Ms. Dahl tracked virtual attendees.
He warned the virtual attendees that they needed to work toward the "political enlightenment of the population," not simply talk among themselves.
Within my headset, it looked as if I was in a darkened theater, surrounded by a bevy of other virtual attendees, all of us watching Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook (Oculus's parent company), and other executives talk up their latest VR developments.
Technology also played a vital role in driving the night's panel discussion, which was live-streamed and called for virtual attendees to engage in the conversation by submitting questions for the panellists via Twitter.
So Tophatter tries to recapture the live auction experience — the auctions can be held in a variety of virtual rooms, the attendees each have their own avatar, and they can talk amongst each other, as well as with the auctioneer.
For example, an organizer could hold a pre-show virtual event where attendees can get connected before meeting up in person, or a biennial conference could use HyperFair to keep attendees connected during the off years.
We're trying to expand the physical event". For example, an organizer could hold a pre-show virtual event where attendees can get connected before meeting up in person, or a biennial conference could use HyperFair to keep attendees connected during the off years.
Josh Stillerman (left) and Bob Mumgaard help guide conference attendee Deedee Ortiz through virtual rooms of a 3-D tokamak fusion device.
An attendee takes a virtual tour of a flooded Florida coast, with technology from Before It's Too Late, a team creating virtual-reality simulations that demonstrate the impact of climate change on the world.
Attendee experiencing the virtual reality piece Death is Only the Beginning by Bec Abdy and Jose Montemayor.
