Katmai launches version 1.0 of Virtual Office for online workers

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Katmai Tech aims to revolutionize the way we do remote work with a new 3D virtual office platform. And today it is launching version 1.0 of its product, Virtual Office.

Katmai believes that the remote work landscape that emerged with the pandemic has changed how we’ll work, with some workplaces staying in virtual or hybrid mode. For those businesses, it has created Virtual Office as an online workplace that uses a combination of 3D virtual offices, video cameras and avatars.

Erik Braund, CEO of Katmai Tech, said in an interview with GamesBeat that as “return to work” mandates stir debate, the company has created a happy medium for hybrid work, where you can work in a virtual office and have things work as if you were there in person. For instance, you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate to a meeting room and then close the door for a completely private meeting with a coworker. If you leave the door open, others can join the meeting and be instantly heard.

“I’m just thinking through like the anecdotal, anecdotal feedback we get. It’s changing people’s personal lives. And that’s so insanely powerful, and so aligned with our beliefs of that you don’t have to go to an office every day,” he said.

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The goal is to redefine the concept of remote work, and successfully bridge the gap between vital in-person office interactions and the convenience of working from home, Braund said. With this launch, Katmai introduces a much-needed layer of freedom into the workplace: the freedom to work from anywhere,