The "Metaverse" is a term that first got wider attention in 2021 when Microsoft and Nvidia used it and later Facebook even renamed itself to Meta.
At it's core it is about persistent often immersive 3D worlds that users can interact with and it can have a relationship with the real world.

In this session we will look at what you can do on Microsoft's cloud, software, and services platform when it comes to Metaverse.

We will look at what "Microsoft Mesh" is and what functionalities or tools have been made available to date. Attendees will learn what cloud services in Azure are relevant, such as Azure Spatial anchors.

Developers will hear about the prevalent approaches to develop software and how tools such as Microsoft maintained MRTK play a role to design cross platform applications that run on Microsoft HoloLens but also on Meta's Quest 2.