Better Virtual Events Begin Behind the Scenes
Practical guidance for the people who host, teach, welcome and coordinate events in social VR and desktop virtual worlds. Explore responsible ways to use AI for translation, captions, greeters, scheduling and recordings while keeping visitors informed and human hosts in control.
Run Sheet: A 90-Minute Language Exchange With Live Captions on a Second Screen
A successful 90-minute virtual language exchange needs a clear rotation plan, a visible human host and captions that participants can access without covering the main event.
A Greeter Bot Disclosure Policy for Your Virtual World Description
A virtual world greeter policy should tell visitors when they are speaking to software, what the software can do, what information it handles and how to reach a human.
Recording Virtual Events Without Recording Strangers: A Consent Checklist
Recording a virtual event without capturing strangers requires planning the recording area, explaining what will be captured and giving attendees a meaningful way to participate without.
Setting a Latency Budget for Live Translation in a Lecture of Forty Attendees
Live translation for a lecture with forty attendees needs a defined delay budget, clear caption priorities and a human fallback when speech becomes difficult to follow.
Making One-Minute Vertical Highlight Clips From Virtual Events
A useful one-minute vertical event clip needs a clear moment, readable captions, a deliberate crop and permission to use every identifiable contribution.
Disclosing AI Hosts: What Virtual World Visitors Deserve to Know
Visitors should know when a greeter, host or event representative is software before they rely on its words or share information with it.
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