Microsoft has unveiled a new feature for its premiere workplace video-chat application, Teams, titled 'Mesh for Teams.' Mesh for Teams will enable the real-time virtual collaboration of users across a variety of devices in a metaverse environment. Users will be able to use the Mesh feature on any device that has Teams, including laptops, computers, mobile devices, or AR/VR headsets.
Mesh for Teams requires meeting participants to make a virtual avatar to represent themselves in the metaverse. Following this, participants will be able to interact with each other, work collaboratively on holographically-displayed projects, and immerse themselves in a virtual world. Microsoft is referring to this world as 'The Nth Floor,' with N being a variable, and the name outlining the near-infinite possibilities of virtual immersion within the Mesh for Teams metaverse application.
Metaverse-Enabled Video Chat Applications
Mesh for Microsoft Teams Enables Virtual Collaboration
Trend Themes
1. Metaverse-enabled Collaboration - Enables real-time virtual collaboration of users across devices in a metaverse environment, opening opportunities for immersive collaboration, remote work, and distance education.
2. Virtual Avatars for Video Chat - Allows meeting participants to make virtual avatars to represent themselves, creating opportunities for novel digital identities and enhancing virtual engagement.
3. Holographic Display Projects - Allows team members to work collaboratively on holographically-displayed projects, promoting digital creativity and innovation.
Industry Implications
1. Communication and Collaboration Software - Virtual collaboration across devices in a metaverse environment could push the envelope on remote collaboration and improve the communications industry by taking hassle-free communication to another level.
2. Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Headsets - Metaverse-Enabled Video Chat Applications is the future of digital communication and could move the virtual reality and augmented reality industry closer to adoption in more industries.
3. Education and Training Industry - Metaverse-Enabled Video Chat Applications could be used in distance education, opening significant opportunities to use technology as an alternative to in-person classes and possibly impacting education delivery methods of training institutions.