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First off a big thank you to everyone who responded!

We (Pluto VR) sent out a survey a few weeks ago in an attempt to learn more about how often people are using their Vive and how often they are interacting with the VR community both inside and outside of the headset. I want to be clear that we only got 88 responses so the results below probably aren’t very statistically significant. However the people that did respond tended to either work in the VR industry or were on the more active side of Vive users. So we thought this might provide some interesting insights into how a small segment of the most active Vive users look at this point and wanted to share it with everyone. Cheers!

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--- Results

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88 total responses

Respondents came from a variety of sources, but mostly Twitter, VR Slack groups, and Reddit.

The format below has the question listed as it appeared in the survey and then the most interesting data from the responses.

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How many hours do you spend in your Vive on average in a week for work purposes?

5.1hrs avg

30hrs = max reported from one person

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How many hours do you spend in your Vive on average in a week for personal purposes?

7hrs avg

25hrs = max reported from one person

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Total hours spent in Vive. Work personal.

12.2hrs avg

55hrs = max reported from one person

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Of the people you talk to at least once a week (IRL, online, or in VR) how many own a Vive? (friends, family, coworkers, everyone)

6.4 people on avg

40 people = max reported from one person

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Of the people in your previous answer, how many would you say are in VR multiple times a week? (for instance you might notice them as 'in VR' regularly on your Steam friends list, or they may talk frequently about their VR experiences)

5 people on avg

31 people = max reported from one person

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How often do you have your Steam friends window open and visible? (desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile, all count!)

Never 17%

Rarely 38.6%

Moderate amount 21.7%

Most of the time 17%

Always 5.7%

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How often do you communicate with other Vive users outside of VR? (phone calls, messenger, slack, video chat, steam chat, in person, etc)

Never 9.1%

Rarely 10.2%

Moderate amount 21.6%

Quite a bit 39.8%

A great deal 19.3%

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How often do you communicate with other Vive users while inside the headset? (social VR, multiplayer experiences, teamspeak or other VOIP, steam chat, etc)

Never 27.3%

Rarely 39.8%

Moderate amount 22.7%

Quite a bit 10.2%

A great deal 0%

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If you're interested in taking the survey here's the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvVZjEwMk56gNviKUoqnWQnw0ixIRdzVFkz9wBuAHqpGjvcg/viewform

If we get enough new responses we'll post the updated results.

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