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Is your workplace ready to welcome the Fortnite generation?

Is your workplace ready to welcome the Fortnite generation?

 Confined to our homes over the past year, many of us have moved our social interactions online. But teens and young adults have been hanging out with friends virtually since long before COVID-19, and not only on Zoom. From attending a gig in Fortnite to building with...

Glue Customer Showcase: Duodecim

Glue Customer Showcase: Duodecim

As the population ages, the number of people in home care is on the rise. This has led to an increase in acute care situations in the home, along with a spike in calls to emergency call centers. But not all cases require an ambulance or urgent treatment: many can be...

Glue launches on the Oculus Store

Glue launches on the Oculus Store

Glue’s arrival expands the possibilities for teams that need remote meetings to be as great as working face to face HELSINKI—FEBRUARY 4, 2021—Glue Collaboration, the leader in real-time virtual collaboration software, today announced the availability of Glue on the...

Say hello to your new Glue avatar

Say hello to your new Glue avatar

Just as Glue is a virtual extension of your office, your avatar should be a natural virtual extension of you. Discover the new Glue avatars, developed in collaboration with Rapport, the pioneers in facial animation To feel immersed in a virtual environment requires...

Glue Customer Showcase: BCG Platinion

Glue Customer Showcase: BCG Platinion

BCG Platinion, a division of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), is always ready to embrace new technologies. The company’s latest annual hackathon, held virtually for the first time, was a case in point. Over the successful two-day event, some 50 remote designers,...

Glue Customer Showcase: Fazer

Glue Customer Showcase: Fazer

 Finland’s world famous baker and confectioner Fazer is a food experience company with the brand promise ‘Northern Magic. Made Real’ But how about ‘Northern Magic. Made Virtual’? Thanks to our collaboration, visitors to the Fazer Experience Visitor Centre in Vantaa...

Glue Customer Showcase: Maillefer

Glue Customer Showcase: Maillefer

Maillefer is the global leader in wire, cable, pipe and tube production technologies. The company is strongly present in all markets worldwide. Today the company’s portfolio includes over 50 technologies. With 22 patent families, with the most technology innovations...

The future of work is here and now

The future of work is here and now

From the beginning, we have eagerly championed Glue as a way to boost productivity across dispersed teams. But as remote working accelerates during the COVID-19 pandemic, our mission feels more important than ever. Happily, immersive virtual collaboration has never...

The new way of working: live and asynchronous  collaboration in a VR workspace

Remote working the right way

Is the pandemic leading us into a golden age of remote working? A cursory scan of headlines over the past few months would have us believe so. Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke declared that "office centricity is over” and said the e-commerce platform would be “digital by...

User interfaces: Picking the right tool for the job

User interfaces: Picking the right tool for the job

Decades of two-dimensional user interface design aren’t for nothing. In everything from road signs and phone menus to car dashboards and ATMs, 2D UIs have demonstrated their enduring appeal. Familiarity is crucial to users. But so too is functionality. Those two...

The June 2020 Update of Glue is available

The June 2020 Update of Glue is available

We are happy to announce that the June 2020 Update of Glue is here! This June 2020 Update introduces new features such as a personal browser and playback support for videos stored in Team Files as well as two brand new Team Spaces.This 1.3.0 version of Glue introduces...

The world isn’t flat; nor should your virtual meetings be

The world isn’t flat; nor should your virtual meetings be

  In his column in the Financial Times last month, Gianpiero Petriglieri, an associate professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD, remarked that the pandemic is turning people into “Zoombies”. Relaying the experience of his colleagues who’d moved their...

Virtual Exhibitions in Glue

Virtual Exhibitions in Glue

Brands have long understood the power of face-to-face communication in building customer relationships and trust. It’s why trade fairs have become a multi-billion dollar global industry and why on-site product demos are a vital part of any marketer’s toolbox.  But in...

Glue Customer Showcase: Air France – KLM

Glue Customer Showcase: Air France – KLM

Air travel connects people all over the world and creates welfare and jobs worldwide, but it also has an impact on the environment. That is the reason why Air France - KLM is actively working towards reducing CO₂ emissions and taking a leading role in creating a more...

Glue customer showcase: Patria

Glue customer showcase: Patria

Patria was seeking a cost efficient future technology solution for presenting the numerous variations of their AMVXP vehicle to their clients. Glue solved this by creating a beautiful interactive virtual showroom with a configurable AMVXP for their guests to explore. ...

Glue in Action: Remote Meeting in Glue

Glue in Action: Remote Meeting in Glue

Success in modern globalized business is based on collaboration. Effective collaboration requires true presence, which until now has been achievable only through face-to-face meetings. But face-to-face meetings also increase costs and carbon footprints due to business...

3 ways to customize your Glue experience

3 ways to customize your Glue experience

Getting started with Glue is easy. Put on your VR headset, join your Glue meeting and away you go. Built-in tools enable you to set up the space for most common use cases instantly. However, there are plenty of scenarios where you may want to customize your Glue...

Immersive Product Marketing Breakfast

Immersive Product Marketing Breakfast

We are proud to invite you to experience the future of product marketing. Together with our partner Macwell Creative we are excited to host a morning filled with different immersive product marketing experiences we have recently created. On the morning of December...

Glue at Slush 2019

Glue at Slush 2019

We will be showcasing our virtual collaboration platform on numerous locations throughout the Slush 2019 event in Helsinki. You can find us from the following locations during the two day event: Thursday 21st of November: 08.00 - 18.00 PM: Glue live collaboration...

Glue at Helsinki XR

Glue at Helsinki XR

Meet us on November 20th at Helsinki XR Center’s XR event in Helsinki, Finland. We will be hosting virtual collaboration demos throughout the event. Read more about the event the from the link below.

Virtual meetings: the best of all worlds

Virtual meetings: the best of all worlds

- “We need to kick you out of this meeting room, sorry.” - “Ok, we’re just wrapping up. Give us a couple of minutes.”The conventional wisdom holds that face-to-face (f2f) meetings trump all other forms of business communication. When meeting colleagues or customers in...

Advantages of implementing XR training

Advantages of implementing XR training

Nokia and EY recently released a comprehensive report on the industrial and enterprise metaverse and how companies are integrating immersive technology into their operations. One of the most exciting use cases discussed is XR training. XR enables realistic training...

How world-class hybrid & remote teams work

How world-class hybrid & remote teams work

Truly exceptional teams display agility, adaptability, and foster high levels of collaboration among members, including robust asynchronous collaboration. But how can you transform your team into a high-performing remote team? To become a world-class team, here are...

Spatial audio is vital for presence in VR

Spatial audio is vital for presence in VR

Research on audio in virtual reality concluded: Audio has a significant impact on presence and realism in VR Why? Audio plays a crucial role in creating a sense of true presence or a feeling of “being there” in VR. When the audio is well-designed and fits the virtual...

How to use AI in the metaverse

How to use AI in the metaverse

AI and Metaverse can truly be a powerful combination. Recent study on use of AI in the metaverse highlight three main use cases for AI in virtual environment context: 1. Create unique customer experiences With AI in the metaverse, you can provide personalized customer...

Remote work for organizational outcomes

Remote work for organizational outcomes

Is remote work effective for organizations? Empirical studies reveal 32 correlations indicating a positive relationship between remote work and organizational outcomes. Positive impacts to organizations include: 1. Increase in productivity Reduced distractions,...

VR vs Video conferencing

VR vs Video conferencing

A study on the uses of VR for communication has compared VR to video conferencing and found that in VR: 1. Participants feel more immersed VR provides a strong level of immersion and a feeling of presence that surpasses traditional video conferencing methods. The...

Kickstarting immersive VR training in your workplace

Kickstarting immersive VR training in your workplace

I can still recall my first encounters with e-learning tools two decades ago. They were click-through exercises on my company’s code of conduct and sourcing policies. As important as these exercises were, I don’t remember being thrilled with the quality of the...

VR benefits for remote work

VR benefits for remote work

How VR enhances remote work? A study on VR capabilities for the work-from-home (WFH) settings found that VR: 1. Increase worker’s efficiency By using immersive virtual workspaces, VR enhances individuals’ focus on tasks and facilitates more efficient collaboration in...

McKinsey’s path to enterprise metaverse

McKinsey’s path to enterprise metaverse

In their article, McKinsey Digital talked about moving from one digital twin to the enterprise metaverse. Here are 3 steps to consider: 1. Build your first digital twin The first digital twin should be based on value drivers, reuse potential, and data feasibility...

Benefits of virtual workshops

Benefits of virtual workshops

The research on interactive virtual workshops identified that even after the pandemic, virtual workshops have their unique advantages: 1. More inclusive and provide a wider pool of participants Breaking down geographical barriers and opening doors to a wider audience....

Hybrid work is the best of both worlds

Hybrid work is the best of both worlds

Is Hybrid Work the best of both worlds? Harvard Business School researchers examined this question and found that: An intermediate number of days in the office resulted in more emails sent, a higher number of email recipients and an increased novelty of work products....

Glue Customer Showcase: Deutsche Telekom MMS

Glue Customer Showcase: Deutsche Telekom MMS

Deutsche Telekom MMS supports large corporations and medium-sized companies in their digital transformation with around 2,100 employees at nine locations. Deutsche Telekom MMS develops end-to-end experiences, which goes beyond digital with the use of virtual reality...

Remote work reduces stress

Remote work reduces stress

A recent study on remote work with 3,123 office workers has found interesting results: 1. Remote work reduces psychological and physical stress regardless of other work and life-related stressors. 2. Reducing stress responses increase the productivity of remote...

Staying secure in the business metaverse

Staying secure in the business metaverse

Extended reality (XR) technologies present a wealth of opportunities for businesses to tap into. If you're considering implementing these immersive technologies within your organization, it's essential to adopt a comprehensive security strategy that safeguards your...

VR collaboration increases learning

VR collaboration increases learning

The research on collaborative learning in immersive virtual reality (IVR) draws insightful results: 1. Actively collaborating participants scored higher for learning than participants who only watched an instructional guide’s avatar and discussed what they learned. 2....

Culture & Leadership for the Hybrid Workplace

Culture & Leadership for the Hybrid Workplace

Gartner’s report on the culture and leadership for the hybrid workplace identified the top three challenges of adjusting the culture to hybrid work: 1. Adjusting the current culture Establishing culture in the hybrid workplace requires a new approach, as employees...

Simulation of dangerous situations in VR

Simulation of dangerous situations in VR

Research on the simulation of dangerous situations in VR concluded that participants feel personally connected to the VR experience as if it would happen in real life. Some of the participants said: “I was really aware of everything happening and I was reacting to it...

Remote collaboration boosts work performance

Remote collaboration boosts work performance

Recent research on remote work transition identified that remote work tasks and workplace suitability positively impact collaboration and work performance. However, to reap benefits from remote work, companies need to foster team collaboration through workspace and...

Spatial audio and video resolution matters in VR 

Spatial audio and video resolution matters in VR 

“Both video resolution and spatial audio rendering had a statistically significant effect on both immersion and audio-visual quality.” concluded recent research on visual and audio importance in VR. When choosing a VR collaboration platform, it’s crucial to consider...

The possibilities of AI-powered 3D workspaces

The possibilities of AI-powered 3D workspaces

At this year’s Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon championed virtual reality and artificial intelligence as the future of business. While not the first to do so, his excitement reflects how we’re living in a time of rapid technological advancement:...

Leading VR use cases of 2023

Leading VR use cases of 2023

McKinsey & Company identified the leading VR use cases in “A CEO’s guide to the metaverse". Let’s have a closer look at them. 1. Brand marketing VR helps to strengthen a company’s brand by creating a unique virtual experience. It can be a virtual product launch,...

Avatars in VR matters

Avatars in VR matters

Stanford research on social interactions inside collaborative virtual environments concluded that participants with head-and-hands avatars felt more connected and present than those with full-body avatars. Here is why: 👇 1️⃣ When using a full-body avatar, a user is...

VR as a communication medium

VR as a communication medium

Virtual reality can facilitate communication that is just as intricate and rich as face-to-face interactions. That’s the finding of the research study on VR as a communication medium. The study found that VR-mediated communication can be as complex and nuanced as...

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