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Snobal VR updates are guided by customer feedback and requests.Here you will find all the latest updates on the platform as well as a sneak-peek into future updates too.
Users can create persistent customised avatars in Snobal admin dashboard using RPM avatar platform
07.12.22
Release: Snobal VR Ver 1.00.2964
RPM support completed.
Environment tinting and showing 3D models in presentations
21.11.22
Release: Snobal VR Ver 1.00.2789
Environment tinting added
Few lobby tweaks
Can show 3D models in presentations
Revamped rotation tool and media tagging
04.11.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.2789 – 04.11.22
Camera tool upload
Revamped 3D scale/rotation tool.
Generic lobby added
Media tagging complete. Users can now set the initial media for all screens in the environment
Background music in rooms
21.10.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.2649 – 21.10.22
Ability to have allocated background music in each room
Tool tips added in VR rooms to support users
Camera tool UI (takes photos and saves to local HMD)
Technical updates and UI enhancements
07.10.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.2489 – 07.10.22
Updated Pico SDK. Required for Pico 4. Done for both for Snobal VR & Snobal Deploy
Updated Unity Version
SDK clean up
Game 4- Battleships
Tenant flags for Web browser home page, Photon region code
Multiple SFX improvements
Improvement 3D model loading
Changed Game Zone menu to the Trigger button instead of a hover
26.09.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.2363 – 26.09.22
Changed Game Zone menu to the Trigger button instead of a hover
New Room added and UX enhancments
21.09.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.2363
This minor release includes improvements to Snobal VR.
Update details:
Changed game zone menu to the Trigger button instead of a hover
New game zone setup – instructions and switching current game
Web browser URL sharing. Built for third party software (name witheld) integration, but useful for sharing any web browser in the VR environment
Add a mirror in the connect room so users can see the selected avatar
Games refinement and UI enhancements
09.09.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.2206
This minor release includes improvements to Snobal VR.
Update details:
Development login/initial scene for rapid development (internal feature)
Game Zones – Allows user to select with game to play in activity room
Interactable objects in Reception Hall – 2 Rubik cubes added to start with
First pass third party software integration (name withheld) added
Controller help disabled
Indication or flag to user to change the initial scene
“Mute” mutes all SFX’s from the muted person. ie Muted person using a ball gun, SFX from ball gun is muted
Added new games for team building and ice breakers
29.08.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.2109
This minor release includes improvements to Snobal VR.
Update details:
Added game 3 – Chess
Removed racetrack
SFX’s added for the Campfire environment and games Who am I, Chess and First to 4 (customer specific)
First to 4 bug fixes
Multiple polish items, text updates.
Third party software integration (software name witheld) – Scale & rotate sticky note. Added tenant flag for enabling/disabling mural based on tenant.
Hand controller help added
Ready for Pico 480 OS
12.08.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.1993
This minor release includes improvements to Snobal VR.
Update details:
Added progress bar to Snobal during installation
Added ability to uninstall Snobal
Successfully completed testing in preparation for Pico 480 OS release
Ice-breaker activity for team meetings
29.07.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.1922
This minor release adds a new feature and includes improvements to Snobal VR.
Update details:
Added a new Ball Gun tool which fires balls for everybody to see
Changed the model for the Confetti Gun so that it appears more friendly and fun
Fixed a bug which caused the native android keyboard to flash in front of camera when using the embedded web browser
Embedded Web Browser, Microphone and Confetti Gun
20.07.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.1831
This major release adds a number of new features to Snobal VR.
Update details:
Added an Embedded Web Browser which can be used to browse and present websites within the VR environment
Added a new Microphone tool which prevents the holder’s voice from falling off with distance, allowing a user to be heard clearly by everyone in the room
Added a new Confetti Gun tool which fires bursts of confetti for everybody to see
Other general improvements:
The tool belt layout has been improved with a new curved design
Enhanced user experience in Snobal VR
16.05.2022
Release: Snobal VR 2022 Ver 1.00.1333
This release is a major release to Snobal’s VR
Update details:
Infinity room to load and view 1:1 scaled models – factories, aircraft, ships etc.
3D model controls – scale & rotate 3D models.
More Breakout rooms were added to the Reception Hall, Command Room & Amphitheatre spaces – for team breakouts and private meetings for example.
Whole of room voice broadcast from the Auditorium podium
Crowd Control – ability to mute and kick attendees from the virtual environment
Table Manners – teleport to and auto orientate view for group meetings
Launch VR apps from within Snobal VR – ideal for launching your VR training and assessment applications as part of a curriculum
Other general improvements:
Network reconnection upon Internet droppages.
CI/CD setup for Pico Neo3,HTC Focus, and Windows builds
Multiple Scalability improvements
Big reduction in Avatar RAM usage:
LOD system for Avatars
Enable/Disable lip-sync based on distance
Improved logic to reduce Avatar transform traffic
Enabled Foveated rendering
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