Nth Floor
The Nth Floor is a concept created by teams across Microsoft, AltspaceVR and Accenture that enables people to meet, interact & collaborate in virtual offices leveraging Virtual Reality.[1] The term “Nth Floor” relates to the infinite amount of virtual floors a company can spin up, in comparison to the physical limitations of real-world offices.
During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic with more employees working from home, this concept which was originally developed and tested in 2019, gained increased popularity, being feature in Wall Street Journal [2] and presented at the 2021 Microsoft Ignite Keynote [3].
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The Nth Floor concept was originally presented at Microsoft Ignite 2019[4] but the need to work remotely during the 2020 pandemic accelerated the demand for new ways of virtual interaction. [5]
Thanks to new hardware as Oculus Quest and developer tools by Unity Technologies, Oculus and Microsoft, the concept became reality and has been announced at multiple events and conferences. [6][7]
In 2021, during the announcement of Microsoft Mesh, the Nth Floor was highlighted[8] and the concept of virtual offices and collaboration were shared across news media [9][10][11] The concept and several solutions have been used for immersive virtual Town Halls, Summits[1], Conferences, Recruiting Events and Social Events [12] avoiding high costs and carbon-emissions through significant travel which is usually necessary for these types of global events.
The Chief Leadership & Human Resources Officer of Accenture shared how through this concept and technology, a unique immersive experience is provided for the yearly 100K+ New Joiners at the company, to experience through new ways the culture, learn in immersive environments, and connect in meaningful ways.[13]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ready for Close Encounters of the Virtual Kind | Accenture". WordPressBlog.
- ↑ Stern, Joanna (September 28, 2020). "You Can Go Back to the Office—You Just Need a Virtual-Reality Headset" – via www.wsj.com.
- ↑ "Microsoft Mesh is an Azure-powered platform that aims to revolutionize mixed reality". Neowin.
- ↑ "The Nth Floor - Future of Collaboration" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Put on your VR headset and meet me on the Nth Floor". www.linkedin.com.
- ↑ "Digitale Revolution: Wie Microsoft Hologramme in die Arbeitswelt bringen will". www.handelsblatt.com.
- ↑ Team, rAVe. "The Outlook for Home Working Beyond COVID-19 – rAVe [PUBS]". www.ravepubs.com.
- ↑ "The Nth floor at Microsoft Ignite" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Microsoft Steps Up Push to Bring Virtual Reality to the Masses". March 2, 2021 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "Microsoft launches Mesh mixed reality platform at Ignite". financialpost.
- ↑ James, Lindsay (July 15, 2020). "A new holographic reality for business". eandt.theiet.org.
- ↑ "Welcome to the Nth Floor – Accenture's Virtual Office" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Mesh-Enabled AltspaceVR". AltspaceVR.
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