Facebook's new virtual office space in Oculus
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook's new virtual office space in Oculus

The Hindu  

Facebook has introduced Infinite Office, a new feature in Oculus capable of creating a flexible virtual reality office space. This means that users can start working from one room or place, stop or pause midway, and then resume work from another room, all without switching off the screen. They can The social networking company has also started early experiments with third party firms like Spatial, to test how Passthrough could enhance a virtual co-located meeting. Facebook said that it will roll out the first Infinite Office features as an experimental release for Quest 2 this winter.

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Facebook opens Horizon Worlds VR app to public, inches close to metaverse
3 years ago

Facebook opens Horizon Worlds VR app to public, inches close to metaverse

India Today  

Facebook on Thursday announced that it is introducing Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality world of avatars, for users who are the age of 18 and above in the US and Canada. Eligible users who own Facebook’s Oculus virtual reality headsets can create a legless avatar that will wander in the animated virtual world, play games, and interact with other users’ …

'Could Have Been an E-mail': Twitterati Roast Facebook's New VR Remote Work App
3 years, 4 months ago

'Could Have Been an E-mail': Twitterati Roast Facebook's New VR Remote Work App

News 18  

It seems like the COVID-19 pandemic stands right in front of the doorsteps of our schools, colleges, and offices, like a bouncer denying entry to everyone. Mark Zuckerberg, the human bridge between the physical and the digital world, on Thursday launched a new virtual-reality remote work app that lets you attend meetings in a digital meeting room with a customized …

Facebook launches new VR remote work app 'Horizon Workroom'
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook launches new VR remote work app 'Horizon Workroom'

ABP News  

New Delhi: Facebook Inc has launched Horizon Workroom's new VR remote work app on Thursday. Facebook looks at its initial move towards the metaverse of the future which the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has discussed in the past few weeks. To use facebook's new app Horizon Workroom, the user must use the Oculus Quest2 headset to conduct meetings as an …

Facebook reveals 'horizon workrooms' that allow people to work together in virtual rooms
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook reveals 'horizon workrooms' that allow people to work together in virtual rooms

Firstpost  

This enables participants to join a meeting as an avatar in virtual reality or by video calling. Facebook on Thursday unveiled technology for “workrooms,” allowing remote collaboration for people using its Oculus virtual reality gear. The “Horizon Workrooms” project allows users to switch back and forth from virtual reality to web conferencing to adapt to different situations. “Workrooms is our …

Horizon Workrooms: Facebook’s Metaverse Is a VR Meetaverse
3 years, 4 months ago

Horizon Workrooms: Facebook’s Metaverse Is a VR Meetaverse

Wired  

Mark Zuckerberg looks right at me as he explains how this conversation is unlike most work conversations that have happened over the past 18 months. But here in Horizon Workrooms, Facebook’s new VR meeting space, it feels as though we’re sitting mere feet apart—especially with Zuckerberg’s new avatar looking remarkably like the real thing, from the caesar cut to the …

Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR

CNN  

CNN Business — For those who don’t think Zoom meetings are a good enough substitute for the real thing, Facebook has another idea: a virtual reality app that lets you and your coworkers feel like you’re sitting around a table in a conference room. A step forward — but it’s not the metaverse, yet In recent weeks, Facebook CEO Mark …

Facebook Begins Testing VR Ads On Its Oculus Virtual Reality Headsets
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook Begins Testing VR Ads On Its Oculus Virtual Reality Headsets

News 18  

Facebook said on Wednesday that it will begin testing ads inside its virtual reality Oculus headsets in partnership with several game developers, including Resolution Games. The small-scale test of VR ads are a bridge between the social media company’s main revenue line of selling digital advertising and its growing investment to build virtual reality hardware as the next tech frontier …

Facebook links its VR headset to Messenger
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook links its VR headset to Messenger

The Hindu  

Facebook’s virtual reality headset Oculus will now allow users to chat with their Facebook friends through the headset. Users who have logged onto Oculus Quest or Quest 2 devices with their Facebook accounts can now chat with their Facebook friends using the Messenger, the company said in a statement. Oculus users can chat using Messenger with friends who don’t have …

Facebook Launches New Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset at Annual Conference
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook Launches New Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset at Annual Conference

News 18  

Facebook, on Wednesday launched its new VR headset, the Oculus Quest 2 at the company’s recently renamed annual AR/VR conference, Facebook Connect. The Oculus Quest 2, Facebook’s latest all-in-one VR headset features its highest resolution display ever. The Oculus Quest 2 controllers have also been given a design refresh, and the VR headset is claimed to have a longer battery …

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