Introducing
The VR Experience
Experience Together!
Introducing
The VR Experience
How it Works
Three steps to start watching
Getting started with COWATCHING VR is simple. Here’s how you join the experience.
Step 1.
Pick your Avatar
Put on your Meta Quest 2 headset and choose from 8 unique avatars. Set your display name so friends can recognize you.
Step 2.
Create or Join a Room
Browse public rooms or create your own. Pick a virtual space, select a movie, and share the Room Code with friends.
Step 3.
Watch Together
Enjoy perfectly synchronized playback, chat with friends via voice, and interact with objects in the virtual environment.
Virtual Rooms
Three unique spaces to enjoy
Each room offers a different atmosphere — choose the perfect setting for your viewing experience.
Camping
Outdoor cinema under the stars. Watch movies on a projection screen surrounded by nature, campfire, and bowling lanes.
Loft
Premium living room experience with comfortable sofas, ambient lighting, and a widescreen home cinema setup.
Cinema
Classic movie theater with rows of seats, a massive screen, and the authentic feel of going to the movies.
Our Technology
A robust architecture combining the best tools for VR, networking, and content delivery.
Unity
3D Engine
OpenXR
VR Framework
Quest 2
Target Device
ASP.NET
Backend API
PostgreSQL
Database
Redis
Real-time Cache
Platform Features
A complete multiplayer experience built from the ground up for shared entertainment in virtual reality.
Synchronized Playback
Play, pause, and seek — every action syncs across all viewers in real-time for a truly shared experience.
Voice Chat (VoIP)
Talk to your friends during the movie with built-in low-latency voice communication and mute indicators.
Interactive Games
Take a break from the movie with fun in-room activities like VR bowling with realistic physics.
Custom Avatars
Choose from 8 unique avatars to represent yourself. Display names and visual identity in the virtual space.
Room Codes
Create private sessions with unique Room Codes. Share with friends for instant access to your viewing party.
Host Migration
If the host disconnects, another viewer seamlessly takes over — no interruption, no lost progress.
Adaptive Streaming
Content streams at the best quality your connection allows, powered by adaptive bitrate technology.
Teleport Navigation
Move freely through the virtual space with teleport — the most comfortable VR locomotion method.
About the project
COWATCHING VR
COWATCHING VR is a research and development project that brings social television viewing into the era of virtual reality. Developed by Blue Avatars M.I.K.E., the platform enables multiple users to watch TV content together in shared virtual environments, communicating in real-time through voice and interacting with their surroundings.
The project was co-funded by the European Union and Greece through the Operational Programme “Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship & Innovation” (ΕΣΠΑ 2014–2020), under the action “RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE” (project code: Τ2ΕΔΚ-02634).
The platform consists of a VR client application (Unity/OpenXR for Meta Quest 2), a cloud-based backend (ASP.NET Core, PostgreSQL, Redis), a content management system (CMS) with integrated ad serving (VAST), and adaptive video streaming infrastructure.
Co-funded by the European Union and Greece through the Operational Programme "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship & Innovation" under the NSRF 2014–2020.
Get in Touch
Contact Us
Interested in COWATCHING VR?
Whether you’re a content provider, broadcaster, or potential partner — we’d love to hear from you.
- Blue Avatars M.I.K.E. Thessaloniki, Greece
- info@cowatchingvr.com