Microsoft has quietly announced the end of an era, with the Xbox Avatar Editor going away early next year. "Due to low engagement and our shift in focus towards delivering other player experiences, ...

Forgot to shower? Don’t want to be on video? Microsoft’s 3D avatars can save the day — no camera needed. Forgot to shower? Don’t want to be on video? Microsoft’s 3D avatars can save the day — no ...

At its Ignite conference this week, Microsoft announced updates heading to Teams, its ever-evolving videoconferencing and workplace collaboration app. New avatars are available, and more details were ...

Microsoft has updated its collaboration and communication platform, Mesh, with new features including Avatars and immersive spaces. Avatars are a new expressive and engaging alternative in Teams ...

Though generative AI was the main focus at Build this year, Microsoft is still working on a 'metaverse’ for the workplace. Amid the numerous AI-related announcements at its Build developer conference ...

The users can represent themselves the way they want to show up by choosing the avatar fits their specific meeting— from casual, professional, or day-to-day. "Avatars for Microsoft Teams offers an ...

Microsoft execs have been talking up Avatar Kinect -- the ability to conduct virtual meetings among avatars using the Kinect sensor -- for months. The concept, which Microsoft originally shared in the ...

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Microsoft's Avatar Kinect video chat software is now available to Xbox users. That's the software that tracks facial movements with Microsoft's Kinect hardware and mimics them onscreen. Josh Lowensohn ...

Originally slated to launch by end of 2017; closely resembles last E3’s reveal. Microsoft’s plan to launch a new “avatar” system for Windows 10 and Xbox users received its most revealing leak yet this ...