The folks at Touchcast have been busy at work with BizBash to understand how we feel about events in 2022. They also have an amazingly sophisticated virtual events platform. Hear from them at our Dec 9th Meetup.

Meta Wants You to Feel the Metaverse 
Haptic gloves are not news. Companies like HaptX and CaptoGlove have been at it for years. But now that Meta (formerly Facebook) put some skin in the game, these devices are making headlines again. According to The Verge, Meta is building handwear “that reproduces sensations like grasping an object or running your hand along a surface.” The glove has been in the works for 7 years and is lined with more than 15 inflatable plastic pads plus a camera and sensors to detect finger movement.

Virtual Events Reconsidered
Joe Pine of the Strategic Horizons has thought long and hard about hybrid events, and has created a sort of Maslow’s hierarchy of hybrid needs ranging from live events to simulcast events. He demonstrates how some of the smartest events creators like TED talks experiment with price and experience.

Best Virtual Office: Show Us Yours and We’ll Show You Ours
In our last issue Pat LaMorte from Zoom Education shared his remarkable home office setup with us. This week we’re featuring friend of VEG William Whitehead, who runs a successful consulting business. Next week, it could be you. 

And did we tell you he sits on an exercise ball?

We’re so fascinated with how the pandemic has upped the home office ante that we’re launching My Perfect Home Office. If you think you’ve got a home office worth salivating over, send a photo with callouts to your components to Julie@virtualeventsgroup.org. All entrants will receive a special VEG garden trowel (which is almost as good as that NPR lapel pin.)