Remotely

Name: Remotely
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Avatar-based social hub with meetings, games & activities.

5.0•1 review•

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Avatar-based social hub with meetings, games & activities.

5.0•1 review•

578 followers

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An Avatar-based social hub with meetings, social games and activities. Providing a sense of presence and a digital watercooler to connect your team. A fun way to build stronger social relationships together through play.

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Launch tags:Simulation Games•Remote Work•Community

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I noticed that the audio is really clear in Remotely. I'm sure it's built that way, but does it fully replace video?

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4yr ago

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Maker

@maxie_godoy Hi Maxie, how very astute of you to notice. This is actually something we discovered during development. Have you ever been on a call where the video or the audio lags or drops off? This is because the audio and video are competing for the same data. Imagine a pipe that only has so much space being crammed full of audio and video at the same time. When you started to use prerendered 3D assets (characters and environments) we noticed that they don't compete with the audio stream at all. Hence, our crystal clear audio streams. If you needed a video call there are plenty of great apps out there to use. Remotely doesn't replace these but rather sits along side them as a social tool. That being said, if you don't need to have video, but want clearer non laggy audio Remotely is perfect for this.

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4yr ago

@gene_harris oh okay...I see. That's a bit technical for me, but I get it. No video means clearer audio. That is kinda cool. Thanks for answering that for me.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@maxie_godoy Yes thats right if Zoom was 80% video and 20% audio, we're 80% audio, because our environments are much lighter than video.

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4yr ago

Do you think Remotely will help companies to stay remote working? A lot of companies seem dead set on returning to the office.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@maxie_godoy We've designed Remotely to provide social connection for remote working teams, so that people feel connected and coordinated. There are many benefits to people, communities, companies and families in being able to work remote, and it is very desirable to knowledge workers, who tend to be in demand. We feel talent will ultimately decide how they want to work. That said, the total number of remote working companies might settle at 25-30% of businesses. But this is still 5x times larger a market than just two years ago.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@maxie_godoy Hey Maxie, great question. It comes down the type of work the companies do and the culture they have. Now that a large majority of the work force has tried remote work, discovered the benefits, and that they can be just as affective (if not more so) working remote...it's hard to put the genie back in the bottle. We have some research projections that as high as 70% of all departments will have remote workers of some description by 2025. From what can spot from online job listings and work trends we're on track to meet this. It's out hope that we can make remote work more viable for companies by providing a social platform for their teams.

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4yr ago

The chess board looks such in the screenshot. I signed up but didn't find it in the activities. Let me know if I'm missing something. Looking forward to trying it out and sharing any inputs/feedback that we have

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4yr ago

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Maker

@abhishek1846 Thanks for checking out Remotely. There's the Hub area which contains all of our services and games in one place. Chess is down in the bottom right of the area. Here's a link you can visit to check it out https://remotelyhq.com/activity/...

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4yr ago

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Maker

@abhishek1846 thanks for reaching out. There are a couple of ways to enter activities. 1) From the Hub, make your way up to the top left in the 'Games' area, hit SPACE bar and you will jump straight into a game. 2) From your App Dashboard you can create a new activity from the games list, then hit 'start' and go to this directly. The URL of your created space is unique, so you can simply copy and paste this into your Chat/Slack or Messenger to send to friends or colleagues. Let us know what you think, we'd love to hear your feedback.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@abhishek1846 The Chess Board is located on the bottom right corner of the Hub center and is a free form game. This means there's no game timer, but rather that the game is paced as you and companion choose to pace it. Simply interact with SPACE bar and you can pick up and swap pieces. Enjoy the space and let us know how you get on!

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4yr ago

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Maker

@abhishek1846 @gene_harris Don't play against Gene he thrashed me in about 5 moves haha

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4yr ago

@gene_harris @adam_berry2 haha, thanks for the tip. I will steer clear of him

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4yr ago

Artwork Flow

Awesome! Recently seeing more products / solutions coming out in this space for remote working. Innovation is definitely required in this space. Congratulations on the launch!

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4yr ago

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Maker

@palam_s Thank you- we felt a product which was more human centric was needed for remote working teams.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@palam_s thank you for your support! Yes, it's been fascinating to see the market grow rapidly in just a short space of time. Remote work is great for the planet and for people who want to gain a better life/ work balance. The future in work is dynamic. Remotely provides a platform for remote teams to build stronger more meaningful relationships 😃

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4yr ago

Artwork Flow

@adam_berry2 yes, I feel you. Otherwise it feels like working with bots :D

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4yr ago

Artwork Flow

@gene_harris ‎️‍🔥

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4yr ago

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Maker

@palam_s thank you for your support. We really appreciate it 🙏

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4yr ago

We have one remote worker in the Philippines and the rest of the team are based here in New Zealand. I think they sometimes feel left out, so this could be a great way to have us all together.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@ricadw Hi Richard, thanks for reaching out to ask this question. This is a perfect example of what we solving for. We'd really like to provide a platform for remote team members to feel like part of the team. Although there might be a time difference, times that do align would be perfect to better engage with this team member and get to know them better. Please try Remotely out and let us know what your Philippines based teammate thinks of the platform.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@ricadw Then you have the perfect situation for setting up remote work activities and games. It's the best way for you and your team to engage without meeting in person.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@ricadw That's right, you can all just walk up to each other as avatar's and be "present".

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4yr ago

The avatars are amazing! I've had a run around the Hub. It’s a nice change to be able to select non-human characters as well. The emotes are cute and my new favourite thing is to wander up and mash [6] on the keyboard to make my avatar break dance!!! Hahaha

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4yr ago

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Maker

@whatchuptu Thank you so much for your kind words! We have spent a lot of hours designing and developing our avatars. Not just the look, but the feel as well. We may have to create a 'break dance' arena next!

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4yr ago

@gene_harris I can tell, the emotes and different run animations are really entertaining. I'll be sharing this with my remote colleagues in other countries.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@whatchuptu thank you yes, personality and 'life' is something we wanted to bring across in each avatar. We have seen too many avatars with thousand yard stares 😅

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4yr ago

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Maker

@whatchuptu Remotely is designed for creativity. Thanks for your interest!

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4yr ago

@gene_harris haha you're not talking about Meta are you!

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4yr ago

I just discovered that I can interact with objects inside the Hub! If I pick up a coffee I can run x10 faster!! It's almost like real life...haha

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4yr ago

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Maker

@hear_me_roar_kids You can also use the megaphone to speak to everyone in the room at once.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@hear_me_roar_kids Awesome- yes I have to say, that's the one interactable everyone loves.

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4yr ago

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Maker

@hear_me_roar_kids Ah well spotted. Yes, this is to create moments of delight. There are a number of objects that affect the avatar differently. See what else you can find in the Hub!

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4yr ago

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