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Google Beam Enhances Group Meetings with Immersive Displays
Google Beam introduces a new experiment to improve hybrid meetings, offering a 50% stronger sense of social connection and 21% increase in contribution ability.
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Google Beam, a true-to-life video communication platform, is enhancing group meetings with a new experiment that brings more immersive experiences to users. The update allows participants joining from non-Beam devices to appear in their true size on HP Dimension’s immersive displays, positioned as if they were sitting around a table. Paired with spatial audio that places each voice directly with the speaker, the experience makes remote participants feel more like they are in the same room. This optimization works automatically, whether users join a meeting from home or the office. According to Google Beam, research suggests these approaches help close the hybrid 'inclusion gap' by improving social connection and engagement. The company is also continuing to collaborate with Google Workspace and Zoom to elevate existing meetings on Google Beam. Stay tuned for more updates at beam.google. *Source: [googleai](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-research/google-beam-group-meetings/)*
Key points
- Google Beam introduces a new experiment to improve hybrid meetings.
- The update allows participants joining from non-Beam devices to appear in their true size on HP Dimension’s immersive displays.
- Spatial audio places each voice directly with the speaker, making remote participants feel like they are in the same room.
- The optimization works automatically, whether users join a meeting from home or the office.
- Research suggests these approaches help close the hybrid 'inclusion gap' by improving social connection and engagement.
- Google Beam is continuing to collaborate with Google Workspace and Zoom to elevate existing meetings.