Online Town combines video gaming and teleconferencing tech to create a better environment for virtual parties
Online Town makes the virtual party feel more realistic. Here, the author hosts a meeting in the website's apartment setting, with two Insider colleagues.With Online Town, a new virtual platform from Siempre, you can have private conversations in the middle of a video call party.
Online Town launched on April 3 as an alternative to video calling platforms like Zoom or Google Hangouts that can become overwhelming with large groups. The website, which is pretty bare-bones and in its early stages, offers six destinations which your avatar can explore. Beneath the party space — offerings include Times Square, an office, and a cozy apartment — you can see your friends on the video call. Rachel E.
But what really separates Online Town, created by Kumail Jaffer, Phillip Wang, and Cyrus Tabrizi, from other teleconferencing apps is its capability for multiple private conversations in tandem. Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, you can navigate to another area of the party for a conversation with one or multiple other people. As you move your avatar further away, the images and voices of further away guests begin to fade.
The private conversation capability is hugely helpful for large gatherings during COVID-19, as other video conferencing programs
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