In short, you move around in the virtual space and your avatar's head is your webcam feed. There is also positional audio, so your position changes who you hear. User can also apparently spawn screen share windows in the sky.
Give it a try, it works and feel better than it looks. It is very similar to what you'd find in a VR chat application but it works surprisingly well from the browser with just the mouse.
(Completely unaffiliated, simply gave the demo a spin.)
We held our office Christmas party on gather.town. Really neat - a 2D 90s computer game meets Zoom. Haven‘t tried them for productivity yet, but as a social experience they are significantly better than conventional video chats.
In short, you move around in the virtual space and your avatar's head is your webcam feed. There is also positional audio, so your position changes who you hear. User can also apparently spawn screen share windows in the sky.
Give it a try, it works and feel better than it looks. It is very similar to what you'd find in a VR chat application but it works surprisingly well from the browser with just the mouse.
(Completely unaffiliated, simply gave the demo a spin.)