Building
Bridges

Shaping
Together

EU Virtual
Worlds

The Virtual Worlds Association
— Representing Industry & Academia

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Europe

Mission

The Association is jointly driven by industry and academia, with a non-profit mission to develop an innovation ecosystem that enables the realization of Virtual Worlds, contributing to the European economy and society.

Building a framework for excellence

Steering
a research agenda

We support cutting-edge research, by writing the Strategic Research and Innovation agendas of Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0. With our ecosystem. In the frame of our partnership with the European Commission.

Facilitate Public
and Private dialogue

We are the voice of the ecosystem to European institutions. Defending the sector’s interests, explain its stakes, and work to remove obstacles so that Europe invests massively in its future.

Connect
the ecosystem

We bring pool market forces and build bridges to facilitate knowledge tranfer between all the actors accross Europe involved in our space: research, industry, start-ups, stakeholders, economic and political decision-makers.

Visibility for
European players

We spotlight European players developing enabling technologies, applications, content and emerging creators. Making visible talents and initiatives from all countries.

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Public-Private partnership

Partnership

Not just a simple association.

The Virtual Worlds Association AISBL is a newly established, member-driven organization promoting, facilitating and carrying out the research, innovation, dissemination and other activities aiming at market, regulatory and societal uptake of Virtual Worlds technology and applications. The Association is engaged with the European Commission into the Co-programmed European partnership Virtual Worlds under the Horizon Europe programme to represent the partners other than the Union.