As part of its filter collection, video conferencing service Zoom has put virtual avatars into beta worldwide.
Notification (opens in a new tab) new feature on its blog, Launch says avatars will make meetings “more flexible and enjoyable”, allowing users to “show [their] ‘virtual friend'”.
The “unique and interesting” feature appeared relatively hot after Microsoft Team add similar, though the avatar is better for users in the October 2022 Technical Access Program, which is reminiscent of those seen in Meta’s Horizon Lab workplace metaverse.
Why?
In its post, Zoom claims that avatars help people appear and interact, allowing them to present “more dynamic” and trigger “fun activities” in the video. mixed workplace.
While it could be service users who want to turn off their cameras Avatars can be found as a suitable intermediate point, other avatars that are more at odds with the concept of “workplace joy” may have difficulty.
Figuring out how to make meetings more difficult seems to be a top priority for the biggest people collaboration tools suppliers out there.
In December 2022, TechRadar Pro reported that Google Meet is considered three weird face filters ready for human use, after Zoom revealed similar filters in March of that year.
However, innovations to video calling can pose far more dangerous problems than embarrassing filters. Like TechRadar Pro report In November 2022, Zoom announced at its annual Zoomtopia event that the app was announced to be coming to “all new Tesla models soon.”
Avatars for Zoom are just one of four features recently announced by the company. Following in the footsteps of senior teamit now offers customizable setup templates for meetings based on size and situation, including large meetings and classrooms, to make meeting setup easier.
Thread chats, a staple of Slack (and now Google Chat) is also now available, along with the implementation of Q&A, previously exclusive to webinars, for all meetings, if enabled by an administrator.
