Are you ready for an immersive Teams experience in January 2024?
Microsoft has recently announced in its Ignite conference that Microsoft Mesh immersive spaces for Teams will be generally available in January 2024.
Immersive spaces enable Teams users to transform meetings into a 3D experience where individuals can appear and interact with each other using their 3D characters within virtual environments. What’s even more exciting is that this new feature supports spatial audio, providing users with the ability to walk around, adding a completely realistic dimension to the experience.
Key Features of Immersive Spaces in MS Teams
1. Spatial interaction, co-presence, and immersion
With spatial interaction, you can almost feel like you’re together in a 3D environment. This feature allows you to walk around and engage in multiple small group discussions, leveraging spatial awareness through directionality and distances. This not only makes the experience more familiar but also adds a touch of genuine human interaction.
The upcoming immersive experience promises users the ability to spend time in a 3D environment with others, enhancing the sense of connection and shared experiences. It’s poised to be a highly immersive journey for users.
2. Customized Avatar
As you first enter Immersive Space, you can choose an avatar you’ve built or create a new one and customize it to reflect your personality and style.
3. 3D Environments
Immersive Spaces offers ready-made 3D environments for you to choose from, or you can customize your organization’s 3D environment to suit your business needs.
You can create employee events, and town hall sessions, or showcase your company’s products internally by incorporating images and videos visible in the digital environment. Microsoft Mesh’s Mesh Toolkit, a no-code editor, facilitates these tasks.
How to get started with immersive spaces in Teams?
Immersive Experience will be generally available in January 2024. Here are the licenses supported:
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Teams Essentials
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Microsoft 365 Business Basic
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Microsoft 365 Business Standard
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Microsoft 365 Business Premium
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Microsoft 365 E3/E5
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Office 365 E1/E3/E5
For more information, you may check out: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mesh#tabs-pill-bar-oc9b51_tab2
