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📝viroo-studio-release-3.1
- Added a new high-level API accessible via VirooApi.Instance to simplify and speed up development.
- Improved hand tracking with support for natural grab gestures in addition to pinch.
- Enhanced VR locomotion with adjustable player speed, flying mode in Single Player, gesture-based movement and teleport with hand-tracking, and configurable movement direction (head or controller).
- Disabled VR mirror mode by default to reduce PC resource usage, with configurable rendering and resolution options in the Viroo menu.
- Added Stop and Cancel methods to multimedia actions for improved playback control.
- Added audio input and output device management for Voice communication in the Viroo menu.
- Introduced a Participants section to view connected users and mute participants.
- Extended the Scene Configuration component to enable or disable core features such as teleport, movement, and gravity.
- Added CSV import/export for application texts to simplify scene localization via Scene Configuration.
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⚙️ platform-patch-3.0.645
- Room Player minor DB access fixes.
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⚙️ platform-patch-3.0.639
- Single Player & Room Player have new session management capabilities.
- Viroo.cloud portal includes categorizable RSS notifications for news and alerts.
- Identity service has been updated, and new configuration parameters have been applied.
- Portal users: first name and last name are now editable
- CSV user import includes clear instructions for correct file encoding.
- Login window (header style, subtitle, and logos) customization for Corporate Tenants.
- Logging service has been upgraded.
⚙️ viroo-studio-patch-3.0.647
- Allow user to hide teleport buttons in VIROO menu.
- Standalone apps not closing when the session is closed from a player.
- Chaperone was visible in cave player.
- Floor camera projection error in cave players when camera was near the scene’s zero position.
- Subscribed events by code weren’t networked.
- Resolved an issue where Interactables weren’t attached to XRSocketInteractors in all session users.
- Removed unnecessary hand-tracking profile.
- Fixed interaction with the Viroo menu in VR Cave mode.
🔧 planned-maintenance-25.026
- Description: Viroo.cloud portal services and Viroo Players will be upgraded, during this period platform usage may be temporarily interrupted.
- Start Time: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 05:00 UTC
- Planned End: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 09:00 UTC
⚙️ emergency-clinical-case-3.0.80
- New pediatric case added: a 3-year-old patient with respiratory failure.
- Guided Mode now available for all cases, helping you master every step of the process.
⚙️ viroo-studio-patch-3.0.625
- Improved error message in standalone Android login when you don’t have a network connection.
- Fixed issue where XR controllers weren’t registered in standalone Android builds.
- Fixed player collision notification initialization error.