Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Virtual reality and augmented reality


 * The following discussion is an archived proposal of the WikiProject below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the project's talk page (if created) or the WikiProject Council).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The proposed WikiProject was created at WikiProject Extended reality. Using WikiProject name from discussion. Scope is small but support is there. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 19:53, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Description
WikiProject Virtual reality and augmented reality would be a child project of WikiProject Video games, WikiProject Software, and WikiProject Computing. The main purpose of this WikiProject would be to improve and create articles related to virtual reality and augmented reality. For the past couple of years, the virtual reality industry has grown and with it is the amount of Wikipedia articles related to virtual reality. This Wikiproject will both maintain and create articles related to virtual reality. Pizzaplayer219TalkContribs 18:47, 26 May 2023 (UTC)


 * What would this WikiProject cover?
 * VR/AR software, hardware, and video games
 * Concepts of VR/AR
 * Lists relating to VR/AR
 * Persons who mainly contribute(d) to the VR/AR industry
 * Companies who mainly contribute(d) to the VR/AR industry
 * Mixed reality


 * What would this WikiProject not cover?
 * Fictional elements from VR/AR video games (that's what WikiProject Video games and WikiProject Fictional characters is for).
 * Series and franchise articles (e.g. Pokémon, Five Nights at Freddy's, Minecraft (franchise)).
 * Companies who mainly contribute(d) on other things besides VR/AR (e.g. Sony Interactive Entertainment, Apple Inc., Google).
 * Persons who mainly contribute(d) on other things besides VR/AR (e.g. Mark Zuckerberg)
 * Software, hardware, and video games that have VR/AR functionality but mainly focus on other things (e.g. Roblox, Unity (game engine), YouTube).
 * Films, TV shows, songs, and books.


 * Examples of pages for this proposed group


 * Examples of categories for this proposed group
 * virtual reality
 * augmented reality
 * mixed reality
 * virtual reality games
 * augmented reality games
 * virtual reality headsets


 * Why do you want to start a new group, instead of joining one of these existing groups?
 * Well, WikiProject Software and WikiProject Computing as well as the other computer related WikiProjects are pretty much dead. And WikiProject Video games is more focused on other stuff.

Support
Also, specify whether or not you would join the project.
 * 1) Pizzaplayer219TalkContribs 18:47, 26 May 2023 (UTC) as proposer.
 * 2) I support the creation but wouldn't join; I'd still make a barnstar and userbox though. Jerium (talk) 22:10, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support it's creation, but I probably wouldnt participate until they start making more traditional games for VR (Mario, Sonic, Final Fantasy, etc).  Sergecross73   msg me  15:41, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) I support the creation and I would join. Blitzfan51   speak to the manager  18:58, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) I support the creation as it's a growing niche and being used for more and more in the past few years, but wouldn't join; might contribute on occasion to VR articles as I'm pretty familiar with the consumer hardware and gaming elements, but I have other focuses. DarkeruTomoe (talk) 20:34, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) Support. I wouldn't join, but it should exist. QuicoleJR (talk) 18:55, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Discussion

 * Comment I would just call this proposal WikiProject Virtual reality, since augmented and mixed reality still require virtual stimulation to help produce the results, and virtual reality is the significantly common topic amongst society. Jerium (talk) 22:07, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment I think this might be better as a task force than a WikiProject Blitzfan51   speak to the manager  18:55, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Eh, I feel like the scope is big enough for a WikiProject. If you look through the categories, you can see lots of pages and sub categories that this project can cover. Pizzaplayer219TalkContribs 19:06, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Do you have other editors interested in this project? - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 03:20, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * The proposed name is too long. I suggest Wikiproject Extended reality. Merko (talk)
 * That could work. Pizzaplayer219TalkContribs 12:56, 2 June 2023 (UTC)