Facebook is working on creating Zuckerberg’s “Holy Grail”, “Metawares”.

Facebook on Monday, July 26th announced the creation of a team dedicated to “Metavers”, a “Meta Universe” A view of the science fiction that already exists in video games, as long as they combine real and virtual. Metawares covers the future of the social network, says its founder Mark Zuckerberg. “My hope in about 5 years (…) People see us primarily as a metawares company. ”, He said in an interview on the special site On the edge Last week.

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The California giant’s new ambition depends on its virtual reality (VR) and Andrew Bosworth-led “Facebook Reality Labs” (FRL), especially those responsible for Oculus high-speed headsets, which are mainly used for entertainment purposes. . for now. People were recruited from the Instagram app and Facebook gaming (video games) and Oculus.

The essential quality of metawares is presence – the feeling of actually being with people

Mark Zuckerberg

“To fulfill our vision of metawares, we need to create connective tissues in between (Different) Digital spaces – to overcome physical limitations and move between the rooms of his house with the same ease ”, The employer said Monday on his Facebook profile. “Metawares’ essential quality presence – the feeling of being truly with people – and FRL has been developing products that bring presence to different digital spaces over the years.”, He continued.

Developed reality holograms and mirrors

Metawares assigns a cyberspace parallel to physical reality, where people can communicate in the form of community avatars. This idea was developed by author Neil Stephenson in a science fiction novel. Some communities linked to video games have created themes of the meta universe, such as Roblox (a platform that includes countless games created by children and young people) or Fort Knight (a sniper and survival game that has won over 350 million people). For example, at the end of last April, more than 12 million players arrived following five virtual concerts by American rapper Travis Scott, who appeared as an incarnation at Fortnight.

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Gradually, screens, holograms, VR headsets and magnified reality glasses will allow the liquid “movements” of the virtual universe to take place on physical fires such as teleportations, says Mark Zuckerberg. “I always thought it was the holy grail of social interaction”, He explains in the interview On the edge, Where he points out the limitations of the smartphone as a means of communication and access to digital spaces. Metawares, “This is the heir of the mobile Internet”, He says again.

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