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Microsoft Mesh for Teams is now Available on Meta Quest Headsets

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Today, Microsoft is making its long—awaited Mesh for Teams immersive VR meeting platform available for enterprise end users. The service is now available for clients, allowing them to access Microsoft’s dynamic virtual remote meeting solution via desktop or Meta Quest headsets. Mesh is helping us achieve that.

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Microsoft Shuts Down Industrial Metaverse AI Projects

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This week, reports from BussinessInsider highlighted how Microsoft is closing down Project Airsim, an AI ambition tied to the firm’s Industrial Metaverse roadmap. As part of the closure, Microsoft is also laying off the project’s employees as it plans to discontinue the Azure AI-based service by December 15 2023.

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Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 VR Support Is Up In The Air

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This past weekend, Microsoft revealed that a standalone sequel to the 2020 edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator is in the works for PC and Xbox consoles, promising “the latest technologies in simulation, cloud, machine learning, graphics, and gaming.” You can also check out the official FAQ here.

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Microsoft Teams Now Supports 3D & VR Meetings, Releases ‘Mesh’ App on Main Quest Store

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Microsoft Teams now lets you hold meetings in 3D and VR, as its immersive chatting platform Microsoft Mesh has now come out of preview. It’s a bit like the now-defunct social VR platform Altspace VR, which Microsoft shutdown last year , albeit built exclusively for business.

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Accenture, Microsoft uses Metaverse to Unite Decision-Makers

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This week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to scale its Global Collaboration Village , a Metaverse space for international business leaders and decision-makers. Microsoft to Develop Industrial Metaverse in 2024 Alongside its WEF Metaverse partnership.

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AR Tech Could Disrupt The Gambling Industry

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A new video featuring a unique AR (augmented reality) filter is turning heads online and kickstarting discussions around the impact of immersive technology on the gambling industry. Casino security should have no trouble spotting a Magic Leap 2 or Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset at the table, but it won’t be that easy forever.

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GDC 2023 State of the Game Industry Report Includes Insights Into VR and AR

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While VR and AR remain a comparatively small segment of the games industry, the industry is taking notice as VR hardware in particular improves. The GDC ’s State of the Game Industry Report for this year is by no means dedicated to VR and AR. That doesn’t mean that VR and AR are now the driving force in the games industry.

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