Techniques for conducting a virtual event are described. One example method includes displaying, on a display screen of a computing device, a plurality of icons, each icon representing a different virtual event participant, wherein the plurality of icons includes a first icon representing a virtual event participant associated with the computing device; receiving, from an input device of the computing device, input representing a direction of movement for the first icon; and in response to receiving the input, moving the first icon on the display screen in the direction represented by the input.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide for generation of a collaborative contextual summary interface in association with an audio-video conferencing interface service. An example embodiment is configured to monitor an active audio-video conference presentation that is configured for display to participating client devices by the audio-video conferencing interface service, identify a first capture content request associated with the active audio-video conference presentation, generate a first captured content data object based at least in part on the first capture content request, correlate a first captured content interface indicator to the first captured content data object, and generate a collaborative contextual summary interface based at least in part on the first captured content data object, wherein the collaborative contextual summary interface comprises the first captured content interface indicator.

Methods and systems are disclosed for sharing a content item from a secondary computing device to a primary computing device based on a tilt position of the secondary computing device. A sensor on the secondary computing device determines that the secondary computing device has a first tilt position that is associated with a non-sharing mode. The sensor senses that the secondary computing device is tilting from the first tilt position towards a second tilt position that is associated with a full sharing mode. In response, the content item is shared with the primary computing device. An amount of the content item that is shared continues to be increased as long as the sensor continues to sense that the secondary computing device is tilting. Once the secondary computing device has reached the second tilt position, the entire content item is shared with the primary computing device.

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for topic monitoring in web conferencing is provided. The present invention may include determining a topic profile for each of the plurality of virtual rooms. The present invention may include displaying, in a web conference user interface, the determined topic profile for each of the plurality of virtual rooms to a user. The present invention may include identifying one or more topics of interest of the user. The present invention may include recommending one or more virtual rooms to the user based on a commonality score between the one or more topics of interest of the user and the topic profile for each of the plurality of rooms.

A collaboration system is provided and includes memory storing collaboration data including a spatial event map locating events in a virtual workspace and a local display including a screen space. The collaboration system further includes logic to identify a local client viewport in the virtual workspace, logic to render, in the screen space on the local display, graphical objects identified by events in the spatial event map that have locations within the local client viewport, logic to change a location and a dimension of the local client viewport in the virtual workspace in response to input signals, logic to render, in the screen space on the local display, graphical objects identified by events in the spatial event map that have locations within the changed local client viewport, and logic to generate a viewport change event in response to the change of the local client viewport in response to input signals.

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for computer-aided method for developing, customizing, and faciliating the process of dispute, debates and discussions between individuals and groups. The mobile application, computer software, addons to instant messaging and online conference platforms create mental confrontation routines (e.g., dispute, debate or discussion), where opposing sides can formulate their position and support it with arguments or counter-arguments. All arguments and counter-arguments take the form of time-limited video clips, thus creating a personal component, showing the emotional state of parties, body language, facial expression—all that creates a feeling of realistic argument, yet in a structured step-by-step format. The weight of each side’s arguments is assessed by judges (one or more) who choose the winner and administer justice.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media relate to a method for providing video communications with dynamic virtual backgrounds within a communication platform. The system provides a user interface for the configuration of a virtual background configuration template. The user interface receives the placement of at least one virtual background boundary areas that may be associated with at least one particular virtual backgrounds to be used for video communications. The selection of the configuration template to be used and/or the specific virtual backgrounds to be used for a video meeting may be determined based on rules as applied to contextual information of a planned meeting defined in a calendaring system.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media relate to a method for providing video communications with dynamic virtual backgrounds within a communication platform. The system establishes a connection with the calendar account of a user. The calendar account maintains historic and planned meeting details for the user. The system may evaluate the calendar account of the user and automatically generate use rules for virtual backgrounds to be used for planned meetings. Based on contextual information of a planned meeting, the system may apply one of the generated rules and select a virtual background to be used for video communications during the meeting.

Systems and methods for facilitating virtual collaboration between users within virtual environments are disclosed. A plurality of users access a collaborative virtual environment system using interface devices with varying capabilities to establish a virtual collaboration session in which users communicate via a bidirectional real-time communication channel and interact within a virtual environment. Annotations or other user interactions within the virtual environment are automatically propagated to each user in the virtual collaboration session in order to facilitate collaboration. Data from such virtual collaboration sessions may be captured for later use.

Agenda intelligence software determines completions of agenda items of a multi-participant communication using a transcription generated in real-time during the multi-participant communication and generates an agenda for a next multi-participant communication including incomplete agenda items. A software platform may in some cases include the agenda intelligence software, a transcription engine which generates the real-time transcription of the multi-participant communication, and a communication system which implements the multi-participant communication. The agenda generated for the next multi-participant communication may further include agenda items not previously identified for the multi-participant communication and determined using the real-time transcription of same.