They will, however, add in a ‘lite’ version for mobile phones, which will have a reduced offering due to the limited graphical and computation capabilities of phones in comparison, said Blom. “After a configurable time period, Virtual Orator moves into a paused state, permitting the user to step into the real world for a minute or two before continuing.” Based on that experience, we have implemented a forced pause functionality,” said Blom. “For longer experiences, breaking up the in-world time is known to help. Spending too much time in a virtual environment can also cause problems for some people. The company is focusing on high-end virtual reality headsets rather than mobile-based viewers like Gear VR and Google Cardboard in order to reduce motion sickness.įeeling queasy, light headedness, or other mild symptoms as a result could be very damaging in public speaking training, said Blom. (Image courtesy Virtual Human Technologies.) “Relatively little exists in terms of objective feedback for public speaking, and we are eager to develop new mechanisms, such as the slide timing feature we just released as beta,” said Blom. Users will also be able to track their performance in the training. Other features include venue creation functionality where users can create their own venues, improvements to the recording functionality and expanding support for new head mounted devices. They also intend to add audience reaction capabilities such as triggering audience behaviors such as falling asleep or coughing, or challenges such as the projector breaking down. This week, they will also be announcing a new laser pointer functionality for HTC Vive controller along with improvements to the recording functionality. The largest venues can currently hold 125 virtual people, but the company is planning to have these rooms hold more. “While the offering provides a basic selection of the most common venues, we plan on adding a large variety of venues over time so people can prepare as effectively as possible for any speaking need.” “We currently have six unique venues with twelve layouts, plus configuration such as lighting and lectern placement,” Kristopher Blom, CEO of Virtual Human Technologies, told Hypergrid Business. The company can even customize a virtual venue to resemble a particular physical venue. It can help beginners and professionals improve their public speaking skills, The app ca also be used by businesses in the field of public speaking training and therapists who help clients overcome their public speaking phobia. Users can choose from different target audience according to their training needs. The software costs $300 for individual users, and $3000 for enterprises. Virtual OratorĬzech Republic-based Virtual Human Technologies has just released Virtual Orator, an application that helps users practice public speaking in front of a virtual audience using the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headsets. Here some virtual reality applications to try. It can also help companies in the business of public speaking training and clinicians whose clients have related challenges. Now, virtual reality provides a low-stress way to overcome this fear and improve speaking skills. GameStop’s CEO recently stated that PlayStation VR will be released this autumn.Public speaking is the single most common phobia, according to numerous studies. We may learn details about Sony’s plans at GDC next month (where PlayStation VR was originally announced as Project Morpheus) but E3 seems to be a more likely venue to share that information. Sony has not yet announced the release date or price of PlayStation VR but has said the headset will cost the same as a new games system. Of course, you’ll need a computer powerful enough to operate it. Facebook-owned Oculus has confirmed that its Rift headset will cost $599 and units begin shipping at the end of March. HTC Vive pre-orders will start on February 29th and the first units will begin shipping in April. It will cost $799 and includes Job Simulator (presumably to get you ready for the second job you’ll need to pay back your credit card), the Fantastic Contraption, two controllers, and two base stations which help track the user’s movements around the room. Valve and HTC also confirmed the price of the HTC Vive VR headset during the Mobile World Congress on Sunday.
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