Microsoft CEO Nadella: Highly interested in "meta universe"

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said at the "2021 Sequoia Digital Technology Global Leaders Summit" that he was very interested in "Meta Universe" . At the same time , He also announced Microsoft's plan to join the meta universe, and said that Microsoft is going to release the virtual platform Mesh For Teams in 2022.He believes, "Meta Universe" spans the physical and digital worlds, integrating people, things, and fields in the commercial and consumer Internet. Due to the integration may be the necessary trend, perhaps we should not regard it as a separate consumer market or enterprise-level market phenomenon. Although it is not that fascinating, the popularity of video conferencing in the epidemic has given us some experience of a 2D meta-universe in some aspects. Then, what will happen if there is a 3D meta-universe? Being able to truly transcend space and time is undoubtedly an important development direction. I am very excited about that."It is reported that Microsoft previously announced the introduction of the "meta universe" element in the chat and meeting application Microsoft Teams, and the integration of its MR (mixed reality) platform Microsoft Mesh into Microsoft Teams to enhance the collaborative experience. This will allow colleagues to meet and interact in the form of virtual avatars, share Office files, etc., whether in a real team meeting or an immersive virtual world.Nicole Herskowitz, general manager of Microsoft Teams, once stated that the company found through its internal Human Factors Lab research that 85% of people who use virtual avatars can feel "very or somewhat present" in meetings, and 75% of other people who use avatars look like" Very or somewhat present." The research led Microsoft to believe that virtual avatars will have a positive impact on group meetings and replace cameras that can only be turned on or off.