I may get shot down but I was experimenting with VR meetings, avatars created using facial images. We did a team meeting using this tech for fun but it felt much more like being in same room than a video conference call. Not same as in person but a step closer.
If people didn't have a weird aversion to VR and headsets were way more comfortable this would totally be the solution. Once we get comfortable AR glasses with decent resolution, software for remote teams is going to be a huge business.
