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MicrosoftIntroducing Avatars: Seeking Valuable Feedback from the Tech Community!
Greetings, tech enthusiasts!
We are thrilled to announce the latest development in our virtual world: Avatars! Our team has been hard at work to bring this exciting feature to life, and we're eager to share it with all of you. Avatars have the potential to revolutionize the way we interact and engage within virtual environments, and we believe your input can make a significant impact on their further development.
Before we dive into the details, I invite you to visit the following link to explore and experience our brand new Avatars: Microsoft Mesh: Transforming how people come together in the modern workplace - Microsoft Community Hub and YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/fSKBHOWOcSM
Avatars are designed to enhance your virtual presence and provide a more immersive and personalized experience. They allow you to create a digital representation of yourself, complete with customizable features, clothing, accessories, and even unique animations. By using Avatars, we aim to bridge the gap between the physical and virtual worlds, enabling you to express yourself more authentically and connect with others on a deeper level.
Now, we need your expertise and insights to refine and improve this exciting feature. As members of the tech community, your feedback is invaluable in shaping the future of Avatars. Here are a few key questions we'd love to hear your thoughts on:
- User Interface and Customization: How intuitive is the process of creating and customizing Avatars? Are there any improvements or additional options you'd like to suggest?
- Realism vs. Creativity: What balance should we strike between realistic representations and allowing users to explore imaginative and unique Avatar designs? Should there be limitations, and if so, what kind.
- Social Interaction and Integration: How can we enhance social interactions through Avatars? Are there any integration possibilities with existing communication platforms or social media networks that you would like to explore?
Please feel free to share any other thoughts, ideas, or concerns you may have regarding Avatars. Your feedback will help us shape the next phase of development and make Avatars an incredible addition to our virtual world.
We appreciate your time and dedication to the tech community, and we're excited to hear your opinions. Together, let's create a virtual environment that truly reflects and celebrates each individual's uniqueness.
My team has mentioned that we are sad there isn't eyelash options. I also agree freckles are needed.
- I was in a Miicrosoft meeting today, and an attendee used the "shocked" reaction for their avatar. The person speaking (another attendee) thought the avatar was yawning and apologized for boring people with their question. You guys might want to rework the shocked reaction a bit to address that.
Milena_Paumen Please add an Afro hair style. I don't see a style currently that comes close to the classic afro hairstyle. Currently the closest thing that resembles one is the Long Tightly Coiled Ponytail but it only works for straight on shots. Also for facial features can you add freckles as an option?
Realism vs. Creativity: What balance should we strike between realistic representations and allowing users to explore imaginative and unique Avatar designs? Should there be limitations, and if so, what kind.
A: I like this approach, maybe start off with seasonal creative things like zombie, mummy features for Halloween, Elvish features during Christmas, or some summer fun attire like beach attire and see how it takes off. I'm sure groups that use Teams to communicate would use more creative features depending on the group.
- I definitely need freckles!! I'm covered in them and my avatar just doesn't look like me at all without any!
Milena_Paumen I would like to be able to add freckles, eyelashes and glasses.
The ability to use my webcam to grab a photo and have Avatar build a template likeness would be helpful.
Additional wardrobe options could be fun, ex: Christmas sweater, Halloween Costume, Team Jersey...
Milena_Paumen Great Initiative and impressive customization features, although I am not seeing an option for a Yarmulke/Kippah in the Headgear section. Would be great if that was also added. Thank you.
- Idea - It would be nice to have the ability to generate profile pictures based on our avatars. (something similar to WhatsApp).
- Idea - It would be nice to have the ability to create company clothes (for example, the official 2023 Xmas winter hoodie).
Milena_Paumen The diversity shown with head covering options is great, but could you please add a yarmulke / kippah for your Jewish users?
Thank you- Please add reactions as a menu on the main bar of teams, dropping down into sub menus makes it less relevant and by the time you react the moment has past! (Similar to raise and react). Also the glasses colour white is not white its green
Milena_Paumen Any chance we can get Halloween costume options for our avatars in October?
