FIXED - Issue that prevented experiences from loading if a file is missing - Issue with transparency on skyboxes - Grip buttons display IFX bubbles on VR devices - Issue with spatial audio on video screens
FIXED
- Issue that prevented experiences from loading if a file is missing
- Issue with transparency on skyboxes
- Grip buttons display IFX bubbles on VR devices
- Issue with spatial audio on video screens
NEW Dictation option for text input on the Virtual Keyboard in VR In-session browser can switch between Desktop and Mobile view Introduced PRO Group licences AI Added support for Google Gemini via AWS Bedrock A new IFX ‘Vision Request Camera’ that can be placed in an Experience –
Dictation option for text input on the Virtual Keyboard in VR
In-session browser can switch between Desktop and Mobile view
Introduced PRO Group licences
Added support for Google Gemini via AWS Bedrock
A new IFX ‘Vision Request Camera’ that can be placed in an Experience – AI Characters use the view from this camera to make vision requests instead of the users’ viewport
AI Character Builder - ‘Hold to talk’ interaction method is now the default interaction method
Updated the OpenAI image model.
Updated the Meshy API Model
New IFX to allow the Experience creators to define where images, sticky notes and 3D objects should be placed within a scene
Ability to search for a specific custom AI character in the AI Builder and when loading the AI character into a session.
AFX – the ability for AFX to send messages to AI bots
A new AFX that uses this feature that allows users to type messages to the nearest AI Character
Spatial Recordings now save as they are being created so will be useable even if the user leaves the session without ending the recording
Spatial Recordings can automatically continue between location changes
IMPROVED: - Users menu loading cards are now correctly labelled - Group Hosts are able to submit bug reports - Fixed networking issues
FIXED: - Some avatars invisible in sessions - Recording playback causes heads to nod - Non-hosts unable to start Experiences from Cloud Files - Teleport arch not always displaying in VR - Keyframes disappearing in the Experience Editor - AI language recognition settings break bot
FIXED:
- Some avatars invisible in sessions
- Recording playback causes heads to nod
- Non-hosts unable to start Experiences from Cloud Files
- Teleport arch not always displaying in VR
- Keyframes disappearing in the Experience Editor
- AI language recognition settings break bots
- Some GLBs not working as interactive objects in Experiences
NEW Activity Logs Added new IFX to the Experience Editor: 'Completion Event IFX' that allows for custom event logging in Experiences Added events to capture when users start and end Experiences Experience Editor Added a Gaze Trigger that can activate effects when a user looks at
Added new IFX to the Experience Editor: 'Completion Event IFX' that allows for custom event logging in Experiences
Added events to capture when users start and end Experiences
Added a Gaze Trigger that can activate effects when a user looks at it for a specified length of time
Added the ability to trigger quizzes for only the user who activates the trigger
Added the ability to set a time delay on triggered effects
Added the ability to add colliders to imported glb models
Added the ability to set glb models as interactive IFX so they can have physics applied to them or be used as object triggers
Replaced Open AI Chat Completions method with the newer Responses API, following OpenAI’s recommendation for improved capabilities and long-term support
Simplified the User Interface of the Character builder to focus on important choices and hide advanced options
Introduced a new interaction method – ‘Hold to talk’. This sets the bot to listen while you keep the interaction button held down and immediately stops listening upon release.
Added a ‘chunk size’ option for Text-to-speech) to allow for creators to select their own trade-off between contextual understanding and processing speed.
Added OpenAI as a text-to-speech provider
Added OpenAI as a voice recognition provider. This is a dynamic multilingual model that can detect the spoken language as it is spoken. This model is selected by default
Added Elevenlabs as an optional voice recognition provider. This also provides dynamic multilingual voice recognition
Added the ability to select the ‘default model’ which will set the AI Model to be the ENGAGE recommended model, and update automatically as our recommendations change over time
Added a new function that allows the AI to deliver an ENGAGE (or LMS) quiz to the user and then receive the results to provide feedback to the user.
Added the ability to duplicate an existing AI character
Added a Function: “Load any IFX Object” - which searches the IFX library for the any available IFX and loads in the session
Added a Function: “Code Interpreter”, which allows the bot to run calculations and simulations to provide better answers to numerical problems
Added support for GPT 5.1
Reduced CPU usage of Avatars
Improved login speed for users who are members of many groups
Improved load time on Experiences
Experiences now cache Cloud files as part of the experience loading process, eliminating 'pop in'
Fixed an issue where some IFX stated that they had colliders, but they did not.
Fixed an issue on desktop where resizing the ENGAGE window could cause the UI to resize and get too small to be usable
Fixed an issue where, when users with access to many groups view Dashboards in Safari, it can cause the browser to freeze
- Fixed an issue where an Experience may fail to load for users who join a session while it is in progress
- Fixed an issue where an Experience may fail to load for users who join a session while it is in progress
FIXED Fixed an issue where GLB files in snapshots or experiences can be positioned incorrectly Fixed an issue where GLB files may not display textures correctly Fixed an issue where animated GLBs did not auto-start their animation Fixed an issue where the Emoji reactions text app
NEW AI AI Characters made in the AI Character Builder that use ‘Chat Completions’ can now use Functions. This allows for Athena-style capabilities at much faster processing speeds. Added a Session Setting and an individual user setting to allow hosts to manage who can talk to AI
AI Characters made in the AI Character Builder that use ‘Chat Completions’ can now use Functions. This allows for Athena-style capabilities at much faster processing speeds.
Added a Session Setting and an individual user setting to allow hosts to manage who can talk to AI characters in the session.
Added a Group Setting that allows AI Character Builder to be accessed by group Members, and not just group Owners & Admins.
Added a new function: Web search – allows the AI bot to search the web in real-time to find answers to questions.
Added a new function: Create 3D Mesh – support for Meshy.ai to be able to generate an original, fully textured 3D model.
Added a new function: Load specific IFX.
Added the ability for an AI Character to continue to be able to have a conversation with the user while Generative AI is processing.
Added a new function: Ability for the AI to trigger Experience triggers.
Added an ‘AI Command’ IFX to the Experience Editor so that an Experience can send commands to the nearest AI character, allow the character to ‘spontaneously’ respond to actions the user takes within an Experience.
Added Experimental non-English language support.
Haptic and Audio feedback on the Virtual Keyboard.
Hosts can push a whiteboard drawing to all users' ‘My Drawpad’ tab on their personal Drawpads.
Applied the movement UI seen on the Drawpad to the Virtual Keyboard and the Mixed Reality Window.
Added more information to the Activity Logs.
Whiteboards no longer display the 'Draw' button when you point at them if you're connected to them via your Drawpad.
Introduced an improved GLB/GLTF model importer that is faster and more performant.
Declining Spatial and Storage permissions does not prevent you from accessing the application.
Fixed an issue where the virtual keyboard failed to register key presses in the Experience Editor.
Fixed an issue where users with no IFX permissions were able to spawn video cameras if they have access to the Recordings menu.
Fixed an issue where saving an Assistants API bot in the AI Character Builder that use Files can cause the 'Files' function to be disabled.
Fixed an issue where subgroup integrations don’t successfully verify users.
Minor patch release: Fixed an issue with headset tracking on Meta Quest Link.
NEW - Added a new, full-featured personal drawing pad to facilitate both private and collaborative drawing. - Added support for the Logitech MX Ink stylus for users of Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest 3S headsets. This includes left and right handed use for drawing on surfaces, adjust
NEW - Added new session settings to give non-host users permission to change the location and load content. IMPROVED - Filtered AI character responses to remove the # symbol and prevent unintended shouting. FIXED - Fixed an issue that could cause a location to appear as only a bl
NEW - Enabled the use of both hand controllers to interact with menus. - Enabled VR users to type on the virtual keyboard by tapping keys with their hand controllers. - Implemented quick links to speed up access to sessions. - Added an option to the Invite panel in a session for
FIXED - Fixed the menu buttons on the VR tablet to reduce the distance at which they’re activated. - Fixed an issue that limited the areas in which a host could use the Summon All tool. - Fixed the ability to enter a spawn point name in a Session Portal IFX. - Fixed an issue with
NEW - Launched the School of AI - where users can talk with 20 different historical figures whose lives spanned from the ancient world to the US civil rights era. As part of the launch, all ENGAGE users will have access to the School of AI during the month of October. To arrange
Fixed an issue that could cause content to not play for users who joined after the content had started.
NEW - Added support to play videos encoded with the H.264 codec on Windows and macOS devices. FIXED - Fixed the playback of YouTube videos when loaded through a URL or a search. - Fixed an issue on desktop devices that prevented some videos from playing in the personal web browse
NEW Content Editor - Added an option to change between linear and smooth interpolation when creating keyframes. Linear interpolation is the default setting. IMPROVED Content Editor - Set the floating editor panel to move with the user when they are in VR. Persistent sessions - Se
NEW - Added an option to prevent non-hosts from inviting their connections to a session. - Added a list of sent but pending connection requests on the Invitations tab of Connections. - Added the ability to search for users to add as a connection while in a session. - Added the ab
FIXED Fixed an issue with the loading environment on PC VR.
NEW Metatraversal - Added the ability to create portals to partnered metaverse applications on Meta Quest headsets. If you want to add inter-app travel between your application and ENGAGE, please contact [email protected]. Persistent Sessions - Added an option for hosts to rest