"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 metaverse VP, Vishal Shah."
"The company has since launched a series of polished games within Horizon and spent heavily to attract VR developers to the platform. At this year's Connect conference, Meta doubled down on those efforts by announcing not just AI developer tools, but also a whole new game engine for Horizon Worlds."
"When Meta launched the first version of Horizon Worlds in late 2021, it very much embraced a kind of DIY ethos. Developers could easily build games and worlds in headset, but the resulting experiences all lacked texture and complexity. Remember Zuckerberg's selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower? That was essentially how Horizon Worlds games looked at the time."
"If we don't love it, how can we expect our users to love it?"
Meta's new Ray-Ban Display glasses dominated attention at Connect while VR received less hardware focus. James Cameron is collaborating to bring 3D movies, shows, and sports to Quest headsets. Horizon Worlds struggled with low engagement, prompting internal concern that employees did not use the platform. The company has launched polished games and invested in attracting VR developers. At Connect, Meta announced AI developer tools and a new game engine for Horizon Worlds. The stated aim is to link social 3D spaces across headsets, phones, Facebook, Instagram, and potentially future glasses. Early Horizon builds emphasized a DIY ethos and lacked texture and complexity, making phone compatibility challenging.
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