MeetinVR – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

March 25, 2021

MeetinVR Natively Support’s Oculus Quest Store Today

If you’re looking for collaborative software on Oculus Quest to talk with friends and colleagues then there are several solutions available. MeetinVR has been a leading platform within this space but never had an official Oculus Store app to make that process simple. Well, today it does.

Like any collaborative app, MeetinVR aims to make remote collaboration as seamless as possible so that users can get on with their work without having to worry about what platform they’re on and where they are. So alongside support for Oculus Quest and Quest 2, the app also works with Pico Neo 2, PC VR headsets like Varjo as well as joining in via PC if you don’t have a headset.

“We are very excited to be launching on the Oculus Store. This will enable many more people to access MeetinVR’s powerful collaboration tools with minimal effort,” said Cristian-Emanuel Anton, Co-founder and CEO of MeetinVR in a statement.

Compatible with Wolf3D so users can create personalized selfie-based avatars, MeetinVR provides a selection of tools to facilitate collaboration and make it feel more natural. Ranging from simply being able to virtually handshake, users have the ability to draw in 2D and 3D, activate speech-to-text note-taking, 360 media casting, Microsoft OneDrive integration, and meeting management. The new Oculus Store app will be free to download with pre-populated demo content or there’s a 30-day free trial. Registered users gain access to advanced functionality like Wolf3D’s avatars.

Collaborative apps like MeetinVR are becoming a popular alternative to video conferencing thanks to that feeling of being in the same room as your team. The company is working towards solutions that cater to those who love and good video call, saying in a statement: “If you’re used to working with video calls and prefer sticking to what’s familiar, MeetinVR will soon have a solution for that as well. MeetinVR will feature essential integrations, allowing you to peer
into the world of VR via the video conferencing solution within just a few simple clicks.”

Check out The New Normal: Working From Home XR Style for a wider introduction to this field and for further updates from MeetinVR, keep reading VRFocus.

May 28, 2020

Varjo Partners With MeetinVR For Native VR Collaboration Platform Out Now

Work-focused VR collaboration platform, MeetinVR, is launching a public beta today, along with announcing a partnership with professional-grade VR headset maker, Varjo.

MeetinVR is another VR service that allows users from around the world to meet up inside headsets and work together using a set of tools. The platform is designed to support brainstorming and mind-mapping sessions as well as presentations. To do this, users have access to specific interactions like drawing on surfaces or in mid-air 3D with pens, or placing sticky notes around the environment to help with speeches.

Crucially, these actions are assigned to intuitive interactions. For example, you can always grab a pen from right behind your ear. It’s MeetinVR’s hope that, even though VR headsets have a ways to go before they can accurately reflect real life, the current world climate, highlighted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, will start shifting towards VR as a means of remote work. Last week Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself said he expects around half the company’s staff to be working from home by 2030.

Companies that sign up are able to sample the platform with a free 30-day trial.

Alongside today’s launch, MeetinVR also partnered with Varjo, a company best known for its impressive, ultra-high-resolution VR headsets designed for the enterprise market. MeetinVR has developed a native port of its platform for Varjo’s entire library of headsets. Plus anyone that buys a headset from Varjo will be given six months of the platform for free for up to five users.

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May 28, 2020

Varjo and MeetinVR’s new Partnership Aims to Create Photorealistic Enterprise Collaboration

At the moment each week seems to offer new ways for businesses to collaborate through virtual reality (VR) technology. The latest comes from MeetinVR which has just launched its open beta whilst partnering with Varjo, to release a highly realistic version of its software for Varjo’s headsets.

Having been in private beta for three years with select Fortune500 companies, the open beta launch will support companies looking for new ways to connect their workforce – a hot topic at the moment with the likes of Spatial and Oculus for Business arriving.

MeetinVR includes all the useful features you’d expect from a collaboration app, diverse spaces which suit individual company needs, a tablet to access beneficial tools, being able to place 3D objects mid-air and the ability to brainstorm on white boards.

Its collaboration with Varjo takes this a step further as MeetinVR will support the VR-2, VR-2 Pro and XR-1 Developer Edition for mixed reality (MR) meetings. While the implementation has yet to roll out, the companies have introduced a new bundle offer where new Varjo headset owners will receive six months of MeetinVR for free for five users.

“Remote working is now becoming our new normal and the need to be able to virtually collaborate with colleagues, customers and partners around the world is business critical,” said Urho Konttori, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Varjo in a statement. “As enterprises adapt to a new work environment, we’re excited to partner with leading industry players, such as MeetinVR, to help build the future of virtual and mixed reality collaboration.”

“Varjo’s photorealistic resolution gives users the ability to see reflections and shadows of their 3D models, as well as read text, all of which create a realistic experience for collaboration amongst meeting participants,” said Cristian Emanuel Anton, CEO of MeetinVR. “With this partnership, users don’t have to abide by the rules of physics anymore. They are able to merge real and virtual elements seamlessly in our collaborative platform. This sets a new benchmark for remote presence and interaction for professionals.”

MeetinVR is free to trial right now, supporting up to 20 users for 30 days. Once those parameters have been exceed then there are three main plans starting at 5-20 users for €35 per month/user, 21-50 users costs €30 per month/user, while 51+ users costs €25 per month/user. The collaboration software currently supports Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality headsets with Varjo support coming soon.

As MeetinVR continues to improve its collaboration software, VRFocus will keep you updated.