# Metaverse-Enabled Video Chat Applications Mesh for Microsoft Teams Enables Virtual Collaboration By Colin Smith | Published 2022-01-21 | Updated 2022-01-24 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mesh-for-teams References: [news.microsoft](https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/mesh-for-microsoft-teams/) & [microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mesh)  [Microsoft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsoft-mesh) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tonari-portals) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zoom-2) 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. Image Credit: Microsoft ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 6% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **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. - **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. - **Holographic Display Projects:** Allows team members to work collaboratively on holographically-displayed projects, promoting digital creativity and innovation. ### Sectors Adopting This - **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. - **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. - **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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Interactive Virtual Meeting Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsoft-mesh.md) - [3D Video Call Avatars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avatars-for-microsoft-teams.md) - [Metaverse Collaboration Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qualcomm-and-microsoft.md) - [Conference Call AR Lenses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snapchat-ar-lens-1.md) - [Socially Vibrant Virtual Workplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sociallyvibrant-metaverse-platform.md) - [3D Virtual Conference Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mytaverse.md) - [Virtual AI Offices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metawork.md) - [Video Conferencing Avatar Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cartoon-avatar.md) - [Hybridized Metaverse Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metaverse-platform.md)