Mesh for Microsoft Teams: The Future of Collaboration

February 18, 2022 Procana Expected reading time: about 2 min

Microsoft has long talked about Mesh, the application that allows digital meetings to be held among avatars in a virtual room. In 2022, we might actually get to experience Microsoft's latest application.

Microsoft's productivity experts have identified two trends since we moved physical meetings to digital meetings as a consequence of the pandemic. The experts identified that remote workers are more efficient than expected, but we miss each other. We miss meeting in the hallways, chatting over coffee, and seeing each other. Many also miss observing the body language from the other side of the meeting table. Even without using words, body language can convey a lot.

Mixing digitally with reality

The ability to see each other via platforms like Microsoft Teams is fantastic, but it requires that we see each other and not just our initials. Therefore, Microsoft has worked to solve this problem and will begin rolling out Mesh for Microsoft Teams in the first half of 2022.

The application combines mixed-reality capabilities in Microsoft Mesh, enabling multiple people located in different physical spaces to collaborate, join virtual meetings, send chats, work on shared documents, and more - but as avatars in virtual meeting rooms.

Image: Microsoft (https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/mesh-for-microsoft-teams/)

Participate in Teams meetings with your own avatar

The first step most users of Mesh for Teams will take is to join a standard Teams meeting as a customized avatar of themselves, instead of as a static image or on video. Organizations can also create immersive spaces - metaverses - within Teams. Mesh for Teams users can bring their avatars into these areas to mix and mingle, collaborate on projects, and experience meetings where serendipitous encounters spark innovation.

For larger companies, this is the perfect tool to use for onboarding new employees during the pandemic, with the opportunity to give new hires an understanding of the company's culture. There is a lot of new and exciting things happening, and this can be considered the new social meeting place moving forward. Initially, one will be able to enjoy pre-created areas, but later will have the opportunity to create their own exciting spaces.

February 18, 2022 Procana Expected reading time: about 2 min

Microsoft has long talked about Mesh, the application that allows digital meetings to be held among avatars in a virtual room. In 2022, we might actually get to experience Microsoft's latest application.

Microsoft's productivity experts have identified two trends since we moved physical meetings to digital meetings as a consequence of the pandemic. The experts identified that remote workers are more efficient than expected, but we miss each other. We miss meeting in the hallways, chatting over coffee, and seeing each other. Many also miss observing the body language from the other side of the meeting table. Even without using words, body language can convey a lot.

Mixing digitally with reality

The ability to see each other via platforms like Microsoft Teams is fantastic, but it requires that we see each other and not just our initials. Therefore, Microsoft has worked to solve this problem and will begin rolling out Mesh for Microsoft Teams in the first half of 2022.

The application combines mixed-reality capabilities in Microsoft Mesh, enabling multiple people located in different physical spaces to collaborate, join virtual meetings, send chats, work on shared documents, and more - but as avatars in virtual meeting rooms.

Image: Microsoft (https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/mesh-for-microsoft-teams/)

Participate in Teams meetings with your own avatar

The first step most users of Mesh for Teams will take is to join a standard Teams meeting as a customized avatar of themselves, instead of as a static image or on video. Organizations can also create immersive spaces - metaverses - within Teams. Mesh for Teams users can bring their avatars into these areas to mix and mingle, collaborate on projects, and experience meetings where serendipitous encounters spark innovation.

For larger companies, this is the perfect tool to use for onboarding new employees during the pandemic, with the opportunity to give new hires an understanding of the company's culture. There is a lot of new and exciting things happening, and this can be considered the new social meeting place moving forward. Initially, one will be able to enjoy pre-created areas, but later will have the opportunity to create their own exciting spaces.

February 18, 2022 Procana Expected reading time: about 2 min

Microsoft has long talked about Mesh, the application that allows digital meetings to be held among avatars in a virtual room. In 2022, we might actually get to experience Microsoft's latest application.

Microsoft's productivity experts have identified two trends since we moved physical meetings to digital meetings as a consequence of the pandemic. The experts identified that remote workers are more efficient than expected, but we miss each other. We miss meeting in the hallways, chatting over coffee, and seeing each other. Many also miss observing the body language from the other side of the meeting table. Even without using words, body language can convey a lot.

Mixing digitally with reality

The ability to see each other via platforms like Microsoft Teams is fantastic, but it requires that we see each other and not just our initials. Therefore, Microsoft has worked to solve this problem and will begin rolling out Mesh for Microsoft Teams in the first half of 2022.

The application combines mixed-reality capabilities in Microsoft Mesh, enabling multiple people located in different physical spaces to collaborate, join virtual meetings, send chats, work on shared documents, and more - but as avatars in virtual meeting rooms.

Image: Microsoft (https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/mesh-for-microsoft-teams/)

Participate in Teams meetings with your own avatar

The first step most users of Mesh for Teams will take is to join a standard Teams meeting as a customized avatar of themselves, instead of as a static image or on video. Organizations can also create immersive spaces - metaverses - within Teams. Mesh for Teams users can bring their avatars into these areas to mix and mingle, collaborate on projects, and experience meetings where serendipitous encounters spark innovation.

For larger companies, this is the perfect tool to use for onboarding new employees during the pandemic, with the opportunity to give new hires an understanding of the company's culture. There is a lot of new and exciting things happening, and this can be considered the new social meeting place moving forward. Initially, one will be able to enjoy pre-created areas, but later will have the opportunity to create their own exciting spaces.