Enterprise virtual reality startup Envelop VR cuts staff as ‘an adjustment to market conditions’
Founded in 2014, Envelop is specializing in virtual reality applications for the business world, allowing employees to work in a virtual environment in order to more quickly solve problems. Its “immersive computing platform” creates a virtual Windows desktop for using applications with a virtual reality headset.
I had a chance to test Envelop’s software this summer and came away impressed. It is a fascinating way to interact with desktop apps. The software lets you switch between different tabs and programs in a truly immersive world with infinite monitors inside a 3D space. You can open multiple windows, adjust their sizes, and place them anywhere you’d like.
It is also an increasingly competitive market. Early competitors in the space include Virtual Desktop for Rift and Vive, Valve’s Steam Desktop Theater, and the virtual desktop mode in Microsoft’s own HoloLens, which is a Windows 10 device in the form of an augmented reality headset.
Envelop is one of several virtual reality/augmented reality startups in Seattle. Others include Pluto VR, VREAL, Pixvana, VRstudios, Convrge, Polyarc, and Endeavor One.
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