ENGAGE v3.6
NEW
Connections
- Added the Connections system, which enables users to connect with each other so they can more easily interact on the platform.
- Added the ability to invite a connection to the Session that you’re in, and to request to join a Session that a connection is in.
- Added a new page to show information about users who are in the same Session as you, which includes their profile pictures.
- Added status indicators to user profile images to indicate whether a user is online or offline, but also enabled each user to set their status to appear offline.
Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Added support for two-factor authentication, which any user can choose to enable. 2FA is a type of multi-factor authentication (MFA) that uses two distinct authentication factors.
Meta
- Added support for the Meta Quest 3
Mixed reality
- Created a new experimental system for users of Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 3 headsets to experience ENGAGE in mixed reality.
* Users in the same physical location can share a mixed reality experience, where they see virtual 3D objects added to the view from their passthrough cameras and anchored in place as though they are part of the real world.
* Users of Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 3 headsets can use the room scan data from their headsets to automatically create a 3D model of their environment – called a digital twin.
* A user in a mixed reality experience can be joined by a remote user, where the remote user sees the digital twin model instead of the passthrough camera view.
* The system supports multiple co-located users in mixed reality and multiple remote users in the same shared experience.
- Added a step-by-step walkthrough in the application to guide users in setting up their mixed reality environment.
- Added the option for users of Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 3 headsets to replace their menu screen background environment with a view through their passthrough camera.
Localization
- Added support for Italian.
IMPROVED
Avatars
- Improved avatar display names to be less intrusive within a session.
- Changed the full-body avatar warning window to appear only when a host assigns more than five full-body avatars.
- Moved the My Avatar link, which leads to the Avatar Editor, to the user menu in the upper-right corner of the menu screen.
Host controls
- Renamed the Users page of the in-Session menu to Host Controls and restricted access to hosts only. Non-hosts can now use the People page to view information about other users in the session.
Localization
- Implemented a new interface for language selection in the ENGAGE application.
Notifications
- Users can now see notifications outside of Sessions. For example, an invitation to join a Session while on the menu screen.
- Added the ability for a user to select a link in a notification, and then be taken directly to the corresponding area of the user interface.
- Add the ability for users on desktop devices to follow notification links through a keyboard shortcut.
Single sign-on
- Added an error message to the ENGAGE application to indicate when SSO has been turned on, but the configuration settings are incorrect.
Sessions
- Streamlined the sequence to start a new session through removal of the screen that showed the Session ID.
- Implemented a new invite user panel, which in addition to the session ID displays the password for protected sessions, and includes the ability to copy the information in a formatted text snippet that can be shared with others. Note: No password is sent to the client over the network. The user must have entered the password to access the session, and this is then cached locally.
Shared screen
- Added the option for users on Windows 11 devices to share audio when they share their desktop or a chosen application.
User accounts
- Removed the use of imperial units for height entry for languages in regions that exclusively use metric units.
Security
- Changed the remember me setting to expire after 30 days.
IFX
- Added the ability to hold the left trigger button to rotate an object while puppeteering without needing to release the right trigger button.
FIXED
Avatars
- Fixed an issue that caused the wrists of recorded avatars to appear twisted when played back.
Movement
- Fixed an issue that could block avatar movement if a user closed their in-session menu while entering text in a field.
Content Editor
- Fixed an issue where the inclusion of illegal file name characters caused an upload to Cloud File Manager to fail.
- Fixed an issue where if a user replaced an object loaded from Cloud File Manager with another cloud file object, the new object did not display correctly.
- Fixed the ability to click a point on the timeline to move the playhead.
Host controls
- Fixed an issue that could cause multiple avatars to occupy the same seat if a host chose to seat all users twice in succession.
LINK
- Fixed an issue that caused some characters to be missing in the titles and descriptions of LINK locations for Simplified Chinese.
Localization
- Fixed the presentation of help information about how to load a video for non-English languages.
- Added translations to some unlocalized areas of the application.
- Adjusted the user interface in multiple areas to prevent translated text from being cut off.
- Added a more accurate translation of the Recording feature for the German language.
Persistent sessions
- Raised the maximum capacity of a persistent Session to 70 to match the maximum capacity of other Session types created by Enterprise accounts.
Security
- Fixed an issue with Session encryption to ensure that if a user is a member of at least one group that has Session encryption enabled, all Sessions that they create are encrypted.
- Implemented a fix to invalidate a remembered log-in setting when a user changes their password.
Single sign-on
- Changed in-application messaging related to SSO to be more appropriate when the user has a LITE or PLUS account.
User accounts
- Fixed an issue that could cause country and time zone lists to be displayed in Korean when a user created an account.
User interface
- Fixed the tabbing order of fields on the Password page of the ENGAGE application.
Connections
- Added the Connections system, which enables users to connect with each other so they can more easily interact on the platform.
- Added the ability to invite a connection to the Session that you’re in, and to request to join a Session that a connection is in.
- Added a new page to show information about users who are in the same Session as you, which includes their profile pictures.
- Added status indicators to user profile images to indicate whether a user is online or offline, but also enabled each user to set their status to appear offline.
Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Added support for two-factor authentication, which any user can choose to enable. 2FA is a type of multi-factor authentication (MFA) that uses two distinct authentication factors.
Meta
- Added support for the Meta Quest 3
Mixed reality
- Created a new experimental system for users of Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 3 headsets to experience ENGAGE in mixed reality.
* Users in the same physical location can share a mixed reality experience, where they see virtual 3D objects added to the view from their passthrough cameras and anchored in place as though they are part of the real world.
* Users of Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 3 headsets can use the room scan data from their headsets to automatically create a 3D model of their environment – called a digital twin.
* A user in a mixed reality experience can be joined by a remote user, where the remote user sees the digital twin model instead of the passthrough camera view.
* The system supports multiple co-located users in mixed reality and multiple remote users in the same shared experience.
- Added a step-by-step walkthrough in the application to guide users in setting up their mixed reality environment.
- Added the option for users of Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 3 headsets to replace their menu screen background environment with a view through their passthrough camera.
Localization
- Added support for Italian.
IMPROVED
Avatars
- Improved avatar display names to be less intrusive within a session.
- Changed the full-body avatar warning window to appear only when a host assigns more than five full-body avatars.
- Moved the My Avatar link, which leads to the Avatar Editor, to the user menu in the upper-right corner of the menu screen.
Host controls
- Renamed the Users page of the in-Session menu to Host Controls and restricted access to hosts only. Non-hosts can now use the People page to view information about other users in the session.
Localization
- Implemented a new interface for language selection in the ENGAGE application.
Notifications
- Users can now see notifications outside of Sessions. For example, an invitation to join a Session while on the menu screen.
- Added the ability for a user to select a link in a notification, and then be taken directly to the corresponding area of the user interface.
- Add the ability for users on desktop devices to follow notification links through a keyboard shortcut.
Single sign-on
- Added an error message to the ENGAGE application to indicate when SSO has been turned on, but the configuration settings are incorrect.
Sessions
- Streamlined the sequence to start a new session through removal of the screen that showed the Session ID.
- Implemented a new invite user panel, which in addition to the session ID displays the password for protected sessions, and includes the ability to copy the information in a formatted text snippet that can be shared with others. Note: No password is sent to the client over the network. The user must have entered the password to access the session, and this is then cached locally.
Shared screen
- Added the option for users on Windows 11 devices to share audio when they share their desktop or a chosen application.
User accounts
- Removed the use of imperial units for height entry for languages in regions that exclusively use metric units.
Security
- Changed the remember me setting to expire after 30 days.
IFX
- Added the ability to hold the left trigger button to rotate an object while puppeteering without needing to release the right trigger button.
FIXED
Avatars
- Fixed an issue that caused the wrists of recorded avatars to appear twisted when played back.
Movement
- Fixed an issue that could block avatar movement if a user closed their in-session menu while entering text in a field.
Content Editor
- Fixed an issue where the inclusion of illegal file name characters caused an upload to Cloud File Manager to fail.
- Fixed an issue where if a user replaced an object loaded from Cloud File Manager with another cloud file object, the new object did not display correctly.
- Fixed the ability to click a point on the timeline to move the playhead.
Host controls
- Fixed an issue that could cause multiple avatars to occupy the same seat if a host chose to seat all users twice in succession.
LINK
- Fixed an issue that caused some characters to be missing in the titles and descriptions of LINK locations for Simplified Chinese.
Localization
- Fixed the presentation of help information about how to load a video for non-English languages.
- Added translations to some unlocalized areas of the application.
- Adjusted the user interface in multiple areas to prevent translated text from being cut off.
- Added a more accurate translation of the Recording feature for the German language.
Persistent sessions
- Raised the maximum capacity of a persistent Session to 70 to match the maximum capacity of other Session types created by Enterprise accounts.
Security
- Fixed an issue with Session encryption to ensure that if a user is a member of at least one group that has Session encryption enabled, all Sessions that they create are encrypted.
- Implemented a fix to invalidate a remembered log-in setting when a user changes their password.
Single sign-on
- Changed in-application messaging related to SSO to be more appropriate when the user has a LITE or PLUS account.
User accounts
- Fixed an issue that could cause country and time zone lists to be displayed in Korean when a user created an account.
User interface
- Fixed the tabbing order of fields on the Password page of the ENGAGE application.