meetingRoom was founded in 2017, to provide Quest and Oculus users with limitless VR workspaces in which to collaborate. The company has been regularly recognised as among the world’s leading VR collaboration platform providers, compatible with your favourite VR headsets and platforms.
In an interview, meetingRoom CEO and Co-Founder, Jonny Cosgrove, explained how VR could revolutionise remote collaboration and provide a dramatically better experience than traditional video conferencing platforms.
“The platform runs 90pc faster than Skype for Business,” he said. “We’re not trying to replace all meetings. We’re laser-focused on the problem with remote meetings: bringing everyone to the same table from anywhere on an equal footing and reducing ‘out of sight, out of mind’.”
Let us explore meetingRoom’s value proposition in more detail.
What are the Key Features of meetingRoom?
The crux of the solution is virtual meeting rooms, where up to 13 team members (including the meeting host) can assemble in VR, discuss their essential talking points, annotate in a spatially-aware surrounding, and document the results.
Customisable meeting rooms
meetingRoom ships with standard virtual spaces, complete with basic tools such as whiteboards, post-its, agenda notes, clocks, timers, etc. But you can also work with the company to create fully customised spaces that are equipped with industry-specific productivity tools.
Naturalised audio and avatars
meetingRoom naturalises the audio experiences suing spatial techniques. As a result, meeting participants can easily identify who is speaking, where to pay attention, and how to respond, unlike a typical video conference. Also, avatars are fully customisable (almost like a video game) and come with name-tags for easy identification.
Cross-platform support and security
These are important features for enterprise applications. meetingRoom is compatible with Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android systems, as well as popular VR platforms like Windows Mixed Reality, Oculus, Vive, and Pico. Further, meetingRoom uses enterprise-grade security to prevent any risk of eavesdropping. Meetings are protected by secure login technologies to avoid unauthorised access.
Productivity for distributed teams
meetingRoom supports persistent spaces for globally-distributed teams working across time zones. The meeting room exists even when all participants have left, and you can drop in at any time to tick an item off your checklist, note down thoughts, realign the scrum board, etc.
What are the Benefits of Using meetingRoom?
meetingRoom offers an incredibly flexible experience across a variety of hardware setups and productivity requirements. Core functionalities like file sharing, audio communication, presentations, and whiteboarding are taken to a whole new level through a consistent VR experience on different headsets. Finally, the persistent room feature is extremely handy, as it mimics the convenience of a physical meeting space in a way that no video conferencing platform can achieve.
How Much Will It Cost?
There are several tiers, depending on your company’s size and use case, you can contact the company for details on the enterprise version that comes with unlimited users, unlimited admins, and up to 10 meeting rooms. There is a standard plan available for €99 per month as well.
