For Virbela’s 10th anniversary, we rounded up a few images of our original virtual campus.
The first Virbela campus was actually created in an innovation lab at the University of California San Diego, a couple years before the Virbela organization of today formed. Virbela Co-Founder & President Alex Howland was there earning his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology.
His doctoral thesis? That people perform better when they feel connected to others within a shared space.
Now, Virbela is the most advanced enterprise Metaverse available for use today. Last week, at Hands In, we launched a fully redesigned campus to carry companies into the future of remote work.
But, before that, there was this:
2012 vs 2022 Virtual Buildings
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2012 vs 2022 Theater Auditorium
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2012 vs 2022 Meeting Rooms
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For more on the evolution of virtual worlds and the Metaverse, check out our session links for Hands In, Virbela’s first-ever user conference.