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SuperViz SDK v4.8.0 Released

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SuperViz 4.8.0

SuperViz is pleased to announce the release of SDK 4.8.0, another milestone in our continual endeavor to offer innovative and practical solutions for immersive meetings. This latest version of our SDK has been updated with new features and improvements designed to provide developers with more control and flexibility.

In this release, we’ve focused on augmenting and fine-tuning aspects ranging from camera orientation options to interface design. These additions have been implemented to facilitate not only a more productive and streamlined development process but also to give developers the tools to create immersive, interactive experiences that are more engaging and user-friendly.

 

Updates Include:

 
  • Camera Orientation Options
    Developers can now place cameras in either vertical or horizontal mode, broadening the scope of view configurations available.

  • Streamlined Meeting Entry
    To enhance operational efficiency, we’ve added a parameter that allows for bypassing the meeting setup process, enabling direct entry into a meeting.

  • Disable Cameras Interface Control
    We’ve introduced a parameter to disable the camera overlay in a meeting, giving you more control over the user interface.

  • Disable Devices in a Meeting
    New parameters have been incorporated to disable devices during a meeting, providing better control over the meeting environment.

  • Improved Access to Real-time Data
    We’ve added an option for users to retrieve the last synced data from the real-time engine, ensuring up-to-date information availability.

  • Watermark for Starter Plans
    We’ve added a watermark to the cameras of our starter users. This feature underscores our intention for the starter plan to be used primarily during development rather than in production scenarios.

  • Design Improvement
    To enhance the aesthetic appeal, we’ve added rounded corners to avatar names across all plugins.

  • Matterport Plugin Update
    We’ve resolved an issue related to width size name calculation in the Matterport plugin, enhancing the overall user experience.

We invite you to explore these features and improvements in SuperViz SDK 4.8.0. For a more detailed overview, please visit our release notes: https://docs.superviz.com/Release-notes/4-0

🎤 We welcome any feedback on these updates. If you have questions or need assistance, our support team is always ready to help.

You can also visit www.superviz.com to access the latest documentation and code.

Thanks for building with SuperViz!

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SuperViz SDK vs Zoom SDK

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Harnessing the Power of Immersive Collaboration

Technology has taken a giant leap forward in the era of remote work and digital collaboration. Two powerful solutions leading the market are the SuperViz SDK and the Zoom SDK.

Software Development Kits (SDKs) are integral to modern software development. They enable developers to add functionality to their applications without having to build everything from scratch, saving significant time and resources. Both SuperViz SDK and Zoom SDK provide developers with the tools to integrate video conferencing capabilities into their applications.

Although the SuperViz SDK and the Zoom SDK have many features in common, some key differences exist.

SuperViz SDK: Immersive Collaboration

If your team is dealing with 3D data or digital twins, SuperViz SDK is a game-changer. Unlike traditional video conferencing tools, SuperViz SDK is designed for immersive meetings in digital twin or 3D web applications. Here is where SuperViz shines, as it focuses not just on communication but also on a sense of presence.

With SuperViz, you can explore 3D environments together with your team in real-time. This is possible due to the integration of avatars, creating a unique sense of presence within the virtual space. It’s almost like being physically present in the same room, examining a 3D model from different perspectives, or walking through a digital twin of a real-world location. SuperViz’s immersive 3D collaboration capabilities make it a better choice for teams dealing with Digital Twins or 3D projects.

The SuperViz SDK synchronization server also syncs any properties within the project between the participants. This synchronization enhances collaboration across any content, even regular 2D applications. Participants can collaborate with shared mouse pointers and edit, manipulate, guide, or present a project or web application together.

Zoom SDK: Video Communication

On the other hand, Zoom SDK is a great tool for pure video communication. As SuperViz does, it also provides excellent video and audio quality, along with a host of features like screen sharing, recording, and more. Zoom’s straightforward user interface and robust API make it a popular choice for integrating simple video communication into applications.

However, while Zoom offers an impressive suite of features, it lacks the immersive capabilities offered by SuperViz. If your project primarily involves 2D data or traditional remote meetings, Zoom might be a suitable choice. But for teams needing a sense of presence and the ability to explore 3D environments collaboratively, SuperViz clearly takes the lead.

Conclusion

Choosing between SuperViz SDK and Zoom SDK comes down to your specific needs. If your product requires a collaborative experience or a sense of presence in Digital Twin or 3D environments, SuperViz SDK is the way to go. However, for more traditional video conferencing needs, Zoom SDK can be a reliable option too.

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SuperViz SDK v4.6.4 and Autodesk Plugin Released

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SuperViz is dedicated to enhancing the user experience and workflow of our customers by continuously improving our platform. In this spirit, we are excited to announce two significant updates: the release of SDK v4.6.4, featuring an improved Realtime Data Engine, and the Autodesk Plugin, now out of beta.

 

SDK v4.6.4: Upgraded Realtime Data Engine

The latest release of our SDK, version 4.6.4, comes with important improvements to the Realtime Data Engine. In the past, the engine delivered events based on their content and uniqueness, which led to throttle and lost data issues. With the update, we have addressed these problems by implementing a new event delivery system.

Now, events are queued and delivered in a list after a one-second delay. This change ensures that all events are delivered to all subscribed participants, offering a seamless experience and improving workflow efficiency. The updated Realtime Data Engine is a major enhancement, allowing our users to focus on their projects and collaboration without worrying about missing important data.

To learn more about this new feature and other updates, please refer to our documentation at the following link: https://docs.superviz.com/Release-notes/4-0.

 

Autodesk Plugin: Enhancing Collaboration and Productivity

The Autodesk Plugin is now available for general use, after a successful beta testing phase. This powerful addition to our platform offers shared mouse pointers, avatars, and synchronized application states for Autodesk Platform Services. The plugin is designed to enhance communication and collaboration in real-time, promoting efficient teamwork and leading to improved project outcomes.

With the Autodesk Plugin, team members can work together on projects more effectively, sharing their ideas and input with ease. The synchronized application states ensure that everyone is on the same page, minimizing misunderstandings and speeding up the decision-making process. The shared mouse pointers and avatars offer a more interactive and engaging experience, making remote collaboration feel more natural and intuitive.

For more information about using the Autodesk Plugin and its benefits, please refer to our documentation at: https://docs.superviz.com/plugins/autodesk.

 

At SuperViz, we are committed to providing our users with the best tools and features to ensure a seamless and enjoyable experience with our platform. The release of SDK v4.6.4 and the Autodesk Plugin out of beta are examples of our dedication to continuous improvement and innovation. These updates are designed to enhance your user experience and workflow, allowing you to focus on what matters most: your projects and collaboration with your team. Please let us know of any other updates you would like to see.

 

As always, if you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact our support team at support@superviz.com. We are here to assist you in any way we can and are eager to hear your thoughts on these updates.

Thank you for choosing SuperViz, and we look forward to continuing to provide you with the best possible platform for your collaboration needs.

 

Happy building with SuperViz!

The SuperViz Team

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A Pioneering Collaboration: MPskin and SuperViz Transform Immersive Tours

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In a recent interview with SuperViz, Mia Zlatinov from MPSkin discussed their successful integration of the SuperViz SDK, which brought immersive collaboration with video conferencing and avatars to their platform. She also talks about MPsin’s unique software that enables users to add immersive features to their virtual tours.

MPSkin is a software that enables professional Matterport users to add a variety of immersive features to their existing virtual tours. Founded in Northern Italy, the company was established to cater to the needs of a diverse clientele that demanded a solution for offering virtual tours in multiple languages. Over time, MPSkin has evolved to include virtual staging, avatar meetings, multi-language support, and many other features as its unique selling points.

One of the key motivations for MPSkin to integrate SuperViz into their platform was the high demand for museum and cultural experience tours in their region. The integration allowed their clients to offer virtual tours of museums, wineries, historical sites, and more without relying on on-site guides. Implementing SuperViz also enabled MPSkin’s clients to market their services to various industries, including real estate, education, and commercial spaces.

 

“It just makes it that much easier to give a personalized customized tour.”

 

 

Since integrating SuperViz into MPSkin’s software three months ago, the company has received overwhelmingly positive client feedback. The ease of implementation and the ongoing updates provided by SuperViz have proved a significant advantage for MPSkin, particularly as a company with limited resources.

 

“It was incredibly fast and simple. It only took about 2 days to implement the feature into our software.”

 

In addition to providing a more engaging virtual tour experience, the collaboration with SuperViz has given MPSkin a competitive edge in the market. The quick and easy implementation process, which took only two days, allowed MPSkin to focus on developing additional features and improving its overall product offering.

One exciting SuperViz feature that MPSkin has implemented is the Follow Mode. This mode allows a guide, such as a teacher or a real estate agent, to have their virtual tour participants follow them in an orderly fashion. This feature is especially useful in educational settings or when a guided tour is necessary.

As MPSkin continues to innovate and develop new features, the collaboration with SuperViz has played a significant role in enhancing its platform and providing a more immersive and interactive experience for its clients. The future of virtual tours is promising, and MPSkin is at the forefront, revolutionizing the way people experience and explore spaces remotely.

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The Future of Collaboration in Digital Twins: Enhanced Features for Increased Retention and Revenue

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The digital landscape is evolving rapidly, and the demand for seamless collaboration within digital twins is becoming increasingly important. As more companies integrate collaboration features into their products, users expect these advanced capabilities as standard offerings. In this article, we explore how several companies have successfully integrated collaboration features and how the SuperViz SDK empowers others to do the same, enhancing the user experience and boosting their value proposition.

Companies Embracing Collaboration Features into their Products

The following companies are leading the way in incorporating video collaboration into their products:

  1. SuperViz SDK (https://superviz.com/) SuperViz enables real-time collaboration for people and companies, improving communication and productivity. With a real-time sync engine, video conferencing, and avatars, users experience meetings inside digital twins with a sense of presence.
  2. MPSkin (https://www.mpskin.com/) MPSkin provides a platform for creating and sharing 360° virtual tours with interactive and collaborative experiences. The integration of advanced collaboration features allows users to work together on virtual tours, fostering better communication and teamwork.
  3. Miro (https://miro.com/online-meetings/) Miro is an online collaborative whiteboarding platform that enables teams to work together in real-time, share ideas, and visualize concepts. Miro offers interactive boards, various templates, and powerful integrations with other tools, making it an ideal platform for remote collaboration.
  4. Studio3DX (https://www.studio3dx.com/) Studio3DX is a cloud-based platform designed for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals. It offers a centralized workspace for project management, 3D visualization, and real-time collaboration. The integration of advanced collaboration features allows professionals to collaborate on projects from concept to completion, regardless of their physical location.

Integrating Collaboration Features with the SuperViz SDK

The SuperViz SDK (www.superviz.com/sdk) enables companies to easily integrate immersive collaboration features, such as video conferencing and avatars, into their products. Compatible with web applications like Matterport, Three.js, Autodesk, Unreal Engine, and Unity, the SDK enhances user experience, increases retention and revenue, and deters potential customers from choosing competitors with similar features. With a wide range of applications, from real estate to event planning, incorporating the SuperViz SDK into your platform can significantly boost its value proposition.

Value Proposition

Companies that integrate collaboration features into their platforms can expect increased user retention and revenue. Features like virtual tours and immersive meetings create a more engaging and interactive user experience, giving businesses a competitive edge and discouraging potential customers from choosing competitors with similar offerings.

Free for the First 1000 Meeting Minutes per Month

The SuperViz SDK is free for the first 1000 meeting minutes per month, allowing businesses to integrate and test the features in their platforms without incurring upfront costs. This approach enables companies to start paying only when their customers are actively using the features, ensuring a cost-effective implementation and better ROI.

Conclusion

The importance of integrating collaboration features within digital twins continues to grow, and platforms that adapt will thrive in the digital landscape. Companies like SuperViz, MPSkin, Miro, and Studio3DX are leading the way, providing invaluable tools and services for businesses to incorporate into their platforms. As more companies embrace

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SuperViz SDK: Building Your Own Feature-Rich Meeting Solution Without a Plugin

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If you are using a library or software such as Unreal Engine, Unity, Babylon.js etc. that doesn’t have an existing SuperViz plugin, you can still create a feature-rich SuperViz-enabled solution with the SuperViz SDK. The SDK is compatible with any web application, regardless of the underlying technology.

When you integrate the SDK, our solution handles all the standard meeting features by default. However, if you’re using the SuperViz SDK without a plugin, you’ll need to develop the following features as part of your custom implementation:

  • Avatars
  • Pointers
  • Lasers
  • Goto/Follow/Gather

To create a custom solution, you must meet certain requirements:

Positions and Avatars

Participant positions are crucial to the SuperViz experience. Ensure you distribute this data via our Realtime Data Engine so that all meeting attendees can see each other’s locations within the 3D environment. This data is also required for implementing Go-to, Follow, and Gather functionalities in your solution.

You must be able to retrieve and manipulate a user’s precise position (X, Y, Z) in the 3D world and send it to the Realtime Data Engine.

For custom solutions, you need to add the avatar yourself, as the SuperViz SDK cannot inject objects into your 3D environment without a plugin.

Here’s an example of sending and receiving user positions using the Realtime Data Engine:

				
					// subscribe
sdk.subscribe(userId, onUserXUpdated);

// receive
onUserXUpdated({ x, y, z }) {
  // update user X avatar with position x,y,z
}

// send
sdk.setSyncProperty(userId, { x: 0, y: 2, z: 0 });

Mouse-pointers/Lasers

To display mouse pointers or lasers during a meeting, follow the same process as described above. The only difference is that you’ll need access to each participant’s mouse position.

 

Conclusion

Creating a custom solution with the SuperViz SDK is straightforward and offers numerous possibilities. Position functionality is just a small aspect of what you can add to your experience. Synchronizing states, object views, and other features can truly set your solution apart from your competitors. With the SuperViz SDK, you can develop a fully customized, immersive, and interactive experience for your users.

Happy coding!

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The Power of Immersive Collaboration in Web Applications: Boosting Efficiency and Engagement with SDKs

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SuperViz immersive meeting inside a 3D model for AEC

As technology advances, businesses are always looking for ways to improve efficiency and user engagement. One area where technology has made a significant impact is in the realm of immersive collaboration in digital twins. This blog post will explore the importance of incorporating immersive collaboration features into your web applications, especially when working with 3D models, digital twins, or reality capture. We’ll also discuss the benefits of using an SDK for seamless integration and highlight its essential features, as well as explain why using an SDK is a better choice than building these capabilities from scratch.

The Value of Immersive Collaboration in Digital Twins

Integrating immersive collaboration capabilities into your web applications can enhance user experiences, improve collaboration efficiency, and drive business growth. Here are some of the key ways immersive collaboration in digital twins adds value to your web application:

Enhanced Visualization

Immersive collaboration tools enable users to interact with complex 3D models and digital twins more intuitively and engagingly. This improved understanding of the data leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. 

Streamlined Workflows

By allowing users to collaborate in real-time within a shared virtual environment, immersive collaboration can help streamline workflows and improve overall productivity. This is particularly valuable for teams working on complex projects, such as those involving 3D models or reality capture.

Remote Collaboration

Immersive collaboration empowers teams to work together effectively, regardless of their physical location. This not only reduces the need for travel and in-person meetings but also promotes a more inclusive work environment.

 

Why Using an SDK is Better Than Building from Scratch

When it comes to adding immersive collaboration features to your web applications, you might be tempted to build these capabilities from scratch. However, using an SDK (Software Development Kit) offers several advantages over custom development:

Time and Cost Savings

Developing immersive collaboration features in-house can be time-consuming and expensive. By using an SDK, you can leverage pre-built components and resources, significantly reducing development time and costs.

Simplified Integration

SDKs are designed to make integration with your existing systems and applications as seamless as possible. This means you can quickly add immersive collaboration capabilities to your web applications without having to worry about compatibility issues.

Ongoing Support and Updates

When you use an SDK, you benefit from ongoing support, updates, and improvements from the SDK provider. This ensures that your web applications remain up-to-date and optimized for the latest technologies and industry standards.

 

Conclusion

Incorporating immersive collaboration features into your web applications can provide significant value to your business, boosting efficiency and engagement for users working with 3D models, digital twins, or reality capture. Utilizing an SDK for integration offers numerous advantages over building these capabilities from scratch, including time and cost savings, simplified integration, and ongoing support and updates.

When considering adding this type of functionality to your web app, the SuperViz SDK is a great option, offering essential features and seamless integration to enhance your users’ experience.

 

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Announcing the public launch of the SuperViz SDK for immersive meetings

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SuperViz SDK for immersive meetings

Meet the SuperViz SDK!

Anyone with a 3D or digital twin web application can now easily add face-to-face synchronous collaboration, guided tours, and interactive presentations to their platform.

The SuperViz SDK transforms single-user experiences into multi-user, including full video conferencing functionality, support for avatars, shared mouse positions and a powerful sync engine.

It saves development time and resources, with only a few lines of code needed to integrate.

“We’ve created a quick, simple way for our customers to transform their platforms into an all-in-one collaboration solution,” says Russ Rive, SuperViz CEO and Co-Founder. “We help bring people together with a sense of presence whether they work with 3D models, reality capture, digital twins, 360º imagery or any other spatial content.”

After building the leading immersive meeting web application over the last two years, the release of the SDK opens access so that anyone can add the same high-quality immersive collaboration experience to their product.

 

The SuperViz SDK and digital twin technology

 

SuperViz technology streamlines workflows and supports sustainability mandates in industries that use 3D models and digital twins.

With the growth of digital twin applications impacting all aspects of project management, the future of remote work lies in adapting new collaboration tools. One challenge of digital twins, though, is that they’re an immersive experience that a person participates in alone.

The SuperViz SDK solves that by delivering missing the team collaboration layer to transform that into a multiplayer experience. You gain the feeling of being present inside the digital twin together, discussing and moving around it.

 

SuperViz SDK features include:

 

  • Full-function video conferencing with the ability to define multiple participant types
  • Flexible avatar support for custom models
  • Capacity for 16 Host and Guest participants with access to all features including webcams and avatars
  • Up to 230 Audience participants with Broadcast-style chat privileges and the ability to follow live meetings
  • Real-time synchronization of 3D model views, States, Selections, Objects and more
  • Plugins that simplify integration into popular 3D libraries including Three.js, Matterport, Autodesk, with more coming soon, plus the ability to create your own custom plugins

“Over the years, the biggest request we got from our own web app customers was for us to make the concept work as an embedded feature inside other platforms,” Rive shared. “It turns out the idea of immersive collaboration in 3D space is a very distributed problem, and so we developed our SDK as a way to solve that need.”

The SuperViz SDK makes it easy to start building and includes 1,000 monthly participant minutes for free. Anyone with a web application can use it to bring people together in their platform.

Learn more and sign up for a free account at SDK/API – SuperViz.




 

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Real-Time Synchronization: the SuperViz SDK

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SuperViz SDK discussion of real-time synchronization

Now there’s an easy way to build real-time synchronization for collaboration, presentations, guided tours and more, directly inside 3D web applications.

The SuperViz SDK enables multi-person telepresence as well as the ability to sync custom properties in meeting rooms – including 3D models, 2D content, States, Selections, Objects and anything else needed.

SuperViz CEO and Co-founder, Russ Rive, and VP of Engineering Tommy Lindestrøm, sat down for a series of conversations about the value of creating immersive experiences with a sense of presence. Here they discuss the benefits of building a collaboration layer with real-time synchronization.

Real-Time Synchronization vs. Screen Sharing

Build in immersive collaboration with real-time sync and you gain multiple benefits — for example, eliminating the need to screen share.

“With options like SuperViz, the whole visualization engine is loaded natively inside of everyone’s location. So each person is loading and rendering their own version of the browser of the 3D space, leading to perfect quality. It’s a huge jump in the quality of the experience and the quality of the visual,” says Rive.

Utilizing real-time synchronization means customers can access more efficient collaboration workflows while staying on your platform, eliminating slow-downs and poor performance… 

  • Screen share from a video conference sends only one point of view. There’s no sense of the other person being with you. 

  • Inferior image quality is frequent with screen sharing. Resolution is low and you get pixelation, especially if anyone has a choppy internet connection.

  • The need to screen share is an extra step that leads to customers juggling multiple tools. Syncing in real time provides a streamlined solution in a single platform.

“What’s really exciting about this is that it’s more than just adding collaboration. It sounds sci-fi, but you’re building a virtual teleportation machine. Your web app becomes a space, a location, a place where people go and hang out, where they discuss projects as if they were there together,” Rive says. 

Add feature-rich immersive meetings, integrated collaboration, and guided tours with the SuperViz SDK. It’s the simplest way to add real-time interaction inside digital spaces with a sense of presence.

Getting started is easy. The SuperViz pricing structure provides maximum freedom and flexibility during product build-out and testing. There is no charge for the Starter plan which is designed for use during the development phase.

 

Learn more and request access at SuperViz SDK and API. 

SuperViz Cofounder Russ Rive and VP of Engineering Tommy Lindestrom inside a SuperViz immersive meeting

Why we built the SuperViz SDK and API

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SuperViz Cofounder Russ Rive and VP of Engineering Tommy Lindestrom inside a SuperViz immersive meeting

The SuperViz SDK is designed to be the easiest way to add immersive collaboration with video conferencing and avatars to any 3D web application with just a few lines of code.

It enables people to meet directly inside remote locations and 3D content. All via browser.

We sat down with SuperViz CEO and Cofounder, Russ Rive, and VP of Engineering  Tommy Lindestrøm, for a series of conversations about the value of creating immersive experiences with a sense of presence and the benefits of building collaboration into web applications.

Here they share the backstory on the SuperViz SDK development: 

The SDK is fully customizable – companies can focus on building just the features they need, including:

  • Automatic multiplayer-enabled integration with avatars, pointers and controls
  • A full-function video conference layer for 16 people
  • Synchronized app properties in real time between meeting participants
  • Flexible avatar support for glb and GLTF models
  • Broadcast mode for up to 230 participants
  • Developer dashboard with detailed usage statistics and management

“When we first started the company a few years ago, there was an idea of creating something like an experience of teleportation with photo scans of a real-life location, or a designed virtual location, with the added ability to meet together remotely inside that digital space as if they were together,” says Rive.

The concept was to keep the advantages of meeting remotely, plus provide a sense of presence and enable each person to move around with an independent point of view. All with the ability to look and point and discuss as if they were really together in the space. 

The team realized early on that it needed to be something easy to access, easier than virtual reality at the time, so the tool was created to run in browsers and be accessible to everyone. The first approach was to create a space where people uploaded 360 photos and digital scans and had the capacity to activate embedded video conferencing meetings inside them, complete with avatars and freedom to move around the virtual space.

“The biggest request we got by far, though, was for us to make this work as an embedded feature inside customers’ platforms,” Rive shared. “It turns out the idea of immersive collaboration in 3D space is a very distributed problem.”

“And everyone’s process is a little bit different. Everyone’s got their tool, everyone’s got their scans… some people are already using a tool that has their workflow process built into it. And that’s when we started building integrations to support that.”

SuperViz’s approach with this was to start building for the most requested integrations… Matterport, BIM models, Sketchfab, 360 content. But that quickly became an endless list and a huge project for the team to maintain.

“So we started looking at how to enable other platforms and web applications that have 3D space data represented, to have these features inside of it, to make it really easy for other people to add this inside of their own product,” Rive says. 

That’s when the idea to create a SuperViz API and SDK came about, along with a much bigger mission – the concept that anyone out there that has a 3D application with a web viewer can turn it from single player into a collaborative, multiplayer experience with a sense of presence.

“Our next part of the goal then became, how can we make that so easy that someone within a week, one reasonably good developer could get the code, get it up, and have a proof of concept running in the application quickly.”

The integration can be up and running with just a few lines of code. It provides the simplest way to increase engagement by adding the capacity for real time face-to-face interaction inside digital spaces. 

Learn more at sdk.superviz.com/sdk

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