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Microsoft to bring Mesh avatars and virtual environments to Teams

Computerworld Vertical IT

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create their own animated avatars to meet with colleagues in 3D virtual environments, thanks to an upcoming integration of the company's mixed reality platform, Mesh. Both are currently in preview.) To read this article in full, please click here

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FutureIT Toronto – Where IDC Analysts and Canadian Tech Leaders Meet

CIO Business Intelligence

All mainstage sessions will be professionally recorded and re-broadcast on Thursday May 11 th at the FutureIT | Canada virtual event for those who are unable to attend in person. The event concludes with a fun and social networking reception where attendees can make those final connections and strengthen their professional network even more.

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Don’t ignore virtual reality as you plan the future workplace

CIO Business Intelligence

Two years ago, the consulting giant started shipping many of its recruits virtual reality headsets instead. At the same time, it created a virtual world or “metaverse” that enables employees to socialize, form teams, conduct training, and collaborate. “We More business applications are on the way. Next step: the office.

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Facebook acquires Seattle virtual reality gaming company BigBox VR, makers of Population: One

GeekWire

Seattle startup BigBox VR , the company behind multiplayer virtual reality game POPULATION: ONE , has been acquired by Facebook. Super excited about creating the future of VR + social + games! BigBox’s first title was Smashbox Arena , a team-based action VR game once described as a “Counter-Strike meets Mario Kart” experience.

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The shift to ‘virtual first’ organizations will undoubtedly continue

Trends in the Living Networks

COVID-19 has shifted most organizations in the developed world to predominantly virtual work. Dropbox recognizes that there is still value in meeting face-to-face and will set up ‘Dropbox Studios’ in its major employee centers of San Francisco, Seattle, Austin and Dublin. The question is what happens from here.

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Microsoft to remove AltspaceVR social hubs and tighten up safety and moderation

The Verge

Microsoft is removing all social hubs hosted in AltspaceVR and requiring users to log into the virtual reality app using a Microsoft account. The social hubs in AltspaceVR were designed “to help foster new friendships” and act as an entry point to get familiar with AltspaceVR itself. The AltspaceVR campfire is going away.

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Toward sustainable recovery and development in Thailand

CIO Business Intelligence

It has also given us rapid expansion of e-commerce and virtual meetings, among many others. In this respect, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is both the tool and the target for workforce development, without necessarily having to go through the whole process of getting a degree.