ENGAGE News

Hello ENGAGE Users,
ENGAGE version 1.0.1 is now available
As always, there are lots of improvements to the UI of the web application and inside ENGAGE, and of course plenty of fixes under the hood.
Some highlights:
- Enhanced tracking for avatars, including better full body tracking as well as normal head and hands tracking.
- Updated video player functions to stabilize 4K videos and ensure a smooth experience.
- Improvements to lesson/experience loading functions on timer-only based lessons.
- Fixed first-person view when looking down at your own avatar.
- Updated web filter to ensure it is not blocking sites that it shouldn’t.
- Increase RSVP limit in events system to 60 for Free and Premium.
- Room limit increased to 50 people at a time for Premium hosts.

Thanks for your feedback!
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ENGAGE Version 1.0 is here!

New Features

• My Face – Now you can upload a photo of your own face and have a 3D face generated automatically with lifelike detail!

• Events & Scheduling – Schedule an Event inside ENGAGE or within the ENGAGE Web App at app.engagevr.io. People can also browse publicly listed events and show interest or indicate they will be attending. Events can be pre-planned in advance using the web application or within the ENGAGE main application.

• Forms – Create quizzes, surveys, feedback forms and more to deliver to users who are attending your room sessions or viewing your recordings and content.

• Premium – For a nominal monthly fee now users can upgrade to Premium/Pro user and get access to extra content and enhanced functionality inside ENGAGE.

• Content Menu – ENGAGE Content is now available in one central place and accessible to the public and to the user or group that created it - Lessons, Experiences, Recordings, Activities and more.

• Oxford Lecture Series - The Oxford Lecture series begins inside the Oxford Bodleian Library with two brand new lessons. Radiology 101, and Exploring Venus!

• Avatars – Major upgrade to the Avatar system with better animation, detail, full body tracking, optimizations, and ability for users to upload their own face.

• More Scenes
1. High-Rise Loft
2. Circular Conference Hall
3. Executive Conference Room
4. Repair Shop
5. Virtual Shop
6. Oxford Bodleian Library

• More IFX – Hundreds of new IFX added!

• Media Volume Control – now the media controlling users can control the volume of videos playing during a session.

• Improved User Interface – ENGAGE screens have been updated to make the user experience more friendly and easier to understand

These new features come with several enhancements and bugfixes to ENGAGE and a lot more to discover once you get inside!

Don’t forget you can create and manage your account and more ENGAGE features including notes, forms, media, and events from right inside the web app. Head over to app.engagevr.io to see what is possible.

Enjoy!
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Hello ENGAGE users!

Today we have an update for you that incorporates several new features and bugfixes.

Here are some highlights:

- New Feature: Desktop Sharing – Share your desktop screen and present documents and content from any application on your desktop to everyone else in the session!

- New Feature: Cloud Files – Within My Media inside ENGAGE or the web application, you can now connect to several cloud providers including OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox to load directly into shared media screens.

- New Feature: Laser Pointer – The host and media assistant now have a laser pointer that can be used to point things out to others at any time. The laser pointer is activated by holding the grip and trigger buttons on either hand in VR.

- New Feature: Advanced tracking – Hips and feet can now be tracked along with the standard hands and head. Just enter ENGAGE with Vive trackers on your feet and/or hips and you will be prompted to calibrate once inside. Advanced tracking is fully compatible with the recording system and all other functions.

- CDN - ENGAGE now uses a worldwide Content Delivery Network to speed up downloading times for all content updates inside the application.

- Improved network - The networking in ENGAGE has been significantly improved in this build with a new dedicated streaming channel to handle all the web and desktop streaming functions. VOIP will no longer be affected by streaming usage.

- Set Seated Position – You can now set / re-center your real-world chair position to anywhere you like on SteamVR and Oculus. A quick link to this function can be found on the menu home page.

- Improved Avatars - All avatars and the avatar IK system have been improved significantly in this build and will continue to improve.

- Live-input Keyboard - All web-based menus and the browser now have a virtual live-input text keyboard to make taking notes, web browsing, and general usage of ENGAGE in VR much easier.

- Several more bugfixes and general improvements have been made in this build. Thank you for the support and feedback!

Hi ENGAGE Users,

Today we have released update 0.5.3, which includes the normal fixes and improvements as well as some new features!

- New Feature: My Media – Add your own personal video and web links for quick use inside ENGAGE!

Only Video and Web Links can be added for now from within the ENGAGE Web App or inside ENGAGE with a standard keyboard.

Other update highlights include:

- Updated foot tracking and calibration for use with the new avatar system
- UI / UX improvements
- New location (Ted Talks Stage)
- New avatar outfits for females
- Several bugfixes and optimizations


Thank you as always for your support and feedback!


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Hi ENGAGE users,

We know it's been a while since the last update but the wait is finally over! We have a great update for you today, and there is much more to come soon as we get closer to the beta release.

Release Highlights:

- New ENGAGE web application ( https://www.engagevr.io ) and user accounts where you can create notes, quizzes, and access all-new account features as they become available.

- Brand new scalable avatar system built from the ground up by our talented team of artists and designers.

- New IFX and location menus with filters and search queries to find what you need faster.

- More control over your recordings. Select exactly who to record, whether that is just yourself, a group of presenters, or everyone.

- New User Management menu where the host can manipulate options for others in their settings, including shared IFX sessions where others can join in the creation.

- New Feature: IFX Snapshots – Save a snapshot of all of the IFX you or everyone has created and load them anywhere, at any time. Mix and match, combine, or edit snapshots to create even more immersive environments.

- New Feature: Media Assistant – The host can now allow one other user in the session at a time to load and control websites or to load and share control of videos with the host.

- New Feature: Recording Assistant – The host can now allow one other user in the session at a time to record using the recording feature.

- New Feature: Quizzes – Create quizzes, tests and questionnaires and deliver them live and recorded within Engage.

- New Feature: Engage Content Creator: The same tool we use to create most of the content you see inside Engage is now in closed alpha testing. Please contact us to become a test user.

- New Feature: Notes – Create and view notes inside the Engage web application or inside Engage.

- Several bugfixes, stability improvements, and much more.



Thank you all for your support, your feedback is appreciated!

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