Two Israeli startups, Rounds and Overwolf, are launching a new kind of video chat for gamers in the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) title Heroes of Newerth. Open beta begins today for the video chat feature, which allows five players to communicate with each other via video at the same time in the same game match.
The companies say they can offer the transparent communication layer Live Rounds on top of popular PC games that are already on the market. Live Rounds adds “floating videos” to Overwolf’s in-game overlay. That enables gamers to connect, interact, and chat with teammates while playing. That’s not easy to do at a high level of quality, considering how much Internet bandwidth video streams use.
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