PatchWorld News and Stories

News, creator stories, research, product updates, and community articles about PatchWorld, PatchXR, social VR creation, XR music, and interactive worldbuilding.

Designing Music Around Abilities

How musician Mary-Louise McCord and researcher Damian Mills spent eight years co-designing VR instruments built around her actual abilities, using head-mounted raycasting, HOST technique, and PatchWorld.

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Riccardo Ferri's complete VR music studio - this week at SONAR+D

Riccardo Ferri's complete VR music studio - this week at SONAR+D

Not just an instrument or musical toy or tech demo - Riccardo Ferri is building a complete live set and entire metaverse-native studio in Patch. And where better than the international conference of musical futurism, Barcelona's SÓNAR+D, to show it off? Here's a sneak peek - and a chance to see it live and in-person if you're at SÓNAR.

A new hands-on review of Patch - and a teaser of Patch as drum machine

A new hands-on review of Patch - and a teaser of Patch as drum machine

There's nothing like the feeling of experiencing Patch for yourself. But don't take our word for it - here's a hands-on review. And get ready to play even more, as our friend tig3rmast3r is back working on powerful new features in Patch, too. Recess is in session; let's hit the playground.