SharePoint

I found the most exciting announcement from SharePoint Conference North America, held in Las Vegas on May 21-23, 2018 to be SharePoint Spaces.

Microsoft have announced upcoming support for Virtual Reality or Windows Mixed Reality within any modern SharePoint page.  You can create your own immersive Mixed Reality experience by adding web parts to your SharePoint Space.  You can set the background 360 image and link to Power Bi Reports, 360 videos and any other api you could care to create.

The simple SharePoint interface will be far easier to navigate for content creators than developing in 360 game development software like Unity.

At first glance the idea of Mixed Reality seems like a gimmick.  But if you want to convey a message in as little time as possible you really can’t go past a full 360 experience.  Corporate Inductions, plant tours, health and safety briefings will be more effective via a Mixed Reality experience than a simple PowerPoint or flat website based approach.

Giving new employees a tour of your document management system in a fully immersive 360 experience will transform an otherwise mundane task into an enjoyable and productive experience.

I have signed up for the  early access program.  Fingers crossed they decide they need someone in Auckland to help them out!