Live avatars
Create presence effect during meetings
Live avatars is a cool and unique feature by Virola, which helps to create a feeling of live presence, sort of, as if you are working in an office. If you make your avatar live, other team members can recognize your movements and emotions and the whole team will feel more connected.
Live avatar feature works in two modes
Animated avatar created with periodic camera shots
Use this mode to let your co-workers know if you are at the desk
Live video streaming
Use this mode during conference calls to let your co-workers see your reactions and emotions in real-time
How to enable animated avatar
To enable animated avatar mode, just click the 'photo camera' icon at the right of your system status indicator. Your avatar will be automatically replaced with periodic shots from your camera in all chat rooms for all your contacts, and the 'photo camera' icon will be highlighted to remind you that your camera is taking pictures.
If you need to step out and take a break, you can always disable animated avatar mode by clicking the highlighted 'photo camera' icon. The team will see just your usual static avatar.
You can adjust the shots frequency and quality in the Virola options, under Camera tab / Live Presence section. You can also enable or disable animated avatar mode there.
How to enable live video streaming
Unlike animated avatar mode, live video streaming works only in the room where it is enabled.
To enable live video streaming, join the meeting in the specific chat room by clicking the 'intercom' button in the room toolbar, then click the 'video camera' icon in the intercom toolbar. The room participants will see an indicator on your avatar and will be able to start watching the video stream.
To disable live video streaming just click the 'video camera' icon in the intercom toolbar once again or fully disable intercom.
How to watch live video stream
Live stream indicators are visible to the particular room participants only and live video avatars are not visible by default. Click the 'eye' icon on the intercom toolbar to start watching live streams from the room participants.
If you don't want to watch video streams, click the 'eye' icon in the intercom toolbar once again.
