While the work from home push and a lack of in-person socializing created a culture obsessed with other people’s rooms, 2022 found Zoom users further embracing virtual backgrounds. While Zoom has had ...

When a feature works, chances are others will co-opt it. Last year, Microsoft followed in Zoom's footsteps by adding virtual backgrounds to its Teams app. As a testament to the feature's popularity, ...

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Google Reveals 360-Degree Virtual Backgrounds for Meet Calls Google said Meet users will be able to choose 'several' new 360-degree backgrounds during video calls. One of those backgrounds is a beach, ...

Square Enix offered up another batch of FFXI virtual backgrounds. People who download the brief videos can use them as looping, active backgrounds when talking to people online. They can be set when ...

The collection of new Microsoft Teams virtual backgrounds is the biggest update for this feature since it was added in 2020, and they are separated into six different categories for users. With over ...

Video calls and virtual interviews quickly became the new normal in terms of business communications and correspondences among internal teams and co-workers during the pandemic. While this timely ...

For those with messy bedrooms or who simply want to retain an element of privacy during video chats, various videoconferencing tools have long offered ways to replace the real background with a ...

Meet’s new dynamic backgrounds change as you move your phone or tablet, making it look like you’re actually calling from outside the office. Meet’s new dynamic backgrounds change as you move your ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS One, researchers evaluated the impact of gender, facial expression, and video background on first impressions of competence and trustworthiness during ...