March Release Notes

Welcome to our latest updates! We are continuously working to improve your experience with new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. Stay informed about the changes by regularly checking this page.

Release Date: 3/26/2026

New Features

Simulations

• Multiple instances of the same simulation can now be run at the same time

• Previously there was a one-to-one mapping and the one instance of a simulation would appear in the same room every time.
• All private spaces assigned to simulations can host any simulation associated with the current world. The next unused space will be used for the next launched simulation.

• Timeouts added

• If a simulation is assigned to a space, but no one is in the space for 60 seconds, the simulation will unload. (This setting is configurable)
• Inactivity forces the simulation to timeout and unload.
• If a user doesn’t speak for 3 minutes, the simulation stops
• If an agent takes too long to startup it will unload and the user will need to start again.

• AI Agents will greet users in their preferred language (if it is supported)

• Users with their browsers (or Virbela Settings) set to English, Spanish, French or Japanese will be addressed in those languages, otherwise English will be used.
• This includes AI Agents in Simulations and outside of simulations like support bots.

Campus Scene Improvements

• Blue private volume indicators have been added to the Campfire and Waterfall Amphitheater
• Teleports added: 

• Outdoor Areas → Welcome Area
• Offices → Second Floor Offices

• Edit Mode has been retired

• Left clicks edit Image boards and Text boards without Edit Mode.

Bug Fixes

• Primary boards could not be clicked from the back of the room

• Primary boards are typically used for presentations. These include the boards on stage in the Amphitheater and Conference Hall

• Links in chat that were proceeded only by whitespace would not open links correctly.
• Bots in Private Spaces had non-functional AI Buttons above their heads

Release Date: 3/13/2026

Bug Fixes 

• The cursor could get stuck focused on an object during scene load
• The registration process was showing an error intermittently since the 3/11/2026 release

Release Date: 3/11/2026

New Features

AI Agent Placeable Bots

• AI Agent Bots can be placed in any scene and setup with unique behavior prompts. Currently, customers will need to work with Virbela to generate new agent prompts.
• Click the button on top of the Bot’s head to start a conversation.
  • The button will appear once you are in range to interact with the bot.
  • Make sure your Mic is open so the bot can hear you.
• The bot can only listen to one user at a time.
• When the bot is listening to you, it will look at you and your name will appear below its name
• If another user has focus, you can grab focus by clicking the button above their head and then the Get Attention button.

• Click the End button or walk away to end the session.

Room Info

• Leaders and above can view info about the current room via the admin tools Room Info option
  • The Private Space Id can be used in the Private Volume Attendance Report panel on app.virbela.com to view the activity for that private space.

Enhancements

Image Boards

Video Support

• If the clickable link URL is a video, then when users click on the board, the video will play as an overlay
• youtube.com, vimeo.com, HLS & DASH streaming, and most video file formats are supported

Camera Focus

• By default all boards will be focusable. If a user clicks on them, the camera will zoom in for a closer look.
• To exit focus: 
  • Click the board
  • Close the Focus mode indicator (top center of the screen) or 
  • Hit the Escape key
• This action can be toggled on/off in the Image Board Editor window

Action Menu

• Clicking on Image Boards now reveals an action menu
• Available Options: 
  • Edit
    • Opens the Image Board Editor
    • Only shown if the user has the rights to edit the board.
  • Launch Link
    • Open the attached link in a new tab/window
  • Play
    • The attached link is detected to be a video, play the video as an overlay
  • Focus
    • Zooms the camera in for a closer look
  • Maximize
    • Open the image as an overlay, making it easier to read for detailed images. A scroll bar will appear for large vertical images

Cursor Updates

• If an image board only has one available action to a user, then when the user hovers over the board, the cursor will change to indicate the action that will be taken upon click

• Edit

• Launch Link

• Play

• Focus

• Maximize

Internal Links

• Image Board links can now reference rooms or locations in the current world.
  • Clicking these links jump you to that location.

Simulation AI Agent Improvements

• The agent will be focused on (listening to) the user that started the simulation.
  • Previously if multiple people were in the room, focus could have attached to a different user.
• The agent will bring a session to a close at a natural stopping point now instead of relying on the user to click the stop button or leave the room.
• If the user instructs the agent to move to the feedback session, the feedback button will be hidden

Text Boards

• A left click will open the Text board editor (for those that have the permission to edit)

Time of Day

• The Amphitheater, Team Suite and Classroom can now set their time of day in the Room Settings menu

Bug Fixes

• Screenshare performance while sharing a video vastly improved
• Password managers injecting passwords on the login page could cause a javascript pop-up error.
• When sitting the camera could show the inside of the avatars head. 
• AI Bot talking state was not reflected in the Userlist
• AI Bot chat bubble could get stuck over their head if a simulation ended while they were talking
• Go To menu items at the end of the list were not reliably clickable.