- A Collaborative Immersive 3D World for the Enterprise and Education
- Wainhouse Research on behalf of Avaya
In February 2011 Avaya Inc. announced the launch of Avaya web.alive, a cloud- or premises-based immersive collaboration platform for the enterprise. Avaya web.alive is a next-generation, browser-based immersive 3D application (also known as virtual reality or immersive worlds in some circles) that enables users to meet virtually in a 3D environment using avatars, spatial audio, and collaboration tools. The web.alive capability builds upon - and carries to the next logical extension - the multi-user virtual environment (MUVE) concept most recently popularized by Second Life.
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Have you given thought to conducting future collaborative meetings or digital demonstrations using 3D/immersive technology/virtual reality technology? This research note from Wainhouse Research takes a look at five players riding the coattails of Second Life in attempts to bring similar user experiences into an enterprise context. The firm expects the uptake of such collaboration to kick in between 2013 and 2015. This paper was written for Avaya and as such, focuses largely on the Avaya web.alive solution. To become steeped in those product details, read from top to bottom. If you’re more interested in the applications and issues with 3D collaboration in general, hop down to the “Analysis & Opinion” section on page 3 and start there.