VenueGen

The virtual meeting software was developed by The Venue Network in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and became commercially available in early 2010.

[6] The avatars in VenueGen were created using a licensed technology developed at the University of Southern California that converted a photo into a 3D model.

Prior to entering a meeting, users could upload images of their own faces to create their photo-realistic avatars and choose from a built-in selection of hairstyles, clothing and accessories to resemble themselves.

Users also had the option to control the mood, body posture, and nonverbal language of their avatars to communicate as they would in a real meeting.

Each viewer could display several forms of content simultaneously, including documents, or streamed feeds such as a webcam or Desktop sharing session.