Last call! 🚨 Agog’s Climate Futures + Immersive Media Open Call closes Friday, June 12 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Up to $1 million in funding is available through grants ranging from $25k–$200k for immersive projects exploring climate challenges, solutions, and futures. Apply now: agog.org/opencall2026/

A minibus conductor in Dar es Salaam. A workshop in South Africa. Festivals across three continents. "The Daladala Verse" by Aurelio Mofuga is XR storytelling rooted in place, labor, and imagination. We're screening it June 18 in VRChat—free & open to all. RSVP: agog.org/event/rainda...

Immersive media makes climate issues felt, not just understood. Agog's first open call, Climate Futures + Immersive Media, is now live.

What does it feel like to live with dementia? “A Long Goodbye,” a VR experience awarded at Venice, SXSW, and beyond, puts you inside that question.

Do you love a clean spreadsheet? A perfectly timed agenda? Do you ALWAYS remember to invite Bryan? You might be the plate spinner we’re looking for. 🎪 Agog is hiring an operations associate to keep the engine running so our team stays focused on using XR to change the world. (No pressure.)

Happening soon ⏰ Agog’s Vanessa Lawand Pfeiffer is leading an XR filmmaking mentor session at SXSW. 2:30 p.m. CT | Omni Downtown, Executive Room Impact-driven creators: go find her. #SXSW2026 #XRForGood

Starting in one hour ⏰ #SXSW2026 Session The People’s Lab: AI, Storytelling, and the Future from Queens 2:30 p.m. CT | Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon D Jasmin Askew, Loren Hammonds, Aziz Isham, Gabo Arora. Don’t miss it. #XRForGood

Starting soon! ⏰SXSW Session: It’s Not Too Late: Art and Technology Can Unf*ck the Future Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon D Amy Seidenwurm, Nonny de la Peña, Tim Disney, Karen Palmer. Get in the room. #SXSW2026 #XRForGood

Heading to #SXSW this week? We've got an XR-for-good short list for those who love a good checkbox. ✔️✔️✔️ Come find us!

This month, we’re hopping worlds. 🌍 Join us March 24 for a live tour through some of VRChat’s most inventive spaces, led by world-builder Juice (James Truhlar)—whose creations have racked up over 3 million visits. @mdcrtv.bsky.social @hallcarver.bsky.social

⏰Countdown to our next Agog House event! In 2 days, we’re hosting an insider session with SXSW’s Blake Kammerdiener and Agog’s Mary Matheson to unpack this year’s XR program.

Agog House is our custom VRChat world and it’s always open 🌲 Thousands have explored it over the past year. You don’t have to wait for an Agog Event to check it out. Drop in anytime to: 🎭 grab an avatar 🎨 draw collaboratively 🌈 discover hidden interactions 🌊 swim + explore underwater spaces

Meet Ty Walker 👋 Ty just joined Agog as our new grants coordinator, bringing over a decade of experience turning big, messy goals into clear systems that actually work.

Headed to SXSW or just curious where XR is going? Join us Feb. 26 for a live Agog House conversation with SXSW XR 10-year veteran Blake Kammerdiener and immersive storytelling leader Mary Matheson on what’s shaping the field right now. RSVP now: agog.org/event/agog-h... #XRforGood #AgogHouse #SXSW

Snowstorms, signs, and serious XR energy at Reality Hack MIT 2026 ❄️⚡ Our latest blog shares a candid debrief from Agog mentors on community, resilience, & imagining collective climate futures through XR. Read the recap → agog.org/signs-snowst... #RealityHack #HacktheFuture @realityhackatmit.com

Signs, Snowstorms, and Imagining Climate Futures - Agog

Reality Hack at MIT is an annual immersive tech hackathon where students, artists, and technologists come together to prototype what’s next for XR. This year, Agog showed up as a sponsor and mentor, r...

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Supporting Reality Hack at MIT is a highlight of our year, watching nearly 1,000 devs, researchers, and technologists build inspiring immersive creations. #RealityHack #XRforGood #HacktheFuture @realityhackatmit.com

Stoked to be representing @weareagog.bsky.social at @realityhackatmit.com this year! We've sponsored the EcoDreaming prize track seeking social XR prototypes with a climate storytelling focus. If you're at the Hack or hanging around Cambridge, let's meet up!

Agog is back at Reality Hack at MIT! 🌱✨ We’re mentoring the EcoDreaming: XR for Collective Futures prize track, supporting projects that imagine a more just and joyful world through XR. Join our Discord to stay in the loop: agog.org/discord #MITRealityHack #HacktotheFuture @realityhackatmit.com

What does it take to create a celebrated 10-person immersive theater piece that spans mixed reality and live performance? Find out Jan 28 at our next virtual event: Blur: A Case Study in XR Innovation 🎭🕶️ 🔗 agog.org/event/commun... #XRforGood #AgogEvents #ImmersiveStorytelling

We’re thrilled to welcome Nisha Kadaba as Agog’s new Director of Programs! She brings 20 years of experience building impact-driven programs at the intersection of tech and social change—and we can’t wait to see what we build together. #AgogForGood #Leadership #XRforImpact

Join Agog’s Dec 15 meetup for a behind-the-scenes look at “ENCODED,” the AR takeover that transformed the Met’s American Wing through Indigenous artistry and immersive media. With @tracyrectorart.bsky.social, @cassgardiner.bsky.social, and @aaronhuey.bsky.social RSVP: forms.gle/4HZGpnQBLqio...

Join Agog’s Nov 19 Community Meetup for a live VRChat conversation with Trans Academy—exploring how virtual worlds foster safety, creativity, and belonging across identities. RSVP forms.gle/qPCCyWW9BSK4... #VRChatCommunity #XRforGood

📣 Agog is hiring an Executive Administrative Partner! Support our senior leaders, streamline systems, and help us keep our mission on track. 📍 U.S.-based remote (LA, SF, or SEA preferred). Apply here: jobs.lever.co/schmidt-enti... #AdminJobs #XRforGood #Hiring

🗂️ New role alert: Agog is hiring a Grants Coordinator! Love systems, spreadsheets, and social good? Join us. 📍 U.S.-based remote (LA, SF, or SEA preferred). Apply here: jobs.lever.co/schmidt-enti... #GrantsJobs #XRforImpact #hiring

In NYC? Don’t sleep on this: ⚠️ Final weekend for KIN at WSA (slide 1) + Collective Body at Lincoln Center (slide 2)—two must-see immersive XR experiences. ✨ Just added: ENCODED at The Met (slide 3). Indigenous AR reclaiming the American Wing. Thru Dec 31. Got XR recs? Share! 👉 tours.agog.org

Agog’s next Meetup explores connection & creativity in virtual worlds—with a special #VRChat screening of “The Reality of Hope” & conversation with Joe Hunting. 🗓️ Oct 30 | 12:30–2 PM PT @joeahunting.bsky.social @hiyu.bsky.social @photographotter.bsky.social agog.org/event/commun...

🚀 After launching three mission-driven cultural institutions, it’s fair to say Alex Capriotti is pretty stellar. Now she’s our new Head of Marketing & Comms, and we’re over the moon to have her. 💫

Agog House just got a little... haunted. 👻 We’ve given our VRChat world a Halloween makeover—just for a limited time. Come explore if you dare. Or join us on Oct 30 for the next Community Meetup: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #VRChat

Join Agog’s Oct 30 meetup for a in-VRChat screening of “The Reality of Hope,” followed by a talk with Joe Hunting, Hiyu & Photographotter, exploring connection & compassion in virtual worlds. RSVP: forms.gle/sTz5xbQVYdSJ... @hiyu.bsky.social @photographotter.bsky.social @joeahunting.bsky.social

Climate Week NYC was one for the books. From methane visualized in 360° to inter-island systems thinking to LED karaoke—we saw what’s possible when art, science, and story come together. Immersive media for good is gaining momentum. Let’s keep going. #XRforGood #ClimateWeekNYC