Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates predicts that as the metaverse grows in popularity, it will soon host the majority of corporate meetings.
Within the next three years, most corporate meetings will take place in the metaverse, according to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
“I predict that most virtual meetings will shift from 2D camera image grids to the metaverse, a 3D realm with digital avatars, within two or three years. The concept is that you’ll wind up meeting individuals using your avatar in a virtual setting that feels like you’re in the same room as them.”
The Covid-19 pandemic, according to Gates, has changed the way people engage with one another, both for business and pleasure. Countless people have spent a significant amount of their working hours in front of a computer screen. This, according to Gates, is only the beginning. “In the next years, these developments will further accelerate,” the billionaire said.
After experimenting with the flexibility of virtual work, a rising number of businesses have decided to make it the mainstay of their working hours. However, while telecommuting improves the ease with which individuals connect, it is not without problems, according to Gates. A loss of “spontaneous” engagement amongst colleagues in a business meeting is one of them.
In the words of Bill Gates, “You’re not going to have an accidental talk with a coworker about your last meeting in your living room.”
Microsoft is also working on 3D avatars and other metaverse props for its Teams collaboration program, according to Gates. In addition, Teams is said to be collaborating with Meta to connect the latter’s enterprise social network with the platform.
“The metaverse’s foundation is still being laid.”
Virtual metaverse may take some time to become ubiquitous, according to Bill Gates. As a reminder, he stepped down from the Microsoft board of directors in 2020. He specifically mentioned that its implementation would be contingent on the willingness of employees in the workplace.
Furthermore, the metaverse is still in its early stages of development. Finally, the tools required to access it, such as virtual reality goggles, remain prohibitively expensive.
For MetaNews.