I recently went to Morningstar’s Investment Conference in Chicago, but, of course, due to travel restrictions I couldn’t be there physically. So I attended virtually. This was achieved using an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset and the GatheringsVR software created by London based specialist financial services virtual reality developers, Mesmerise.
Using the software, delegates could watch live presentations, visit sponsors booths and enjoy pre-recorded content. And if they missed a session they simply went back and watched the recording. ...
It would be helpful to be able to pose questions to pre-recorded presenters and receive answers by email or chat subsequently.
Live session are presented as if you are in a theatre surrounded by other virtual guests, this is an interesting experience and you can potentially have conversations with other virtual delegates but I did not find a way to do this with people actually there in person. It would be helpful to add a do not disturb setting as other virtual guests next to you talking can distract from the main speaker.
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