Microsoft Teams to characteristic on-line video games: Report

Microsoft has began creating on-line video games for its Microsoft Teams service. According to insiders acquainted with Microsoft’s plans, the software program large has begun testing video games like Solitaire, Connect 4, and Wordament inside Microsoft Teams.

During conferences, the informal video games are designed to permit coworkers to compete in opposition to each other. As organisations proceed to handle the wants of hybrid and distant work, Microsoft seems to be video games as an alternative choice to enhance the assembly expertise, based on the Verge.

Microsoft is now simply testing informal video games from its Casual Games portfolio internally, and it could resolve to not make this integration out there to customers and corporations.

Asked for a remark, Microsoft refused to speak concerning its testing of video games inside Microsoft Teams, as per stories from The Verge.

In addition to testing informal video games on Teams, Microsoft is wanting into creating digital areas inside Teams the place coworkers might community and socialise whereas taking part in video games. These digital locations are a part of Microsoft’s bigger metaverse technique, and the corporate has already mentioned its plans for 3D avatars and immersive conferences, which will likely be out there with Microsoft Teams in 2022.

Microsoft had beforehand added options as nicely to Teams with distant work. ‘Together mode’ was one of many first additions throughout the pandemic, practically two years in the past. Microsoft Teams has additionally been up to date with remotely accessible views and options, and cell enhancements.

(With ANI inputs)

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