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I Went Clubbing in Virtual Reality: Raves of the Metaverse

Subcultured is an original documentary series that sheds a well-deserved light on the lesser-known subcultures that inspire and influence mainstream culture today, from gamers with disabilities to the cowboys and cowgirls of the gay rodeo. Filmmaker Josef Lorenzo explores the origins of different subcultures and what makes those communities unique and important spaces.

I Went Clubbing in Virtual Reality: Raves of the Metaverse

Season 1 Episode 4 | 12m 45s | CC

Using the platform VRChat, people can design unique worlds and avatars. These avatars can also track to a user's full body movements. With this new technology, dance scenes began to form in 2018 starting with the club Dance Dance VR. In this episode of Subcultured, Josef meets the creatives that invented an underground dance scene in the metaverse.

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