Ignite 2021: Microsoft unveils new mixed reality platform, Microsoft Mesh
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Microsoft has unveiled its new mixed reality platform, Microsoft Mesh, at the virtual Microsoft Ignite event. The Azure-powered technology enables users in different locations to join shared holographic experiences on many kinds of device.
Microsoft technical fellow Alex Kipman demonstrated the platform onstage by appearing as a holoportation, with rays of light simulating his physical body.
“This has been the dream for mixed reality, the idea from the very beginning,” said Kipman. “You can actually feel like you’re in the same place with someone sharing content or you can teleport from different mixed reality devices and be present with people even when you’re not physically together.”