Zoom App Arrives on Quest: Join Work Meetings as Your Avatar

Sure thing. Here’s a take that’s got a bit of that unpredictable vibe:

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So, Meta’s gone and done it again. They’ve tossed a Zoom app into the Horizon Store for Quest avatars. I mean, you can host and join meetings all dressed up as your virtual self. Sounds wild, right?

Now, if you’re like me, you might remember back in 2021 when Zoom snuck into Horizon Workrooms. That was more about getting face-to-face in VR, even with those buddy webcam users tagging along in the mix. It was like a weird mash-up party if you ask me.

Fast forward to now, you can snag this standalone Zoom app for free. Meta’s saying it’s like that comfy sweater you wear everywhere — a “seamless extension” of what you use on your phone or computer. What does that really mean? Honestly, I can’t tell you — I think I lost the thread there.

Oh, there’s a picture in the article, by the way. A Quest avatar—no clue why, but it stares back like it knows all my secrets. Anyway, if you’re curious, just let your eyes wander over there. Or not.

This new Zoom gig lets you hop into meetings as your Horizon Worlds avatar. But here’s the catch — it’s not the whole immersive VR dance. More like a flat video of your avatar making its debut, whether others are in VR or just on regular webcams.

Now, would you really want to jump into a meeting as a Meta avatar? I mean, they’ve come a long way — still kinda cartoony though, especially compared to Apple’s shiny new Persona avatars playing on Vision OS 26. Not to mention, Vision Pro’s been doing its Persona thing with Zoom since February 2024. But hey, free’s free, right?

Bottom line: snag Zoom on Quest by downloading the app from Horizon Store. Just sign in with the deets you use on your other devices, and you’re set to yak away.

Life’s funny, isn’t it? One day Zoom is for office yawn-fests, the next — you’re a cartoon in some digital landscape. Who knew?