ENGAGE News

Hello ENGAGE users,

ENGAGE build 1.0.5 is now online! This patch adds core stability and network improvements, as well as some bugfixes.

Also in this release comes the ability to grab IFX directly with either hand!

Don’t forget to head over to app.engagevr.io at any time to create and manage your account and ENGAGE features.

Thank you and enjoy!
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Hello ENGAGE Users, ENGAGE build 1.0.3 is now online! As usual there are a lot of fixes and optimizations under the hood in this release, along with some brand-new features, content, and assets.

New PRO feature: Avatar Outfits
The outfit system allows you to choose fully designed outfits for your avatars from several categories such as professional uniforms, traditional and historical clothing!

Also timed with this release are some brand new content and assets

New IFX: 100+ New IFX assets including ambient sounds
New Location: High-Rise Loft
New lectures from Oxford University: “Environmental CATastrophy” and “Malaysian Cats Conservation”

Don’t forget that you can head over to app.engagevr.io at any time to create and manage your account and ENGAGE features.

As always, thank you for your valuable feedback and enjoy!
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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!