How to use Zoom's immersive view featureġ. Want to try it out? Here's how to enable Zoom's Immersive View to bring you and your coworkers together in a new virtual space. Zoom's Immersive View is similar to Microsoft Teams' Together Mode - a rare case when another video chat platform had a feature before Zoom did. As COVID-19 vaccines roll out nationwide, Zoom recently added a number of features to help workplaces prepare for future hybrid offices. With the rise of Zoom also came the concepts of Zoom fatigue, or the exhaustion of spending hours on video chat, and Zoom anxiety, or the stress that can come along with these meetings. Zoom's use skyrocketed during the pandemic, as it became the video chat app of choice for millions of people for both work and socializing. Whether it makes you feel more connected to others or not, the sight of groups commingling - even in virtual form - is striking. The feature, called Immersive View, can place up to 25 participants in one meeting space.
Turn it on and you, your colleagues, friends and family members will be virtually imposed in the same virtual space, so it looks like you're sitting next to one another rather than the reality of conversing miles apart. If you're tired of staring at a grid of faces on your never-ending Zoom calls, a new virtual background can shake things up.
