Meta wants its metaverse everywhere
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Meta's metaverse, including Horizon Central, is expanding with new tech like the Meta Horizon game engine. Despite VR taking a backseat at the Connect conference, the company is pushing social VR experiences and partnerships.
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The glasses stole the show: When Meta held its annual Connect developer conference last month, the company's new Ray-Ban Display glasses got a lot of attention. Without new hardware to announce, VR took a bit of a backseat. Sure, there was James Cameron, who is helping the company bring 3D movies, shows, and sports events to Quest headsets. But what about that whole metaverse thing? How's that going? To get an update on Meta's efforts to make VR social, I talked to the company's …