BlueJeans has launched a virtual workspace designed to spark the same sporadic conversations that take place in physical offices.
BlueJeans Spaces lets users start instant conversations with employees or ‘walk’ through the virtual office as an avatar and hear what others are talking about.
The virtual space is designed as an alternative, or contrast, to video meetings.
In a blog post, BlueJeans said: “When you are in a Space with your colleagues, you can easily strike up an audio-only conversation with those around you, quickly glance at who’s available for a brainstorming session, or pass through the virtual hallways to simply hear what everyone’s talking about.
“It’s a virtual workspace that simulates the social experience of being in an office. With Spaces, we recognized that every interaction doesn’t need to be a video call.
“Instead, Spaces provides users the flexibility to work alongside their team members in a virtual room, while having access to a full complement of collaboration tools to do their best work…whether on video or not.”
BlueJeans said that spatial audio will mean that a co-worker stood next to the user will sound louder, while people on the otherwise of the office will sound quieter, to replicate physical offices.
