Microsoft Mesh (Preview) overview
Welcome to the Microsoft Mesh Preview. Mesh enables people to connect with a holographic presence, share across space, and collaborate from anywhere in the world. By bringing Mesh-enabled mixed reality experiences to your organization, you can enhance virtual meetings, conduct virtual design sessions, help others remotely, and host immersive virtual meet-ups to boost productivity.
Mesh provides a natural collaboration experience in mixed reality, with 3D avatars representing people in a shared space. Proximity and spatial audio let people know where they are relative to one another. Users can visualize and annotate content together in a shared 3D space. A user can look at the person they're talking to and point to features on a shared 3D object.
See the Microsoft Mesh hands-on demo video below for an overview of Mesh and what it can do for you:
Scenarios
Virtual collaboration
Colleagues working time zones apart can collaborate as physically present in the same room. Mesh integrates with Microsoft 365, so connections, calendars, content, and workflows naturally transition to their Mixed Reality world. These shared experiences help deepen understanding, increase employee engagement and improve productivity.
Spatially aware design reviews
Mesh enhances 3D design reviews by enabling users to join anywhere using any device. Whether physically present or holoported, colleagues can see and annotate 3D models in real time. All content persists between design sessions so teams can quickly start where they left off. This shared understanding ignites ideas, sparks creativity, and forms powerful bonds.
Help others remotely
When employees need help, there is nothing like working with an expert in providing guidance and offering new perspectives. Mesh enables remote experts to be present wherever they are needed. They can overlay contextual data and help share insights quickly and effectively, resolving issues faster.
Train and learn together
Training, especially on complex topics such as surgery, equipment maintenance, and traffic control, is hard without being in the same room with the instructor and looking at the same set of objects from multiple perspectives. With Mesh, employees can learn together from anywhere thanks to holoportation, holographic sharing, and visualization. Mesh helps improve the efficacy of virtual training while reducing travel and logistics costs.
Host virtual meet-ups
Foster a deeper sense of connection and community by hosting virtual meet-ups in Mesh-powered mixed reality experiences. Form powerful bonds with others by letting your personality shine through as technology fades away.
Next steps
Get started with the Microsoft Mesh Preview by completing the Register Interest form to stay up to date with Mesh news and announcements and trying the Mesh app on your HoloLens 2.
If you're interested in building a Mesh-enabled mixed reality app, join the Mixed Reality Developer Program to get updates and be notified when Mesh Public Preview begins.
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