Summary:
Facebook has created a “social VR” team to explore virtual-reality technology’s potential beyond games, as it prepares for the consumer launch of its Oculus Rift VR headset. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed the plans in a surprise appearance at Samsung’s Mobile World Congress press conference, while talking up the popularity of 360-degree videos on Facebook, and on Samsung’s Gear VR headset – which uses technology from Oculus. Facebook is upping the quality of 360-degree videos on its service, while tasking its new team with developing other kinds of non-games content for VR headsets. “This team will explore how people can connect and share using today’s VR technology, as well as long-term possibilities as VR evolves into an increasingly important computing platform,” claimed Facebook.
Key data/statistical information:
- Already, millions of people watch 360 videos on Facebook every day
- More than 20,000 have been uploaded, with hundreds more added daily
- HTC has confirmed that its Vive headset will cost $799, with pre-orders opening at the end of February
What's my view?
I feel that as the years go by, more technology has been produced with the aim of allowing people to connect with each other since we are living in the era of on-line interaction especially through social media. This potentially could turn into something great and it could gain a lot of popularity. Also, from a pluralist view, it could be said that the rise in technology that allows people to connect and communicate with each other, gives the audience more and more power.
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