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April 21, 2017 02:48 am GMT

What it's actually like to hang out in Facebook Spaces

Virtual reality seems cool, but what can you actually do when you're in it? 

Quite a lot, it turns out. 

On April 18, Facebook released a social VR experience called Facebook Spaces. Paired with an Oculus Rift, Spaces allows users to hang out with friends in a 360-degree virtual reality world and share 3D videos and experiences. 

SEE ALSO: Facebook's first social VR app is cool — but there's a problem

Unfortunately for anyone wanting to play around in this digital paradise, however, there's a pretty hefty entrance fee. A Rift and corresponding touch controllers will set you back around $600, and that doesn't even include the powerful, expensive computer required to run the thing.  Read more...

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