Mesh Avatar #1: Creating an own Microsoft teams avatar

The commercial era of Microsoft Mesh nimmt nun endlich Fahrt auf! The new app “Mesh avatars” is being rolled out in more and more customer tenants, heralding the start of Microsoft’s own “Metaverse“.
The avatars are designed to give users an easy and user-friendly introduction to upcoming features within the mixed reality (XR) of Microsoft Mesh.
How to create this Mesh avatar is shown in the following instructions

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Avatar in Microsoft Teams (without Microsoft Mesh)

The VR world is still waiting for the long-awaited Microsoft Mesh. So far, only Hololens 2 owners and a few selected tenants can enjoy a preview. The VR glasses owners are currently still left empty-handed. But YouTuber John Moore now shows a way to participate in a Microsoft Teams meeting with his avatar and at least recreate the Mesh feeling. We’ll show you how easy it is in the following article.

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Metaverse: first impressions

Back in 1995, Nintendo dared to take the first step towards immersing gamers in virtual reality with the Virtual Boy – and unfortunately failed miserably. With the Oculus Quest (now Meta), a pair of virtual reality glasses suitable for the masses is now on the market, which could give the Metaverse a new boost. A few months ago, I bought an Oculus Quest 2 myself and would like to introduce 3 exciting Metaverse apps (for everyday business use) below.

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Teams Shared Channels – technical deep dive (part 1)

Teams Connect Shared Channels are one of the most eagerly awaited features since Teams has been around. Hopes were high that Teams Connect Shared Channels (Shared Channels for short) would solve all the drawbacks of private channels and memberships in multiple tenants. In this article, I’ll show you from a technical perspective whether the anticipation is justified or not.

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