Why would anyone use a Mesh avatar? #M365AMA

In this episode, the #M365AMA panel discusses the following community question:

“Why would anyone use a Mesh avatar? I don’t get it. What’s the big deal? Haven’t we all seen this before? Is Microsoft venturing into Second Life?”

Check out the discussion here:

 

Participating in this discussion were:

• Christian Buckley @buckleyplanet 
• Sharon Weaver @sharoneweaver
• Mike Nelson @mikenelsonIO
• Kirsty McGrath @KirstyMcGrath13

Some relevant notes/links shared by the team:

• Five reasons why people use avatars instead of real pictures on the internet, by Stefani Soehnchen [https://stefaniesoehnchen.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/five-reasons-why-people-use-avatars-instead-of-real-pictures-on-the-internet/]
• Use an Avatar Online? Here is What it Says About You, by Psychology Today [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/201806/use-avatar-online-here-is-what-it-says-about-you]
• Introducing Mesh avatars for Microsoft Teams in Private Preview [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/introducing-mesh-avatars-for-microsoft-teams-in-private-preview/ba-p/3646444]
• Facebook wants to build a metaverse. Microsoft is creating something even more ambitious, via Fast Company [https://www.fastcompany.com/90691700/facebook-wants-to-build-a-metaverse-microsoft-is-creating-something-even-more-ambitious]