Katmai – An Immersive Video Experience
Katmai is a browser-based virtual office that helps remote teams feel connected without requiring a VR headset or additional hardware. Instead of scheduling another video meeting, you can simply walk into a coworker's office, ask a question, collaborate in real time, and get back to work—all inside an immersive 3D workspace.
What to know before you try it
Katmai is built for collaboration, not just meetings. Think of it as a virtual office instead of another Zoom alternative.
No special equipment is required. If you can join a video meeting, you can use Katmai from your browser, computer, tablet, or phone.
Spatial audio makes conversations feel natural. As you move around the office, voices become louder or quieter just like they would in person.
Every room can become a private meeting space, making it easy to have spontaneous conversations without scheduling another call.
User experience is fluid as most people are comfortable moving around after just a few minutes.
How we use it
We originally launched Katmai as our internal virtual office for the Killer Bee Marketing team. After hosting a virtual open house, we quickly realized it could become much more than that. Today it powers the Killer Bee Business Hub, where entrepreneurs, creatives, and businesses collaborate inside a shared virtual workspace. We use it for daily collaboration, client meetings, brainstorming sessions, seminars, podcast recordings, networking, and giving our clients a place to simply “drop by” instead of scheduling every conversation.
“For us, it isn’t about replacing Zoom. It’s about creating a workplace where connection happens naturally.” – Brian
Where this actually fits
Katmai is a great fit for organizations that rely on remote collaboration, including businesses, marketing agencies, creative teams, ministries, Christian radio networks, nonprofits, coaching organizations, universities, and membership communities. It’s especially valuable for teams that want to recreate the connection of a shared office, making it easier to collaborate, host virtual office hours, meet with clients, and build relationships without everyone being in the same physical space.
Pros & cons
What works
- Creates a true sense of presence instead of another scheduled meeting.
- Outstanding graphics and immersive environments.
- Spatial audio makes conversations feel natural.
- Every user receives their own office link for guests and clients.
- Easy onboarding with an interactive tutorial.
- Private offices and meeting rooms.
- Multiple people can share screens simultaneously.
- Rocket feature lets you instantly join coworkers.
- Guest passes make it easy to invite clients without purchasing additional seats.
- Enterprise custom builds allow organizations to create branded virtual offices.
- Frequent product updates and an active development team.
- Use sleep mode to eliminate CPU processing as you work.
What to watch
- Built-in meeting recording isn't available yet, although tools like Loom work well as a workaround.
- AI meeting summaries and captions are still evolving, so we currently pair Katmai with Plaud for meeting notes.
- Because it's a different experience than traditional video meetings, some users may need a few minutes to adjust to moving around the virtual space.
- Video quality depends on internet connection.
- The biggest value comes when your team uses it consistently rather than treating it like another meeting platform.
Our experience over time
This isn't a one-time review. Here's what's actually happened as we've used it — updated as our experience evolves.
Our first reaction “this doesn’t feel like another video meeting platform.” The graphics were impressive, the experience felt personal, and within a few minutes we found ourselves naturally walking into offices, chatting in hallways, and collaborating in ways that other video platforms can’t replicate.
We launched the original Killer Bee Marketing office and hosted our first virtual open house with 17 business owners. Guests explored the office, met the Katmai founders, completed a scavenger hunt, and immediately began imagining how this could change remote collaboration.
The office evolved into the Killer Bee Business Hub, a shared virtual workspace for entrepreneurs, creatives, and independent professionals. We expanded to eight business offices, a theater, podcast studio, brainstorming room, networking spaces, and client meeting areas, creating a community where people don’t have to work remotely alone.
We’re beta testing Katmai’s Slack integration, making it even easier for clients and team members to see when we’re in the office and drop in for quick conversations without scheduling another meeting.
The Killer Bee Business Hub officially opened to the public, giving entrepreneurs and remote professionals a place to connect, collaborate, learn, and build relationships throughout the workday.
Give this tool a try
Think it might fit your stack? Take a look for yourself — then tell us how it goes.