{"id":361742,"date":"2021-11-03T07:45:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T04:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-muscles-into-the-metaverse-with-teams-updates-and-xbox-upgrades\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T07:45:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T04:45:22","slug":"microsoft-muscles-into-the-metaverse-with-teams-updates-and-xbox-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-muscles-into-the-metaverse-with-teams-updates-and-xbox-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"# Microsoft muscles into the Metaverse with Teams updates and Xbox upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Microsoft muscles into the Metaverse with Teams updates and Xbox upgrades <\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>U.S. tech giant Microsoft is taking the plunge into the Metaverse via updates to its Teams and Xbox gaming console services, along with a new product called \u201cDynamics 365 Connected Spaces.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lLPYSsqyukk&amp;t=48s\">announced<\/a> the firm\u2019s Metaverse plans for Teams and Spaces on Nov. 2 during the Microsoft Ignite conference. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Metaverse enables us to embed computing into the real world and to embed the real world into computing. Bringing real presence to any digital space. What\u2019s most important is that we are able to bring our humanity with us, and choose how we want to experience this world,\u201d Nadella said. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The metaverse is here, and it\u2019s not only transforming how we see the world but how we participate in it \u2013 from the factory floor to the meeting room. Take a look. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h5tsdYMXRD\">pic.twitter.com\/h5tsdYMXRD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/satyanadella\/status\/1455624165201887234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The update for Microsoft Teams is dubbed \u201cMesh\u201d and its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/innovation-stories\/mesh-for-microsoft-teams\/\">initial<\/a> rollout in 2022 will provide users with personalized digital avatars and immersive spaces to meet in the Metaverse \u201cthat can be accessed from any device, with no special equipment needed.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Later down the road of Mesh\u2019s development, organizations will also be able to build custom spaces to support contexts such as meetings or \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> mixers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-11\/9980f751-7946-4bd7-9b50-9800ac5126f2.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Mesh update: Mircosoft<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s new Dynamics 365 Connected Spaces product is set for its first preview in December 2021, and it will enable organizations to combine Metaverse and artificial intelligence (AI) tech with their businesses. The firm said that Spaces can be used to harness observational data from cameras from the \u201cthe retail store to the factory floor,\u201d in what it is calling a \u201chybrid work environment.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the power of your existing cameras, harness computer vision and observational data to help complete the picture\u2014giving a new perspective into people, places, and things, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudblogs.microsoft.com\/dynamics365\/bdm\/2021\/11\/02\/gain-a-new-perspective-with-dynamics-365-connected-spaces\/\">wrote<\/a>  Vishal Sood, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Manager of Connected Spaces in a Nov. 2 blog post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing deployment, simply turn on AI-powered models, known as skills, to help understand specific scenarios such as customer behavior at a promotional display, traffic patterns, and insights unique to your space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>The Sandbox raises $93M to expand its NFT metaverse<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Bloomberg TV on Nov. 3, Nadella also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2021-11-02\/how-microsoft-is-finding-new-ways-of-connecting-people-video\">stated<\/a> that Microsoft\u2019s video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> firm Xbox will \u201cabsolutely\u201d work on integrating the Metaverse into its gaming lines. The CEO kept his cards close to his chest however, as he didn\u2019t provide any concrete updates for the gaming sector. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can absolutely expect us to do things in gaming,\u201d Nadella said, and added that: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf you take Halo as a game, it is a Metaverse. Minecraft is a Metaverse, and so is Flight Sim. In some sense, they\u2019re 2D today and the question is can you now take that to a fully 3D world, and we absolutely plan to do so.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Microsoft is not the only mainstream giant to come out with Metaverse plans this week, with Cointelegraph reporting earlier today that Nike had submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications for trademarks of its iconic logo and slogan for use in \u201conline virtual worlds.\u201d The firm has also posted two recent job listings for virtual material designers. <\/p>\n<p>Nike<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jobs.nike.com\/job\/00546285?from=job%20search%20funnel\"> said<\/a> the new recruits would \u201cplay a key role in redefining our digital world, ushering us into the Metaverse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media giant Facebook is famously taking the plunge into the Metaverse, with the rebrand to Meta and the firm working to provide a platform for creators to build virtual online businesses, connect online experiences with the physical world and launch its virtual reality hardware business named \u201cReality Labs.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>During an interview with CNBC\u2019s Squawk Box on Oct. 29, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2021\/10\/29\/reddit-co-founder-weighs-in-on-facebooks-name-change-to-metaverse.html\">commented<\/a> on Facebook\u2019s plans labeling it a \u201cmasterstroke in diversion and distraction,\u201d from the problems that have plagued the firm. <\/p>\n<p>While Ohanian noted that Meta should not be \u201cunderestimated,\u201d he emphasized that there is enough organic movement from the crypto sector to create an open Metaverse as opposed to one controlled by the social media giant:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cRight now there is this bottom-up movement to create the etaverse. We have seen what is happening in the crypto community\u2026 we are seeing a lot of people building what I think is, and hope will become a much more organic type of world rather than a top-down Facebook-imposed one.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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