New features 🆕

A Mini map of your workspace 🗺️

Get to know Freemium 💰

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oVice joins the Guinness Book of Records 🏆

FREE Co-working Space 💼

Check out one of our best performing weekly Metaverse digests and give it clap if you like it 👏

Read our latest article if you’re interested in learning more about virtual office spaces:

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Enhancements 🙌

• See who’s sharing the screen! When someone shares their screen, their name will be displayed on the canvas

• The iframe plugin is now called Embedded content

• The Picket is now called Bulletin

• Users are now able to drag the static plugins from the preview

• A confirmation model is added for when users want to set themselves Away

• The X/Y fields in the static object page are moved under the preview.

Fixes 🔨

• We fixed an issue where the transparent avatar mode is not saved when users are back to the open space from Away status or meeting room

• We fixed an issue of the mic button display when using bluetooth devices

• We fixed the wrong display of the megaphone after users leave the meeting room

• The SSO logout issue is now fixed

• The problem of the video/screen share display disappearing when the user adjusts the display area of the video/screen is now fixed!

• When users leave the room/space by double-clicking on the button, the leave log record is no longer duplicated in the space logs

New features 🆕

Good old speaker is now called Audio Stabilizer

Send Love ❤️

Localization is updated

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Fixes 🔨

• We fixed a bug where the schedule cannot be added when using Safari browser

• We fixed an issue with the Activate/Deactivate buttons when users change active and inactive objects at the same time

• Users who access via API did not get the GDPR dialog immediately NOW DO! YAY!

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Latest Articles 📄

New Layout for our Demo Space

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Enhancements 🙌

• We updated the placeholder of the chat box input field Hit the CMD/CTRL + Enter key to send a message

Fixes 🔨

• Dealt with the empty page issue where nothing displays but the oVice logo for some users

• We fixed an issue where avatars go transparent under certain circumstances

• We fixed a small layout issue where users cannot add URL to picket object because the field is hidden

• Preview in room setting page is now the same as the real display in the workspace (when the space become vertical)

• We fixed a bug where the ‘Back to space’ button is disabled for a while if the network connection is cut

• The issue where users cannot scroll if the user click the space below to leave the profile is now fixed

New features 🆕

URL Display Inside Private Rooms: @room-<room-id> 

Animated Emoji Reactions ✋

Only 3 mentions will be displayed in the chat bubble when tagging 4+ users

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Fixes 🔨

• We fixed a bug where users are not able to enter a small meeting room when the schedule is set

• We fixed a bug where the megaphone stays on when the admin forces the user to mute

• Fixing of not being able to see avatar’s emoji and profile description after being disconnected

• We fixed a bug where Chrome ver 70 users cannot access the workspace

• Schedules of deleted rooms is no longer displayed in the schedule list

• Avatar directions now point to the room while the user is inside instead of the position before entering to the room

• URL with space coordinates is now allowed for object animation

Enhancements 🙌

• Added to the ZOOM plugin: Display the remaining available time of the space

• We added an error code for ‘Workspace is inaccessible’ error in order to identify the reason of not being able to enter

• We moved the ID code field to the top of the page

• We solved an issue when users unmute, the audio gets cut for the first few seconds.

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Latest Articles 📄

New features 🆕

oVice supports Vietnamese language 🇻🇳

X4 Zoom in & out on Mobile 📱

Revert back to the original oVice logo

Loading Spinner when iframe content is loading...

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Fixes 🔨

• We fixed an issue where avatars appear in both open space and meeting room if someone accesses the meeting room from the away zone directly

• Users can be redirected to a disabled room through the schedule link: FIXED!

• Volume adjusting is now working inside the meeting room 🙌

• Users cannot see the avatar in the conference room if the stay inside for too long is now fixed ✔️ 

• We fixed an issue where users close the browser during ‘away’ mode, they won’t be able to leave the away zone when login again

• We fixed a bug where the sound area is not working correctly when users are at the edge of the workspace

• Sounds of the reaction emojis won’t be heard when users adjust the volume to min 🔇

• We fixed the ratio of layout display in the setting page

Enhancements 🙌

• When changing the size of the workspace, the meeting rooms and the objects that are outside of the layout will be deactivated.

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Visit our Open House 🔥

New Lobby page [Only in Demo spaces]

Latest articles 📑

Fixes 🔨

• We fixed an issue when certain types of users have no knock notification auth but can still hear the sound of the knock

• We fixed another issue where the camera is forced to turn off if there is another meeting object with an expanded range and the object gets closed

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oVice Announces Business Partnership With Zoom Video Communications, Inc. 🎊

November 20, 2021

New features 🆕

High Five Sound Effect

1. Avatar (A) sends a "hand" emoji

2. Avatar (B) types "five" ⇒ High five sound effect is achieved ✋



 

Workspace ID Code

Search emoji in the chatbox

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Fixes 🔨

• We fixed a bug where the screen share icon stays ON if the user leaves the meeting room without closing the screen share

• The issue of Webhook of ‘enter’ is triggered when the user returns from the away zone instead of ‘comeback’, is now fixed

• ‘dead’ is displayed if user press ctrl + option + i

• Avatar becomes no longer invisible when the user scrolls in the 500-size space

• We fixed a bug where users cannot click and go to another floor when the elevator is overlapped with a meeting room

• We fixed the name display size on the meeting object

• ‘Online’ is now recorded in the user log when the user comes back from away

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oVice Completes $18 Million (1.8 Billion Yen) in Series A Funding 🎊

New Xmas Layout at our Demo Space 🎄 ☃️ 🎅

Passion Republic Shares Their Experience of Using oVice as a Remote Office 👨🏼‍💻

October 9, 2021

New features 🆕

Add a Workspace Logo

1. Go to the space setting page

2. Upload your logo

3. Click 'Save' and it will show on your main menu.

Change your space domain

IP Blacklisted

Enter+Leave Room Events are Saved in Space Logs

Drum Roll Sound Effect

Static Image URL Options

Force Mute Meeting Room Users

New Visitor Microphone ON

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Enhancements 🙌

• oVice officially supports Chrome on IOS 🎊

• In the static object setting page, when selecting the object authority, admin auth is set by default for Picket, and visitor auth is set by default for Other

• For oVice APP users, when clicking on the space name (top left-hand corner on the console page), you will be directed to the console settings page

• Always view your avatar range as you move or talk to people

• When choosing a layout from the space setting page, the size of the image is set in the width*height input

• Users can create a maximum of 6 objects at the same time

• For security reasons, now we only accept the following image file formats: png, jpg, jpeg, and gif

• If a static image is not clickable, the hand cursor won't show when hovering over the image

Fixes 🔨

• Avatars are now visible if the VPN is ON
• When the room name is too long, the name display is no longer broken when tagging the room in the chat.
• Users are no longer able to open the same dynamic object many times ( 2 speakers) except for the screen share object
• We fixed a bug where the Away Comment disappears when someone refreshes the page.
• The static object page's rows and columns are now displayed correctly
• The live stream object now appears on IOS 😰

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oVice Featured by STRUIC: Startup Savant Magazine 👏

Insights From the Founder of IT Startup oVice
"Become your own client to develop a better service and take customer feedback into consideration." "As a communication service, I would say focusing on providing a stable network for smooth communication." "Find something that makes you frustrated, and start thinking of a way to fix it or at least make it less frustrating."
https://startupsavant.com/insights-from-ovice

YNS, Inc. Shares Their Experience of Using oVice as a Remote Office 👨🏼‍💻

Reinventing Remote Work at a Virtual Office Called oVice
It's been a while now! And the sudden shift to remote work is still being daunting to most companies.
https://medium.com/ovice/reinventing-remote-work-at-a-virtual-office-called-ovice-37f4161e6197?source=collection_home---4------0-----------------------

August 31, 2021

New features 🆕

(1) Sword Sound Effect Added to Hand Emoji ⚔️ ✋

(2) Archive Space

• Go to space settings

• Click 'Archive'.

(3) Space Billing

(4) Screen Share Resolution

(5)Microphone Volume Leveling

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Enhancements 🙌

• Reduced Bluetooth earphones battery consumption while no audio outputs.

• Reduced Memory size up to approximately 150MB regardless of the space size.

Fixes 🔨

• We fixed a bug where clicking on a private message in the chatbox

• We fixed a bug where people cannot mention users through avatar selection on the oVice App

• iPad bugfix: cannot be heard by others when entering the meeting room and after leaving it.

• We fixed a bug where opening an object will make the sub canvas appear on the Away page

• Another bug is fixed where the chat is sent but the message is not received by the end-user(s)

• We fixed an echo issue that happens when someone shares the screen and other people link and then unlink

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oVice Major Update 🥳

oVice Website and Virtual Space UI Undergoes a Major Update
oVice, Inc. (Headquarters: Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Representative Director: Sae Hyung Jung) collaborates with Goodpatch, Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Naofumi Tsuchiya), a global design company that advances business with the power of design. In a matter of days, we will the UI of the virtual space "oVice".
https://medium.com/ovice/ovice-website-and-virtual-space-ui-undergoes-a-major-update-65d3e6ee567d?source=user_profile---------0----------------------------

Celebrating the 1st Year Anniversary of oVice 🍾

New features 🆕

Add Shadow Option to your Picket

Adjust Microphone Volume

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Enhancements 🙌

• A new beautiful sweet alert 😍

Fixes 🔨

• Squared avatar image when sharing a camera through the meeting object is fixed to round

• We fixed a bug where linking to the speaker object and then to the YouTube object, the YouTube sub canvas does not appear

• We fixed the issue where users cannot edit the picket content from the open space

• We fixed a bug where selecting a new layout from the space setting, the selection cannot be undone.

• If the room name is too long, there is no need to worry about the layout anymore

• If your username is too long and you're using the meeting object, the name will not overlap anymore

• And so many more, boy, where do we start.... 🙈

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oVice at TC Early Stage Event 2021: Breakout Session

oVice Summit 🍱

New features 🆕

Get Directions & Show Range 🗺️

New @Mentions@ Options

Clapping Hands Emoji With Sound 👏

See Openspace Users When Inside a Room 👀

HTML Picket Editing

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Enhancements 🙌

• Away comments are now saved as a history in your coffee page (5 comments at max)

Fixes 🔨

• The bokeh camera effect works on Firefox 🙌

• We fixed a bug where the picket cannot be edited on Safari.

• When disabling a meeting room with a schedule, the latter will disappear from the Main Menu.

• We fixed a bug where selecting a new layout from the space setting, the selection cannot be undone.

• When a 3rd camera is subjoined to a small canvas of a meeting object, it is now added in the middle instead of the left edge of the second column.

• We fixed a bug where accepting many approval requests consequentively may generate an error.

• Blank characters are no longer allowed in inputs.

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oVice Raises 150 Million Yen During Pre-Series A, led by One Capital, MIRAISE, and DG Ventures 🎉

oVice at TC Mobility Event 2021: Partner Session & Closing Reception

New features 🆕

Livestream Object 📷

Whitelist SSO for Members 🤫

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Enhancements 🔧

• For kicked-out users, once coming back to the space, their authority doesn't get downgraded.

• For SAML users, admins can now choose to have SAML authenticated users redirected either to the lobby or to the open space.

• The disconnected popup alert is now on the top right corner of the page. Clicking on it will refresh the page.

Fixes 🔨

• oVice security system will lock you out after 10 attemps of entering the wrong password 🔐

• We fixed a bug where dragging a video canvas makes the video screen minimized.

• Chat-time is now set to the language of the workspace's language.

• We fixed an error when editing the picket authority.

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New features 🆕

Participants Menu 🔮

Megaphone Volume 🔊

Blacklist Users 🚫

Web hook For oVice Chat Messages 💬

Operator Assistance 👨🏻‍🚒

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Enhancements 🙌

• Hit the to open the chat box

• Choose whether to always show or hide the objects menu when the user's mouse cursor is idle



• Open the elevator's floors by clicking on the building icon



• When clicking on the browser notification of someone getting closer to you, the direction of your avatar arrow will face them automatically.

Fixes 🔨

• We fixed the issue of not being able to select chat messages

• If you delete the chat history, the unseen messages number indicator will be invisible

• We fixed a bug where the plugin objects menu appears even when entering a room 🙊

• Another issue where the avatar's circulation space is not updated after updating the space size, is fixed 🥵

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Join Our Event Group 🕺

oVice on Remote Tools 🏆

New Layout For The English Tour 🧚‍♀️

New features 🆕

(1) Tune in Together with BGM 🎶

(2) Make it Easier to Share Cameras and Hold Group Discussions 🗣️

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Enhancements🔨

• Hit '' to mute or unmute your microphone.

• A close button ❌ added to the screen share canvas inside the meeting room.

• oVice favicon edge will be in green if you have your mic open 💚

• You can share multiple screens at the same time.

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New Layout Gallery 🖼️

The second day of the International Student Meeting hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held using oVice 🚀

New features 🆕

(1) Knock Notification Authority

• Change the bell tone

• Adjust the volume

• Set the authority of the user who receives the bell notification

(2) Member Authority Page

(3) Turn Off the Background Grid Lines

(4) UI Change of the Bottom Menu + Chat

(5) SSO Setting

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

Chat Improvements 💬

• You can delete the chat history 🚮 (Admins & members only)

• You can tag multiple users in the chat

• Click a chat post to tag users automatically

Fixes & adjustments 🔨

• Changing the camera effect to bokeh doesn't freeze your video anymore

• A white effect is added to the camera setting

• Fixed a bug in the position display of the picket

• The number of the meeting room participants supported is displayed in the room setting page (Capacity)

• Share audio when sharing your screen

• Mute icon is updated

• URL link can be embedded in the profile description

• User log history is displayed within 1 month

• Display up to 3 workspaces in the guest/visitor lobby page

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We're on Product Hunt 😻

New features 🆕

(1) Push Notification Inside the Space!

• Allow your browser to push notifications

• If someone approaches you (mic must be enabled) you'll hear a and get a notification popup from your browser

(2) Add an Avatar Image Collection

• Upload the avatar image you want to add

• Click Add

(3) Search Workspaces by Domain

(4) CSV File Download

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

• Increased choice of object magnification range (up to )

• Reachable range button & Block to join button added to the speaker object

• If the object owner clicks a picket for quick edits, they can close it by clicking outside

• When copying&pasting a text in the chat box, the format will be changed to text instead of linked URL

• Password added to the whitelist

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New layouts are added 💃

New features 🆕

(1) Admission restrictions

(2) Add something About you

• Click on your avatar to have a quick access to your profile settings

• Write a note/description for an extra info about yourself (e.g. Working on KPI report, Sales Manager at ...)

(3) Find online users as quick as lightening ⚡

• Open the online users list and search the name of the person you'd like to locate their position and click their name

• The screen will be transitioned to their location instantly with a red circle surrounding their avatar for an extra highlight

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

• Notify people even if they are away by tagging them

• Now, you can finally make use of our objects when using FireFox

• Content will be shared automatically if using the editor (share button is gone🤭)

• Righ-click paste is allowed in the YouTube object URL bar

• Bookeh effect is added to the camera settings for a background blur

• Resize your space dimensions 📏

• Password strength is enhanced (if you fail to login for 10 times, your password will be reset)

• You can scroll the participants list in the conference room

• Chat history now disappears if you leave the room

• And so many more, boy, where do we start.... 🙈

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Tip: Test your mic and camera before entering

Christmassy Layout is added for Standard plans

New Tutorial Video for oVice Beginner Usage

New features 🤩

(1) Set a profile status

• Let other people where you come from.

• Add an emoji that indicates your current mood.

• Tell people what you are doing and if you're available for a talk or not.

(2) Edit your profile and your picket objects swiftly

• Click on your avatar to have a quick access to your profile settings.

• Click on a picket object and the content will display for you to edit and click on "save".

(3) Schedule a meeting and send the link to your guest

• After adding a schedule to your meeting room, a copy icon will appear next to the calendar icon.

• Click the copy icon and your schedule will automatically get copied for you to send it to your invitee.

Bug fixes & improvements 🚧

• Changed the megaphone icon 📣 for more clearance.

• Fixed some layout issues

• Fixed a bug where the mic stays unmute even if it's muted 🤐

• Fixed a bug where a newly added picket takes the place of a previous one.

• A better room preview. Check here for details.

• And so many more, boy, where do we start.... 🙈

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Pro Tip: Access to the full view mode

• Windows App: +

• Mac App: +

New Tour spaces for our non-Japanese speakers! 🇺🇸🇰🇷

• 🇺🇸 Visit our English Tour Space here.

• 🇰🇷 Visit our Korean Tour Space here.

The Making of oVice! 🏗️