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24 alternatives to We're building the first K-12 school in VR

This project aims to create the first K-12 school operating entirely in virtual reality. Designed for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, it offers an immersive educational environment built within VR. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. We're building the first K-12 school in VR launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Kosmos School▲86
A K-12 school in virtual reality.
2018 · kosmosschool.com · its alternatives →
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New School VR - Best in Class VR Apps for Educators▲61
Interview w/ VR education pioneer Jaime Donally
2017 · its alternatives →
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KLAB – VR for K-12▲3
Virtual reality labs for k-12 schools
2020 · kompanions.com · its alternatives →
4
Virtually 2.0▲265
Build your own online school
2020 · tryvirtually.com · its alternatives →
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Virtual Reality in school education▲5
Immersive Learning Solutions for Schools
Jan 2026 · fotonvr.com · its alternatives →
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New School VR - The Five E's of VR Learning▲61
Podcast interview w/ Lifeliqe's Martin Bukáček
2017 · its alternatives →
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AR/VR at the i-lab: Education▲62
Beyond the classroom: How AR/VR are shaping education.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Science Simulations by Kosmos School▲66
VR science simulations for your classroom
2019 · kosmosschool.com · its alternatives →
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Learning Virtual Reality▲95
Developing immersive experiences and applications
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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CoSpaces & Classroom VR with Susanne Krause of Delightex▲60
How teachers are using VR in the classroom
2017 · its alternatives →
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Blocks, by Google▲251
Easily create 3D models in virtual reality
2017 · arvr.google.com · its alternatives →
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Relativ▲189
Build your own advanced VR headset for $100
2018 · its alternatives →
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The New Digital School▲211
A design school with no teachers, curriculum or assessment
2017 · thenewdigitalschool.com · its alternatives →
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New School VR Podcast - Nathanael Andreini▲60
Empathy and experiential learning
2016 · its alternatives →
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Bricks VR▲80
Build your own virtual reality
2016 · its alternatives →
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Build Club Campus ▲204
Virtual AI School: Upskill in AI and Become Great at it Fast
Jun 2026 · campus.buildclub.ai · its alternatives →
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Pledre▲112
Create a complete virtual school in minutes
2021 · pledre.com · its alternatives →
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SubSchool▲130
Platform for easy course creation in K12 subjects
2023 · subschool.us · its alternatives →
19AR
A rudimentary game engine to build four dimensional VR evironments▲39
I think it's finally time to lock version 0.2 of my 4d side project. (Since previous Show HN a couple of years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37100760 I scrapped lots of stuff and concentrated on making a javascript "game engine") The sole purpose of this project is to explore whether it's possible to make the human brain spatially aware of four dimensions using Virtual Reality. It’s my first ever game project, my first time using Unity, first time writing C#, and my first anything with WebXR, so please be gentle! To manage expectations, it isn't visually pleasing…
2025 · brainpaingames.com · its alternatives →
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Teacher-Led VR Learning with Nearpod – Show 13▲5
6 million+ students already using VR in the classroom
2017 · its alternatives →
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Unimersiv Cardboard & Daydream▲67
The largest platform for VR educational experiences
2017 · its alternatives →
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Virtual Classroom▲101
Transform how you connect, communicate & educate
2023 · braincert.com · its alternatives →
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UniVRsity▲69
The Virtual Reality College Experience
2015 · tilt.com · its alternatives →
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Best Free Open Source Virtual Classroom▲87
Build real-time interactive virtual classroom with ease
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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