we have more exciting news to share: Our very own @humanonpurpose.bsky.social will be a panelist at the 2025 @awexr.com Conference on June 10th! ❤️💜💙 Feel free to visit the link below for more information. #Diversity #Policy #VRCademicSky #VirtualReality
awexr.com/usa-2025/age...
awexr.com/usa-2025/age...
AWE USA 2025 - PANEL: Stronger Together: Accessibility & Diversity in a Post-DEIA XR Landscape
PANEL: Stronger Together: Accessibility & Diversity in a Post-DEIA XR Landscape
awexr.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Today we have more exciting news to share: Our very own @humanonpurpose.bsky.social will be a panelist at the 2025 @awexr.com Conference on June 10th! ❤️💜💙 Feel free to visit the link below for more information. #Diversity #Policy #VRCademicSky #VirtualReality
awexr.com/usa-2025/age...
awexr.com/usa-2025/age...
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🛠️Let's build a bridge between @bridgemakers.bsky.social to @projektcommunity.com 🌉
Hope to see you at the Fest this year! These are the builders that help you develop the skills to lead your groups!
#pjkt2025 #pjkt #VRChat
👇Links to the discord and VRC Group in the comments!👇
Hope to see you at the Fest this year! These are the builders that help you develop the skills to lead your groups!
#pjkt2025 #pjkt #VRChat
👇Links to the discord and VRC Group in the comments!👇
June 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🛠️Let's build a bridge between @bridgemakers.bsky.social to @projektcommunity.com 🌉
Hope to see you at the Fest this year! These are the builders that help you develop the skills to lead your groups!
#pjkt2025 #pjkt #VRChat
👇Links to the discord and VRC Group in the comments!👇
Hope to see you at the Fest this year! These are the builders that help you develop the skills to lead your groups!
#pjkt2025 #pjkt #VRChat
👇Links to the discord and VRC Group in the comments!👇
Frantically managing flamewars and dropping that ban-hammer a little too often? We are excited to share our new Civil Discourse course: a practical, hands-on training for digital leaders navigating tough problems without shutting people down. #VRCademicSky
sociallyconstructed.online/event/bridge...
sociallyconstructed.online/event/bridge...
June 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Frantically managing flamewars and dropping that ban-hammer a little too often? We are excited to share our new Civil Discourse course: a practical, hands-on training for digital leaders navigating tough problems without shutting people down. #VRCademicSky
sociallyconstructed.online/event/bridge...
sociallyconstructed.online/event/bridge...
Reminder: On 5/18 at 6PM ET we hold our monthly leadership meetup! This event is a real-talk moment about things that challenge us as community leaders, moderators, or potential leaders & what to do. This month's topic is Building Community Through Avatar Fluency! 🎭 #VRChat
🗣️: discord.gg/6wuXS9nHfV
🗣️: discord.gg/6wuXS9nHfV
May 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reminder: On 5/18 at 6PM ET we hold our monthly leadership meetup! This event is a real-talk moment about things that challenge us as community leaders, moderators, or potential leaders & what to do. This month's topic is Building Community Through Avatar Fluency! 🎭 #VRChat
🗣️: discord.gg/6wuXS9nHfV
🗣️: discord.gg/6wuXS9nHfV