Social media company Facebook announced that it will hire 10,000 staff for its virtual universe (metaverse) goals. The company is launching a new project in the European Union to develop a virtual universe. Company officials announced in a new announcement that qualified engineers will be employed in EU member countries for this target.
So what is the metaverse and what are Facebook’s goals?
What does Facebook intend with the metaverse?
According to the BBC’s report, the metaverse is an online world where people can play, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR (virtual reality) headsets. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is also among the pioneers of the metaverse.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on stage at an Oculus developers conference in 2016. (Photo: Glenn Chapmann/AFP)
Facebook said in a statement, “The Metaverse has the potential to help unlock access to new creative, social and economic opportunities. Europeans will reshape the metaverse. New jobs to be developed over the next five years will include specialist engineers. ” said.
The social media company thinks that the metaverse cannot be developed by a single company. That’s why Facebook gave the green light to cooperate. It also promised $50 million in funding for nonprofit groups. However, according to Facebook, the metaverse will appear in 10 to 15 years.
So, what do you think about this step of Facebook? We are waiting your comments…
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