VenueGen
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (United States) |
| Website | www |
VenueGen is a browser-based
Technology
Avatars
The avatars in VenueGen are created using a licensed technology developed at the University of Southern California that converts a photo into a 3D model.[1] The realistic photo-generated 3D avatar face features a set of morph targets that convey facial expressions. Facial expressions can be controlled by the user through preset buttons in-world.
Prior to entering a meeting, users can upload images of their own faces to create their photo-realistic avatars and choose from a built-in selection of hairstyles, clothing and accessories to resemble themselves as they are in real life.
During a virtual meeting, avatars make conversational gestures that are automatically driven by a user's own voice. Users also have the option to control the mood, body posture, and nonverbal language of their avatars to communicate as they would in a real meeting.[3] The avatars movements and gestures are intentionally limited to those that would be useful in a meeting.
Venues
VenueGen has over 36 different virtual meeting spaces including a board room, executive office, lecture hall, theater, sailboat, campfire, coffee shop, amphitheater and talk show studio where users can conduct their online meetings, conferences, interviews, or trainings.[4] The largest virtual room can accommodate up to 50 guests. The smallest is suitable for 2 guests.
Audio
Users with a headset and a
Integrated Content
Screen sharing and content sharing supports integration of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and digital media files.[1] Documents used during the meeting are displayed on a viewer within the virtual rooms. The viewer(s) can be viewable by anyone in the meeting, or just one person depending on the venue and viewer chosen. Each viewer may display several forms of content simultaneously, including documents, or streamed feeds such as a webcam or Desktop sharing session.
Virtual Technology
VenueGen is a
History
In 2007, VenueGen was founded by business entrepreneur David Gardner. The virtual meeting software was developed by The Venue Network in
References
- ^ a b c "Virtual Conferencing". AVTechnology. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ Adam Lewis (July 16, 2010). "VenueGen New Collaboration Capabilities for 3D Web Meetings". SMBnow. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "VenueGen Releases Latest Version of 3D Virtual Conferencing Solution". Web Conferencing Reviews. July 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ Laurie Blake (November 19, 2009). "VenueGen offers a virtual, and fun, meeting place Workplace". Workplace. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Xenia von Wedel (December 12, 2009). "Virtual Collaboration Becomes Business Reality with VenueGen". SYS-CON. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "VenueGen System Requirements" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ Dean Takahashi (March 21, 2010). "DEMO: VenueGen lets businesses stage quick and easy virtual meetings". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Chris Payatagool (August 5, 2010). "Web 2.0 for TelePresence or Life After Second Life?". Telepresence Options. Retrieved 2010-10-22.