CamLife Magazine
BRINGING VR BACK TO THE VIDEO CHAT INDUSTRY
XVR.Chat is the brand new VR Live video chat site by Anil. For the last year, the two founders Martin Schultz (CEO) and Roman Stanislav (CFO) have been busy together with their team to launch the first Beta version. In a field where numerous startups tried but struggled to find any success, XVR.Chat breathes fresh air into the Virtual Reality Video Chat industry with their own solution.
With more than one million dollars of investment, it is a promising project that Martin Schultz and the team are bringing to the industry. Our rigorous testing makes sure that we deliver the most user- friendly solution with premium quality keeping in mind the limitations of technology, says Schultz
Just another gimmick?
The question still remains, is VR just another gimmick that will be discontinued like 3D technology? First Of all, some say 3D has ended, others believe it is just getting started says Martin Schultz (CEO XVR.CHAT) 3d Televisions were brought back again toCES this year and now you don’t need to use glasses to get the 3D experience.It’s the same with Virtual Reality, it’s been around for many years already.But now the technology is goodenough and user-friendly for everyone involved. We’re just getting started and we’re happy to be among the firstmovers of this technology, says Schultz.
There has been some revolution in the cameras that can be used for streaming inVR, says Miro Škrkoň (CTO XVR.CHAT). A while ago you needed to make your own camera set-up by putting together multiple GoPro cameras for VR use. But this is not good for streaming over a long period of time. Now there are a couple of camera manufacturers in the market with good solutions and we have tested most of them without a platform with good results.Since we’re in the very beginning of this, the cost of the cameras is still a pertinent issue. They can vary from$3,000 to $10,000+ for a camera depending on the quality. This is why we are working closely together withTerporn for our launch of XVR.Chat, since their camera
streaming quality is good and it doesn’t overheat while streaming for a long period of time. They also have a good business plan regarding their cameras so it is easy for models and studios to get started with VR. At the start of 2019,Terpon will be giving away 1000 cameras to models and studios, and everyone is welcome to join XVR.Chat to start their VR Streaming saysŠkrkoň.Another benefit is that the quality will become better as each month passes. We are working effectively on the software end and we know that the camera manufacturers are working on making even better cameras. We need to start somewhere and we can’t wait to see where we are in one year from now says Škrkoň
A WHILE AGO YOU NEEDED TO MAKE YOUR OWN CAMERA SET-UP BY PUTTING TOGETHER MULTIPLE GOPRO CAMERAS FOR VR USE.WHAT CAMERA TO USE?
THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE” The thing we have focused most on is the customer experience says Michal Hajdúch (CCOXVR.CHAT). We know that everyone that enters XVR.Chat will not have access to their VR headsets.We also don’t want to lose the member by asking them to download an app for a particular operating system, we want everyone to be able to enjoy XVR.Chat either from a desktop or any mobile phone.Our video player offers the users a Pan-Tilt-Zoom experience, meaning the member can pan and tilt around in the video either by using the cursor or tilt their mobile phones around. This gives a brand new experience in the live video chat industry and members can now pan, tilt and zoom around in the model’s room. When the member is ready, he or she can click the VR glasses symbol and connectwith their VR headset using a webVR-compatible browser or a webGL-compatible mobile phone by scanning a QR code. It is easy for the members and nothing is downloaded. Our player is compatible with all major VR headsets and mobile phones, VR headsets from the Google Cardboard To more quality mobile VR headsets says Hajdúch. For the best experience we recommend using Oculus Go. It is Really good quality for the price. PREMIUM OR FREEMIUM?
All models will begin in a free chat area where they can receive tips and gifts as expected from any video chat website. We ended up making XVR.Chat a premium website so once the members go private, we go to a ‘pay-per-minute’ solution. In the future, it will also be able to give tips and also select certain things from the model’s tip menu in VR mode. This is a feature we are really looking forward to functioning effectively, says Martin.
OPENING UP FOR AFFILIATES AND WHITELABELS
XVR.Chat has a lot of strategic partnerships regarding VR traffic to make sure that the models are not alone in the chat room with no company. But they are always looking for new partners and will be offering a competitive affiliate program and Whitelabels for all partners.
So if you have a VR content site or VR Membership site and want to offer your audience a VR video- chat live stream, don’t hesitate to contact Martin Schultz at schultz@xvr.chat.
For more information about XVR.Chat and to be among the first to take part in this new adventure go to www.xvr.chat and add yourself to the email list.