The new virtual reality
Key Takeaways
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Virtual reality is going big.
Facebook is working on a new high-end VR headset codenamedProject Cambria.
“It will be 100x better than staring at a Zoom screen.”
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Mixing Reality
Facebook is betting on the future of VR and the metaverse.
It’s alsopouring moneyinto software development that could bolster the growth of the metaverse.
The metaverse is a term used to describe shared virtual world environments that people can access via the internet.
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The headset is only a prototype at the moment, butFacebook has saidthat it focuses on face- and eye-tracking.
Not Ready for Prime Time
But the metaverse is still a ways off.
Users still face hurdles with hardware cost, comfort, capability, and complexity, Franko said.
