Rift Sky: a floating island above a sea of clouds, with a baobab whose veins pulse with magenta and violet light, a stream pouring off the edge as a waterfall, fireflies, drifting petals and small satellite islands. Drag sideways to orbit; switch between dusk and night with the button.

XR showcase · live in your browser

Rift Sky

A mini-world built entirely in code. Drag to orbit, switch to night. With a WebXR headset, step onto the island and teleport around it.

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Live demos by Virtual is Real

Real builds you can open right now

01 · Live

Browser world · drive

Matatu Ride

Drive a matatu through Nairobi CBD, built on the real city street graph. Runs in the browser, no install.

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02 · Live

Architectural XR · walk

Villa walkthrough

Walk through a villa in the browser, from any laptop or phone.

Open demo
03 · Live

Experiments · all demos

Virtual is Real Labs

The studio's live browser experiments, in one place.

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In development · Quest 3 and Quest 3S

The Rift Sky world

Enter the Rift Sky world →

A world of floating islands above the clouds, built in-house by Virtual is Real and Metameta Club. You arrive at the Ground Station, take the Portal up to the Baobab Core, and travel by portal, sky bridge or sky-matatu to islands for Metameta Nights, the Campus, the Fellowship, heritage stories, showcases and the Summit. The full world is a Quest app; a preview will live here on the web, and a smaller space will open in Decentraland later.

Moderation and reporting everywhere, and no open chat with strangers by default. No tokens to earn and nothing to buy. No date yet.

The islands · working titles

  • Ground Station
  • Baobab Core
  • Campus Terraces
  • Vijana Island
  • Metameta Nights Amphitheatre
  • Fellowship Hall
  • Showcase Gallery
  • Heritage Wing
  • Consultation Pavilions
  • Summit 2027 Arena
  • Creator Studios
  • Sandbox Build Island

Vijana Island hosts guided sessions, joined by session code, with a host. Names may change before launch.

  • Concept art: a first-person view of a swirling magenta and cyan portal above a gold ring, with a baobab island and floating rocks beyond it.Concept art

    The Portal Working title

    AI-assisted concept art for direction only, not final art.

  • Concept art: an open-air white stone amphitheatre with gold rails on a floating island above lavender clouds, facing a large holographic screen.Concept art

    Metameta Nights Amphitheatre Working title

    AI-assisted concept art for direction only, not final art.

  • Concept art: a sleek white and chrome starship with matatu-style airbrush art and glowing magenta and cyan engines, flying between islands.Concept art

    Sky-matatu Working title

    AI-assisted concept art for direction only, not final art.

  • Concept art: an avatar in everyday streetwear riding a hoverboard with matatu-style graphics towards a golden baobab island, leaving light trails.Concept art

    Hoverboard Working title

    AI-assisted concept art for direction only, not final art.

  • Concept art: empty frosted-glass pavilions with gold frames on floating islands, linked by light bridges above the clouds.Concept art

    Consultation Pavilions Working title

    AI-assisted concept art for direction only, not final art.

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