But those updates are tiny compared to its introduction of Facebook Horizon, which draws comparisons to Ready Player One’s Oasis... but hopefully safer.
Facebook Horizon is a virtual world simulator where you can hang out, socialize, and even build your own virtual town. It looks like a VR-first Second Life which launched way back in 2003, a year prior to “TheFacebook".
We’re excited to give it a try once it's live in early 2020, but until then here are a few VR experiences you can explore with your friends today:
😎 Sandbox – The closest thing to the Holodeck. It’s wild (we’ve tried it).
😎 Modal VR – Founded by Nolan Bushnell of Atari fame, Modal VR can create virtual worlds you run around in as book as 150,000 square feet.
😎 VRChat – A place to chat with friends in VR (no surprise), fresh with $10M in funding announced earlier this month
😎 Spatial – Currently in private beta, Spatial teleports your team into the same room from anywhere in the world.
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