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Microsoft Mesh for Teams is now Available on Meta Quest Headsets

XR Today - Virtual Reality

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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Glossary: The Metaverse and its Key Components

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Combining spatial computing with the Internet, the Metaverse seeks to seamlessly connect the digital and physical worlds and transform online interactions. Evan Gappelberg, Chief Executive and Founder of Nextech AR , said in an interview with XR Today that metaverse solutions would “bridge virtual, hybrid, and in-person experiences.”

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How to Compare Immersive Training Solutions in 2024

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This could include immersive collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams and Teams Immersive Spaces. For example, if your teams already share knowledge in Microsoft Teams, you may need an XR training solution that integrates with Microsoft Mesh. They can provide feedback, answer questions, and offer tips as the learner explores.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!

The Ghost Howls

In my opinion, Magic Leap 2 is a superior device to HoloLens 2 (see my hands-on here ), so I think that with these prices, it can have good success in the enterprise market, starting to gain shares with regard to Microsoft. After Fortnite started the trend of virtual concerts in virtual worlds, always more platforms started implementing them.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.22): Quest to feature new parental control tools, Google acquires Raxium, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I love how they are jumping on the hype with humor, more companies should do that (Thanks Tom Ffiske for this tip) Decentralized technologies are great, but be careful that are scams, bots, and hackers also operating in this world. Microsoft IVAS program is not doing great. Microsoft IVAS program is not doing great.

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How to Get Started in Second Life, Step by Step: A Guide for New Users (2024 Edition, Using Firestorm)

Ryan Schultz

The course, co-taught by a computer science professor from the Faculty of Science and an interior design professor from the Faculty of Architecture, is titled Building Virtual Worlds: Users, Techniques and Tools. To use the virtual world of Second Life (SL for short), you will first need to create an account.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.12.13): Upload Winter Showcase had many VR announcements, Pico prepares for the holidays, and more!

The Ghost Howls

What was expected but still not announced is that the FTC is also trying to prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. This acquisition could give too much power to Microsoft and it could damage the customers by making all Blizzard games exclusive to Microsoft platforms, so the FTC is trying to prevent it. Learn more.