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Meta Avatars Finally Get Legs on Quest

Meta released a Quest software update via its public test channel (PTC), which lets users opt-in to try new features before they’re pushed out to everyone. Among the v57 PTC update is a feature that’s been notably missing from Meta avatars: legs. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised at Connect 2022 that its avatars would eventually […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

29. August 2023

Luxury Brand Valentino Launches Meta Avatar Clothing

Meta and Italian luxury brand Valentino have partnered to launch a new line of digital clothing on the company’s Avatar Store. When the Meta Avatars Store launched in late 2022, the company offered digital outfits from a number of luxury clothing brands, including Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne. Now the prestigious Roman fashion house is among them, bringing a […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

18. Juli 2023

Meta’s Next-gen Avatar Presentation Was Too Good to Be True… For Now at Least

This week Meta showed off a preview of its next-gen avatars during the Connect keynote. Frankly, they looked great! However, there’s… less than meets the eye here. When Mark Zuckerberg appeared in Horizon during the Connect 2022 keynote sporting a next-gen Meta avatar with complete body tracking I was frankly blown away. Compared to the existing […]

Road to VR & Ben Lang

14. Oktober 2022

Meta Visually Unifies Avatars Across Quest, Facebook & Instagram in Metaverse Push

Meta released its new Quest avatar system last year, bringing a big upgrade over the previous in terms of expressiveness and customizability. Now the company announced it’s standardizing those across all Meta platforms—Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram—essentially letting users build and use the same 3D avatar for VR and social media. Starting today, Meta says the […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

31. Januar 2022