What's wrong with conventional online meetings?
Meeting remotely does not work as well as being together in the same room – especially for more than two people. Conventional 2D video conferencing works OK one-to-one, but with more participants it's easy to find yourself talking at cross purposes. Communication cues such as eye contact or gaze direction are missing and you can't turn to focus your attention on a particular voice.
Virtual Reality (VR) "Head Mounted Displays" allow a feeling of presence in a virtual space but the overall experience is still unsatisfactory due to lack of comfort and the use of simplistic avatars. We wanted a solution where you could meet up, look around, make eye contact, view live video and still feel comfortable whilst drinking a brew. Find out more...