Zoom’s new feature makes video calls more ‘realistic’

Video conferencing platform Zoom has announced a bunch of new features that are coming across Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone, and Zoom Video Webinars.

Zoom is set to roll out a feature called ‘Immersive View’ that will enable the host to set a custom background theme — like a classroom or courtroom — for their meetings. These layouts will show participant videos within a scene that everyone shares.

Zoom’s Immersive View can accommodate a maximum of up to 25 participants in a scene. In case there are more than 25 participants, they will be displayed in a thumbnail strip on the top of the scene.