<s>
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Against	O
Gravity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
,	O
Meta	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
Pico	O
Neo	O
3	O
,	O
Pico	B-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
iOS/iPadOS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hub	O
room	O
(	O
called	O
the	O
“	O
Rec	O
Center	O
”	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
recreational	O
center	O
(	O
thus	O
earning	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
of	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
)	O
with	O
doors	O
that	O
lead	O
to	O
various	O
games	O
called	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Originals	O
and	O
featured	O
user-generated	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
optionally	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
,	O
specifically	O
using	O
SteamVR	O
,	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headsets	I-Device
by	O
Reality	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
full	O
3D	O
motion	O
via	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
system	O
of	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
and	O
two	O
hand-held	O
motion	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
handle	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
balls	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
construction	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
space	O
around	O
them	O
within	O
the	O
confines	O
of	O
their	O
physical	O
floor-space	O
while	O
roaming	O
further	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
controller	O
buttons	O
to	O
teleport	O
a	O
short	O
distance	O
,	O
with	O
minimal	O
to	O
no	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
sickness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
code	O
in	O
Circuits	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
Rec	O
Room'''s	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Blueprints	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
system	I-Language
of	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
and	O
VRChat	B-Protocol
's	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
Udon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
,	O
users	O
can	O
pay	O
for	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
called	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
modes	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
separate	O
built-in	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
also	O
provides	O
in-game	O
tools	O
for	O
user-generated	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
many	O
user-generated	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Originals	O
is	O
made	O
by	O
Cameron	O
Brown	O
,	O
who	O
goes	O
by	O
the	O
username	O
"	O
Gribbly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seattle-based	O
development	O
studio	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
formerly	O
Against	O
Gravity	O
Corp	O
)	O
was	O
co-founded	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
by	O
Nick	O
Fajt	O
,	O
Cameron	O
Brown	O
,	O
Dan	O
Kroymann	O
,	O
Bilal	O
Orhan	O
,	O
Josh	O
Wehrly	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
Bevis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
that	O
,	O
CEO	O
Nicholas	O
Fajt	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
program	O
manager	O
on	O
the	O
HoloLens	B-General_Concept
team	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Kroymann	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
after	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Inc.	O
′s	O
CCO	O
Cameron	O
Brown	O
also	O
worked	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
HoloLens	B-General_Concept
Creative	O
Director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
and	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
raised	O
$5	O
million	O
in	O
funding	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
and	O
its	O
player	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
CEO	O
Nick	O
Fajt	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
will	O
keep	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
free	O
to	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
“	O
Junior	O
Mode	O
”	O
was	O
COPPA-certified	O
by	O
Samet	O
Privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
raised	O
an	O
additional	O
$24	O
million	O
over	O
two	O
rounds	O
of	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
additional	O
$20	O
million	O
in	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
another	O
funding	O
round	O
of	O
$100	O
million	O
with	O
a	O
valuation	O
of	O
$1.25	O
billion	O
leading	O
to	O
its	O
unicorn	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
raised	O
$145	O
million	O
during	O
another	O
funding	O
round	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
valuation	O
up	O
to	O
$3.5	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Ackerman	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
CNET	O
,	O
described	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
as	O
VR	O
's	O
killer	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
reported	O
that	O
trolling	O
and	O
harassment	O
in	O
Rec	B-Application
Room	I-Application
was	O
a	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
