Vesta has a brand new look I hope everyone had a good new year! We've been busy working on Vesta over the holidays, and... I'm excited to announce that yesterday we rolled out a new major update focused on usability and interface improvements, along with some much needed feature updates. You'll find that the Vesta interface has been completely redesigned! Webspaces now have a "description" field to explain your work and add searchable hashtags

Viewing or building webspaces is easier thanks to collapsible panels

When building, there is now a button to update the preview - no more inconveniently-timed refreshes

Following users' work is made easier with an easier to find Follow button

The interface is generally more responsive feeling

Phone browser support! We've tested this on Android, and have received favorable feedback from iPhone users

Searching is easier, webspaces with hashtags in their descriptions will be included in your results Some screenshots to check out



And many smaller changes! Have feedback? Send it our way on the JanusVR discord, a few user requests have already been put in since the update! 3D-Scanned Living Room Community member bepis has been repurposing rooms captured using photogrammetry techniques into live chillout spaces. Below in the email is a link to one of my favorites, a comfy living room, from where we watched part of the Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ 2018) Twitch streams. Be sure to check out their work - it ranges from surreal to realistic. Dynamic Video Lighting The developer of JanusWeb, bai, has put together a simple, clonable example of custom JanusWeb components in a movie theater with dynamic lighting from the movie screen. If you're a webspace builder, you may be interested to see how his example "videoscreen" component works. If you just want to explore worlds, the component is already being used in other webspaces. Let us know what you think about the interface changes and if we can make any improvements! See you in the metaverse! Visit VESTA