US-based technology giant Meta, while continuing its investments in the metaverse, held a new event today. The giant company allowed us to take a look at the technologies that will shape our future at the event called ‘Connect’.
Apart from the new virtual reality glasses, the company also introduced its new moves on the metaverse. Sharing the developments regarding the Metaverse universe, the company stated that it wanted Horizon Worlds to be like a social media platform. The company stated that it will make the platform more interactive. Let’s take a look at the developments in the event together.
Partnered with media giant NBCUniversal
Meta announced that it has signed an agreement with the giant media and entertainment company NBCUniversal. According to the statements, NBCUniversal’s broadcast platform Peacock Meta Quest will come to virtual reality titles. Users will also be able to experience Universal Studios’ theme parks and many new content coming from NBCUniversal through the Horizon Worlds VR app starting next year.
Microsoft & Meta collaboration will bring games and Windows apps to VR
Meta shared it as part of its partnership with another technology giant, Microsoft. Microsoft’s video conferencing platform Microsoft Teams can now be used in the virtual office application Horizon Worlds. Thus, users will be able to make video calls in the metaverse. Windows apps will also come to VR.
In addition, within the scope of the partnership, it was reported that Microsoft’s cloud gaming service Xbox Cloud Gaming will come to Quest devices in the coming months. Games can be played with Xbox controllers in 2D on the VR screen.
Reels videos can be taken and video conversations can be made with new generation avatars.
The company that brought the event to the metaverse. He also shared the innovations about avatars in the virtual world. According to the statements, new generation avatars will be available on all Meta platforms. This shows that users can use their own avatars on platforms such as Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger.
It was reported that avatars on Instagram can also be used in the popular short video format Reels. Accordingly, we will now be able to shoot videos with our avatars.
In addition, we will be able to use our avatars in video calls. It was also stated that an ‘Avatar Store’ would be coming. It was stated that in the upcoming application for VR, users can buy the product they want on their avatars. It was also stated that the bodies in virtual reality will be healed and the avatars will come full-body. This feature, which will come next year, will be able to offer a more realistic experience.
More realistic avatars are coming
The company also stated that it is working on avatars called ‘Instant Avatar’. With this feature, users will first scan their faces with their phones and upload the data to virtual reality headsets. After that, the user’s avatar will be created. It is noteworthy that the avatar, which consists of the shared image, is eerily realistic.
A new pair of glasses developed in partnership with Ray-Ban may come
Innovations regarding the augmented reality (AR) glasses developed by the company in partnership with Ray-Ban were also shared. While expressing the future of applications such as Spotify to Ray-Ban Stories, it was also said that a new glasses that can be integrated into the metaverse will come in the future.
New games coming to VR
The company announced the future of Iron Man’s VR game for Quest devices at the event. Coming November 3rd, the game will allow players to become Iron Man through virtual reality.
In addition, it was stated that the VR version of the recently popular game Among Us will come on November 10 for Quest devices. It was stated that the game The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners will come on December 1st. In addition, first images were shown from a production called ‘Behemoth’ developed by Skydance Interactive, which will take us to gloomy, snowy regions and will be released in 2023.
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