Meta has beguntesting user monetization toolswithin Horizon Worlds, the company announced recently.
Its part of a rush to commercialize the metaverse.
Virtual Shopping
The tools will allow users to sell access to items and experiences inside the app.
Francesco Carta fotografo / Getty Images
Eventually, Meta says, it hopes people can “earn a living” in the metaverse.
Horizon Worlds is Metas social VR platform built around user-generated content that anyone can build within the app itself.
The platform is currently available only to VR users older than 18 in the US and Canada.
Francesco Cata fotografo / Getty Images
What exactly youll be able to buy and sell in Metas version of the metaverse remains a bit vague.
But Houck said that Meta could face criticism for commercializing the metaverse.
But one recent survey finds that users are eager to use the metaverse for shopping.
