Microsoft has announced at its Ignite 2021 conference that it is set to launch Mesh for Microsoft Teams by early 2022 as the tech giant pushes to enter into the world of metaverse.
The company disclosed further that Mesh will allow users to introduce personalised avatars in the digital world and people in different locations can join collaborative and shared holographic experiences with productivity tools of the video-calling application.
With the personalised avatars, Microsoft Team users can be their present in meetings without turning on their webcams. Attendees can show themselves on video or use a static picture or bubble with initials. The avatar has options for customisation and can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to imitate movements as well as gestures.
Microsoft added that the avatars would be able to meet and greet each other in an immersive digital world. The company also said that the new feature would be available for users with smart phones, laptops or holographic devices.
