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Best use cases of virtual collaboration – when to gather in VR
Between video calls, email and tools like Slack, remote workers have plenty of ways to communicate with colleagues. Yet the 2D online tools we use every day can often be a poor substitute for face-to-face meetings, especially when close collaboration is the order of...
Axel Springer: rediscovering the feel-good factor in remote meetings
To those in the media industry, Axel Springer needs little introduction. The Berlin-based company is one of Europe’s largest media groups and is at the forefront of digital publishing, with operations across more than 40 countries. It runs major titles like...
Boost your productivity in Glue with Miro, Salesforce, Slack and more
The average business uses 88 applications, according to a recent study by Okta, the identity-management software company. In large organizations and technology businesses that number rises to more than 150, demonstrating the appetite among increasingly remote teams to...
New Glue supports third-party apps like Slack, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace — and brings more avatar goodness
HELSINKI— JUNE 10, 2021— Glue Collaboration, the leader in collaborative, real-time VR software services, today announced a major new release that comes with a host of new features and usability improvements to elevate your virtual collaboration experience. "We...
Virtual collaboration: for healthy, happy and productive remote workers
Microsoft has confirmed what everyone already knew: a day packed with video calls is stressful. In a recent study, the company assessed the effect of back-to-back video meetings on the brain wave activity of a group of volunteers. The study found that they “can...
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 is now compatible with Pico Interactive’s Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye headsets
VR meetings are replacing or extending in-person meetings and video conferences, while enterprises are investing in new technologies and office designs to usher in the post-lockdown era of hybrid workingBarcelona, Spain and Helsinki, Finland. March 9, 2021 - Given the...
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’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...
The new way of working: live and asynchronous collaboration in a VR workspace
One of the joys of games like Minecraft and Roblox is seeing multiple players build and interact together in a single, three-dimensional world. These games are designed to persist objects and structures in place, allowing you to return to your creations at any time...
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 takes its virtual collaboration platform to the next level with AI-powered customizable avatars
Glue Collaboration, the leader in collaborative, real-time VR software services, today announced a major new release of Glue.
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
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...
Immersive audio in Glue: Spatial audio excellence for every remote meeting
As most VR practitioners will tell you, creating a genuine feeling of immersion is hard. To convince someone that they are in another place, we must make a powerful appeal not only to their visual and haptic senses, but their ears too. In fact, audio is often the...
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
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...
Make the most of every remote meeting with these five virtual spaces
Human interaction is a delicate dance we perform at work every day. In normal times, it takes place in a variety of settings: we might trade information with our desk neighbors and participate in a workshop with customers, or drink a coffee with a friend and host a...
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
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
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
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
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
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 is coming to HP customer welcome centers around the world
HELSINKI, FINLAND – MARCH 13, 2020 Beginning this month, Glue is rolling out to HP Customer Welcome Centers around the world, giving HP customers and partners an opportunity to experience what it is like to effectively collaborate in a virtual space. HP Customer...
Glue launches next-generation VR collaboration platform for remote workers and dispersed teams
HELSINKI, FINLAND – MARCH 12, 2020 Major new release from Nordic VR software maker brings new features and adds Oculus Quest compatibility Teams seeking to effectively collaborate amid global travel slowdown can experience Glue for free as part of two-week trial...
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Finnish virtual collaboration platform Glue raises €3.5 million in seed funding
Glue Collaboration today announced that it has completed its seed round of financing, raising a total of €3.5 million to support its continued expansion as a leading virtual collaboration platform. The investment, led by Maki.vc, an early-stage venture capital fund,...
Immersive VR experience from Glue collaboration and Macwell Creative provides innovative showcase for Microsoft security products
With cyber threats growing in sophistication, diversity and frequency, ensuring effective enterprise security defenses is no easy undertaking. One of the biggest challenges is explaining complex aspects of digital security in a simple, fun and engaging way....
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
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 Virtual Reality (VR) is Paving the Way for More Sustainable and Productive Business Collaboration?
As businesses continue to focus on sustainability, virtual reality (VR) is providing a powerful option for more sustainable and productive collaboration. But why choose VR collaboration over traditional in-person meetings or video conferences? Well, VR has the best...
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
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
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
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
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...
Remote workers are more satisfied than employees working in the office
Research on remote work provides an interesting conclusion: Despite the challenges of remote work, 50% of the time, high-intensity remote workers are more satisfied than employees working in the office. One of the reasons for higher job satisfaction is connected to...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Well-designed immersive environments enhance learning outcomes
Recent research has shown that well-designed immersive environments can significantly enhance learning outcomes. Here are several recommendations on how to make learning in VR more effective: 1. Optimize cognitive flow The feeling of presence in VR can be unfamiliar...
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
“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...
Glue receives ISO/IEC 27001 certificate for information security management
Glue Collaboration announced today that it has received ISO/IEC 27001 certificate for its information security management. The certification is awarded to companies that demonstrate a high level of commitment to protecting their information assets and implementing...
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
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
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
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...