Recently, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus rebranded to become Meta Platforms with a new logo, a version of the infinity symbol. On the face of it, this may be seen by many as an opportunity to draw focus away from the problems currently faced by their flagship social media platform, Facebook. … Continue reading What Is the Metaverse?
As we recently wrote, Facebook is pushing forward with tests to see how people would react to advertising in their VR application. As we also noted in that article, the first developer to opt-in to the experiment quickly backtracked once users got wind of the idea. It seems that the negativity towards this new move … Continue reading Facebook Reality Labs VP Responds to Quest Ads Backlash
If you read our blog regularly, then you’ll know I have made no secret of my dislike for Facebook’s recent decisions around Oculus products. When Facebook originally bought Oculus for a historically significant amount of money, many in the VR industry were concerned. Facebook saw Oculus as a company that could take it into the next generation … Continue reading Things Are Heating Up For Facebook’s (And Oculus’) Monopoly
When Facebook bought Oculus, we all knew that there would be some downsides to the deal. Oculus certainly needed the money, and we would not have the sort of advanced, affordable VR technology we have today if it weren’t for their investment. That being said, Facebook didn’t buy Oculus for an eye-watering $2.3Bn so that … Continue reading Is Facebook Killing Oculus With Its Decisions?
There’s a long history of virtual worlds living on the web. Second Life comes to mind, as do many of the MMORPGs that have taken over the lives of millions. Facebook Spaces and AltSpace VR have also shown us how well-suited VR is for creating shared social spaces. You can really get the feeling of … Continue reading Facebook Announces Horizon VR Social Media Platform
