Because some companies began to transact to their employees to the Hybrid work model, Microsoft has distributed new videos that detailed how he saw the team software in accordance with the settings. Clips show off the updated room interface that will position the long distance participants near the bottom of the screen to make it look like they have a chair at the table. On top of them, two windows are dedicated to meeting chat and any action items that require attention to flanking the presentation at this time.
Microsoft imagines new hardware praising the improvement of the software. The screen that displays the team’s interface will be bigger to make your colleague appear more lifetime. In addition, the camera placed at the eye level will help make meetings feel more natural. Spatial audio, meanwhile, there is to make it so the sound sound comes from a certain person who speaks on the screen.
“Making a fair and inclusive experience begins by designing for people who are not indoors,” said CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella in LinkedIn posts that outlined broader thought about hybrid work. “We want to make sure they join long distance are always first-class participants.”
For most companies, recreating Microsoft’s vision will involve investing in new hardware. In one demo room, the company shows off, you can see an 85-inch surface hub acting as a focal point of meeting. It’s a “collaborative look” Microsoft sells for $ 22,000. Upgrades also don’t stop on the pricy screen. The best team experience that might involve a high-quality microphone mounted on the ceiling of the room and smart camera to track In-Wear participants.
Microsoft is not the only one who thinks the company about role technology can play in the Hybrid workspace. At the beginning of the week, Google showed off the Starline project at the I / O developer conference. This is a combination of special hardware and computer vision software that makes the effect of “magic windows” to make it feel like someone you communicated remotely in the same room as you.