An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 14, 2024
- April 13, 2024
- April 12, 2024
- April 11, 2024
- April 10, 2024
- April 9, 2024
- April 8, 2024
April 14, 2016 01:17 am GMT
More about Social Vr, Vr, Oculus Rift, Virtual Reality, and Facebook
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/EdUjjWp12ew/
Facebook’s killer Social VR demo puts the real world on notice
Bravo, Facebook. Social VR is now officially something I want in Facebook. You made me want it, damn you.
Ever since Facebook bought Oculus VR for $2 billion in 2014, Mark Zuckerberg has made clear his intention to merge social networking with virtual reality. While it made intuitive sense, I really thought Zuckerberg was paying lip service to the idea.
With its immersive headgear that cuts you off from the outside world and the pricey graphics-laden hardware on the back-end, the Oculus Rift system seemed tailor made for deep-dive gaming, not chatting up your Aunt May on Facebook.
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/EdUjjWp12ew/
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Mashable
Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.More About this Source Visit Mashable