Facebook says the future of Messenger is on your face as app rolls out to Oculus VR headsets
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook says the future of Messenger is on your face as app rolls out to Oculus VR headsets

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook has rolled out its Messenger platform to its Oculus platform, the latest step in the future of communications in virtual reality. “Write messages however you’d like, whether typing them out in VR, selecting a pre-written conversation starter, or using our voice-to-text feature”, Facebook said in a blog post announcing the change. Luckey “guarantee that you won’t need to log into your Facebook account every time you wanna use the Oculus Rift" before he sold it to Facebook. In May 2020, Facebook’s head of virtual and augmented reality also tweeted a vision of working in VR as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

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Just 1% of teens use VR regularly in latest blow for Meta
1 year, 8 months ago

Just 1% of teens use VR regularly in latest blow for Meta

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Less than 1 per cent of US teenagers regularly use virtual reality headsets, …

Frustrated virtual reality pioneer leaves Facebook’s parent
2 years ago

Frustrated virtual reality pioneer leaves Facebook’s parent

Associated Press  

BERKELEY, Calif. — A prominent video game creator who helped lead Facebook’s expansion into virtual reality has resigned from the social networking service’s corporate parent after becoming disillusioned with the way the technology is being managed. Carmack’s departure comes at a time that Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, has been battling widespread perceptions that he has been wasting billions of dollars trying …

Meta VR headset users will not require Facebook account to log in
2 years, 5 months ago

Meta VR headset users will not require Facebook account to log in

The Hindu  

Meta said its virtual reality headset users do not need a Facebook account to log into their headsets, which was a concern among several users. Some VR users will have to create a Meta account sooner than others, but they must be 13 or older to set it up. People new to Facebook’s VR devices or who have previously merged …

Meta Confirms That Users Don’t Need Facebook Account To Use Quest Headset
2 years, 5 months ago

Meta Confirms That Users Don’t Need Facebook Account To Use Quest Headset

News 18  

Meta has announced that users can now log in to virtual reality headsets without using their Facebook credentials. In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that users will not need a Facebook account to log into Quest starting next month. The company has recently added parental controls to all Quest VR headsets that will allow parents to keep a …

Meta announces new way to login to its Oculus VR system
2 years, 5 months ago

Meta announces new way to login to its Oculus VR system

Live Mint  

Meta Platforms Inc is modifying how users log onto its virtual reality headsets, backtracking on an earlier change to require accounts from the company's flagship Facebook app on the devices while preserving links to social connections there. The social media giant announced plans to remove the Facebook login requirement last year, after a backlash from users who had previously accessed …

In VR, there are no rules, so parents are making up their own
2 years, 11 months ago

In VR, there are no rules, so parents are making up their own

CNN  

CNN — Last summer, Allen Roach saw something that really disturbed him: His then-11-year-old son, Peyton, used a sword to slice off the arms and legs of characters in a virtual reality medieval fantasy game, Blade & Sorcery, then threw the dismembered digital bodies off a bridge. Apps may have their own safety features such as the ability to block …

Facebook's Metaverse fortune is tied to Oculus
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook's Metaverse fortune is tied to Oculus

The Hindu  

Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pressed the proverbial reboot button and rebranded the controversial social media giant. “Our estimate is that in aggregate we are underreporting iOS web conversions by approximately 15%; however, there is a broad range for individual advertisers,” said Graham Mudd, VP of Product Marketing at Facebook. The critical tool that will make Zuckerberg’s holographic future a …

Facebook Plans To Hire 10,000 People In Europe To Build Its ‘Metaverse’
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook Plans To Hire 10,000 People In Europe To Build Its ‘Metaverse’

ABP News  

New Delhi: Facebook has said it plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the "metaverse", a new computing platform that aims to connect people virtually. The hiring will be done over the next five years, Metaverse is a virtual reality version of the internet which Facebook visualises as the future. In a blog post, Facebook said …

'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 …

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 to start testing ads in virtual reality headsets
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook to start testing ads in virtual reality headsets

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc said that it will start testing The California-based company will test with a few apps in the beginning, and will make the ads broadly available across the Oculus platform and mobile app after incorporating feedback from developers, Facebook said in a statement. Facebook last month started testing ads in the Oculus mobile app. The company will not use …

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 aims to prove VR's popularity more than virtual
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook aims to prove VR's popularity more than virtual

The Hindu  

Virtual reality — computer generated 3D environments that can range from startlingly realistic to abstract wonderlands — has been on the cusp of wide acceptance for years without ever really taking off. “Quest 2 serves as a necessary step towards VR maturity," said Gartner analyst Tuong Nguyen. Part of the original Quest's success was the first-person shooter VR game “Half-Life: …

Facebook building smartwatch with health features - The Information
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook building smartwatch with health features - The Information

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc is building a smartwatch that will let users send messages and also offer health and fitness features, The Information reported on Friday, citing people with direct knowledge of the device. The social media giant plans to start selling the device next year, according to the report, a move that would mark its entry into a market currently dominated …

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 …

German cartel office extends probe of ties between Facebook and Oculus
3 years, 10 months ago

German cartel office extends probe of ties between Facebook and Oculus

The Hindu  

Germany's antitrust regulator said on Thursday it was extending the scope of its abuse proceedings against Facebook related to the links between its Oculus virtual reality products and the social medianetwork. The move comes after legislation took effect earlier this month that sets new rules for "undertakings of paramount significance for competition across markets", the Federal Cartel Office said in …

German regulators launch new Facebook investigation over VR
4 years ago

German regulators launch new Facebook investigation over VR

The Hindu  

German regulators launched an investigation Thursday into Facebook over the company’s decision to link its Oculus virtual reality products to the social network, authorities said. The Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, said it had initiated abuse proceedings over Facebook’s plans to require users of the latest Quest 2 virtual reality glasses produced by Oculus to register with a Facebook.com account. …

Facebook accused of squeezing rival startups in virtual reality
4 years ago

Facebook accused of squeezing rival startups in virtual reality

Live Mint  

Virtual-reality startups are accusing Facebook Inc. of using a familiar playbook to muscle out rivals in what could be the digital platform of the future -- prompting a new line of scrutiny from US competition enforcers. “Our industry is getting eaten alive by Facebook,” said Cix Liv, who co-founded startup Yur Inc., which makes technology that can be integrated into …

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 …

Oculus users to login with Facebook account to access all apps
4 years, 4 months ago

Oculus users to login with Facebook account to access all apps

The Hindu  

Facebook is making it compulsory for new Oculus users to log into their devices with Facebook credentials, and existing users will need to merge their accounts, as the social networking giant planned to terminate supporting Oculus accounts. First time Oculus users will need to login with a Facebook account starting October this year. Facebook has noticed that majority of their …

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