2015 JanusVR Expo Shifts Virtual Reality Into High Gear

Imagine a world where people will be able to attend conferences and workshops, interact with the top players in their industry, all without booking expensive long distance flights or even being physically present.

On May 17th at 2pm PST (Pacific Standard Time), virtual reality startup GatherVR.com will take us one step closer to that world when they hold the JanusVR Virtual Expo 2015.
Using the social VR web browser JanusVR, they will host the first truly global and decentralised virtual reality expo where anyone with access to the Internet can participate, and all at no cost.

No specific computer system or even a head mounted virtual reality display is compulsory, asJanusVR also has a 'desktop mode', and runs on Windows, OSX and Linux.

Organizers of the event say The Virtual Expo will offer networking prospects for attendees, unique opportunities to make solid business connections, and share insights and experiences with some of the leading developers in virtual reality.

With 17 exhibitors and guest speakers James McCrae, AJ Campbell and Chris Madsen, the 2015 Virtual Expo will provide the perfect environment to connect businesses with like-minded people from all over the world, visit innovative virtual reality sites and talk directly to the creators.

Entry to the expo is free and will be via the main lobby when you start JanusVR (17th May only).The event runs until 4pm PST.

About JanusVR

JanusVR is inspired by the 'metaverse' as detailed by Neal Stephenson in his novel, 'Snow Crash' It allows a spatial walk through the internet where web pages are rooms, and rooms are connected via doorways seamlessly allowing movement from one room to another. Pages with speciallycrafted HTML show enhanced 3D content with nteractive editing of these environments. Site translators take the content and structure of existing sites, generate environments from this data and arrange the content in a meaningful way.

The experience is collaborative - multiple people can navigate virtual spaces together, communicating via voice or text, sharing doorways to discover new areas as a group. JavaScript support allows dynamic experiences in rooms. Leap Motion support is included - gesture to others, and use your hands to navigate and interact with the environment. Webkit integration allows JanusVR to do everything regular 2D browsers can. JanusVR runs on Windows, OSX and Linux, and can be downloaded from www.janusvr.com

About GatherVR.com

GatherVR.com is a virtual reality start-up based in the metaverse, it is made up of 2 well known JanusVR developers, Aussie and FirefoxG. They hope that virtual conferencing will allow people around the world new opportunities to connect, interact, share and learn. For more information about GatherVR visit www.gathervr.com