On July 26th (local time), Andrew Bosworth, aka Boz, Vice President of AR/VR at Facebook, announced the launch of the "Metaverse product group", a new group aimed at realizing the Metaverse. bottom. It is positioned as a subordinate organization of Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) in the VR / AR research department.
Metaverse refers to a virtual space where users can act as avatars and interact with others, such as "Second Life" in the old days and "Animal Crossing Forest" in the newer ones.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did not use the term Metaverse, but he said that from around 2015, people's communication methods would shift to immersive experiences like VR. Oculus headsets and AR glasses under development are tools for realizing the Metaverse.
In 2019, they announced a VR world "Facebook Horizon" similar to Second Life (currently in an invitation-only beta state).
HorizonMr. Bosworth ``builds an organization to realize the complete vision of the Metaverse,'' and makes it as easy as ``moving from one room in the house to another'' in the Metaverse. He said he aims to
Mr. Vishal Shah, Vice President of Products for Instagram under its umbrella, Mr. Vivek Sharma, Vice President of Facebook Gaming, and Mr. Jason Rubin, Head of Content for Oculus VR, will join the team. Sharma will lead the Horizon team.
It seems that they are planning to use it in games, but Mr. Zuckerberg explained in his Facebook post that the Metaverse is "the next communication platform after the mobile Internet". When he announced plans to essentially allow 50% of employees to work from home over the next five to 10 years last May, he said, "Eventually, AR will allow people to see other people wherever they are." We will accelerate technological development so that we can connect with people and feel their presence."
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