Meta to Merge ‘Venues’ Event Space into ‘Horizon Worlds’ Social VR Platform
Horizon Worlds is Meta’s social VR platform for Quest 2 and Rift which includes ways for users to explore together, create their own rooms, and play mini-games. The company is making good on its vision to mold the social platform into more of a monolithic metaverse app by folding its live event app Horizon Venues entirely into […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

9. Mai 2022
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A Dating App for Meeting Avatars in VR Aims to Build Very Real Relationships
Flirtual is a dating app designed to match VR users together and to facilitate dates in social VR applications. The creators say it’s a codification of a trend that’s already happening—people meeting in VR and going on to form real-world relationships. Finding real relationships through online games is nothing new. For at least a few […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

3. Mai 2022
Quest Users Can Now Watch YouTube Together Thanks to ‘Bigscreen’ Update
Bigscreen is putting Meta to shame again, as the VR hangout app just got a serious bump in functionality for Quest users and PC VR users alike. Now VR’s favorite social viewing app includes native YouTube support, so you can watch anything on YouTube with friends and strangers. Bigscreen has now added the version of YouTube […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

29. April 2022
Meta Planning Web-based Version of ‘Horizon Worlds’ With Lower Creator Fees Than Its VR Platform
Meta announced earlier this week it would eventually allow creators to sell items on its social VR platform, Horizon Worlds, adding that the company would take around 50% of revenue as its cut. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth now says however Horizon Worlds is also getting a web-based version at some point which will feature lower creator fees. […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

15. April 2022
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Metaverse-Wettrennen: Rec Room liegt deutlich vor Meta

Metas Social-App Horizon Worlds bedient sich vieler Ideen aus Rec Room. Laut einer Statistik ist das Vorbild aber deutlich beliebter.
Der Beitrag Metaverse-Wettrennen: Rec Room liegt deutlich vor Meta erschien zuerst auf MIXED.
MIXED & Jan Wöbbeking

14. April 2022
Virtual Social Platform ‘Rec Room’ Hits 3 Million Monthly Active VR Users
Rec Room a social VR game which also supports non-VR devices like PC, console, and mobile phones, has reached an impressive 3 million monthly active VR users, which the company says is just a fraction of its total monthly active usership. Rec Room has continued its impressive growth, having tripled its monthly active VR user […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

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Horizon Worlds: Meta startet mit der Monetarisierung

In Horizon Worlds können Kreative schon seit zwei Jahren eigene VR-Welten basteln. Seit gestern verdienen erste Nutzer:innen auch Geld damit.
Der Beitrag Horizon Worlds: Meta startet mit der Monetarisierung erschien zuerst auf MIXED.
MIXED & Jan Wöbbeking

12. April 2022
Quest ‘Invite Links’ Are the Easiest Way to Invite Friends to VR, But Few Seem to Know They Exist
Last year Meta added the ability to send simple invite links to your friends which would bring you together into the same place in VR. It’s a great way to easily join up with friends in VR, but it seems very few people know the feature exists. Back in August of 2021, Meta extended its […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

8. April 2022
Legverse Isn’t A Real Metaverse, But It Definitely Should Be

The metaverse is alive and kicking. April Fools Day is once again upon us, which means a whole bunch of fake products from VR hardware manufacturers and developers. This year we saw a ridiculous-looking haptic suit complete with 1,333,337 integrated haptic sensors, from computer peripheral manufacturer Razer to a gorgeous VR role-playing game from developer […]

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VRScout & Kyle Melnick

1. April 2022
Wendy’s is Opening a Metaverse Hamburger Shop in ‘Horizon Worlds’
Wendy’s is more than a chain restaurant that serves square-shaped burgers. It’s also a marketing powerhouse that’s known for kicking off the trend of companies openly roasting their competitors (and other people) on Twitter. Now Wendy’s is taking a big first step into VR April 2nd with its upcoming ‘Wendyverse’, which will be hosted on […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

31. März 2022