VirBELA Accelerates Growth as Go-to Platform for Virtual Events
Virtual worlds become the future of events, as companies seek human connection and meaningful interaction
VirBELA, an immersive technology platform that’s redefining the future of business, events and education, announced tremendous growth and momentum in the virtual events space. In the first half of 2020, VirBELA has become the industry go-to for hosting large-scale virtual events, business conferences and online educational programs through an immersive 3D experience.
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With 42% of the U.S. labor force1 now working from home full-time, remote work and video conferencing solutions have become a popular substitute to one-on-one or smaller group meetings, but they’re not built to scale. The pandemic has put a halt to events around the world, causing businesses and event organizers to find alternative solutions that provide the human connection and spontaneous social interaction one gets with in-person events.
VirBELA builds virtual worlds to help organizations bring their in-person experiences to life online — from expo halls that hold thousands of attendees, to auditoriums for speaking engagements and presentations, to a music stage for social events. Event attendees can create and customize their own 3D avatar, explore different venues, and network with other attendees as they would in the real world.
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Event Farm, an innovative event technology company with dozens of Fortune 1000 customers, is one of VirBELA’s strategic partners helping bring this technology to the events industry. VirBELA and Event Farm have become pioneers in the virtual event space, producing all types of events including conferences, business meetings, summits and even music festivals, without defined walls or the need for travel. Since partnering with VirBELA, Event Farm has seen a massive shift in engagement, with hundreds of people attending their own virtual events and thousands attending customers’ virtual events.
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