Workverse
Let’s use the Metaverse to bridge the social gap and co-exist in a remote community with our colleagues while empathizing through bonding activities.
Where collaboration thrives and ideas sparks.
Project Timeline
October 2023 - December 2023
(8 weeks)
Skills
Metaverse
3D Rendering
Space Design
Inclusive Design
Character Rendering
Video Editing
Tools
Unreal Engine Blender
Figma
Adobe Mixamo
Adobe Premiere Pro
Collaborators
Purva Gangur
Riya Gajeshwar
Sanjhal Jain
Our project aims to pioneer the development of a Metaverse tailored for remote office workers, envisioning a virtual realm where collaboration, connectivity, and community thrive. Embracing the multifaceted concept of the Metaverse as the future of virtual and augmented reality, our platform integrates seamlessly into a 3D internet universe, promoting empathy, coexistence, and tolerance in global communities. Through immersive experiences and interactive features, our Metaverse empowers remote workers to enhance teamwork, foster relationships, and contribute to a broader societal goal of promoting understanding and inclusivity in the digital age.
Project Overview
How might we create meaningful opportunities for office workers engaged in remote work to build a strong sense of community and connection similar to that experienced in traditional in-person work environments?
Problem
Workverse is committed to fostering empathy, coexistence, and tolerance on a global scale. As the work landscape transforms with the increasing prevalence of remote arrangements, traditional office workers find themselves missing out on the diverse exchanges of perspectives and personalities. The overarching goal is not only to facilitate mutual learning but also to reclaim the sense of community in the second and third places that have inadvertently diminished due to the remote working culture.
In addition to its core mechanics, this digital realm is intricately designed with spatial considerations. It features public areas for collective engagement, semi-private zones to accommodate nuanced interactions, and private spaces for focused collaboration. These spatial distinctions cater to the varied levels of workplace dynamics, ensuring a holistic and adaptable environment for meaningful connections and professional growth.
Moreover, this space is intentionally created for individuals to collaborate and connect, transcending company boundaries. It serves as a closed space teeming with opportunities for growth and the development of empathy, providing a platform for people to meet and collaborate regardless of their company's physical location.
Introducing Workverse
Core Mechanics
Visual invitation to encourage meeting people you don’t know.
Lighter rings indicate someone you don’t know and darker shades indicate colleagues you have previously interacted with.
Previous interactions from Slack will also show up as darker rings.
Interaction Rings
Teleport to an Interest Space
As a group in the bubble, users have the option to go to a space to do an activity if it is related to their conversation.
Teleportation allows for a simplistic and unified lobby design while having unlimited options of interest spaces.
Conversation Bubbles
Bubble forms around 2+ people conversing.
Indicates the topic of conversation so others walking by can see and join the bubble.
Mimics is the natural way people engage in conversations.
Metaverse Framework
SOCIAL + GAME METAVERSE
Highly scalable and immersive qualities make Workverse, which bridges the social gap in remote work by creating an immersive, gamified metaverse where colleagues can collaborate, bond, and thrive together, a social + game metaverse.