Since VR games generally require a very powerful computer and headset setup like the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, VRChat still remains somewhat out of reach for casual gamers.
For those who can't experience VRChat first-hand, video game streamers and YouTubers have helped bring mass awareness to VRChat by recording and posting their adventures through the virtual world.
"What makes VRChat special, through a streamer's perspective, is the real=time unknown and endless content," Twitch streamer Nagzz21 told Business Insider. "With VRChat, you have real people engaging not just with myself but with the others around, all in front of your own audience... Because you are dealing with real people interacting in a virtual environment, you never know what is going to happen next."
Nagzz21 has been posting VRChat-focused YouTube videos for about six months, and says he has been a part of the community since before the game was widely available to the public. He said VRChat has inspired a lot of excitement for how people will connect with each other in the future.
"I read so many comments a day from people who have said the game has changed their lives. The friends they have met, the people that have helped them, and the ways it has cured certain issues such as social anxiety, depression and more. Social VR is the future."