In accordance with the statement made by the company's CEO in a podcast a month ago, Meta will unveil its virtual reality (VR) equipment with enhanced eye and facial recognition at Connect Conference in October.
It is Confirmed that Meta Will Release Its VR Headset this October
According to The Verge, Meta has assured that it will launch its new VR headset, known as Project Cambria, on October 11 at its Connect Conference. This is after Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerburg gave an initial announcement on Joe Rogan's podcast last month.
On Tuesday, September 6, the CEO posted a picture on Facebook wearing a device that looked similar to the anticipated headgear.
In a report from CNBC, Zuckerberg has already said that the VR equipment would have more advanced eye and face tracking capabilities in the abovementioned podcast. Users would be able to make their virtual avatars smile and frown using these abilities.
Speaking about the Connect Conference, which will be live streamed at 1 pm ET in October, the business said it would discuss its metaverse progress and offer a taste of what will come sooner or later.
It's projected to cost roughly $800 compared to the Oculus Quest 2, whose price was recently increased to $399.99, and reportedly includes a higher-res screen than what's presently offered on the Quest 2.
Additionally, when the CEO had only recently made a snapshot of Horizon available to the public and received criticism for its unappealing design, he promised significant changes for it at the event next month, which is free and open to everyone.
Details on substantial improvements to Horizon and avatar aesthetics will be presented at the Connect conference, where they will be discussed.
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Why Was Mark Zuckerburg's Avatar Received Criticisms?
In August, Mark Zuckerburg posted a picture of his virtual avatar from Horizon Worlds, which received backlash from Twitter for its low-resolution and amateur-looking graphics, as reported by Engadget. His post came alongside the announcement that the company's flagship metaverse app will be available in France and Spain.
It is known that Meta invested $10 billion in the development of the metaverse, Mashable SEA noted. The company has even said that it is betting the future of its firm on the metaverse's success. The fact that this was brought up explains why many were quick to criticize how lifeless and two-dimensional Zuckerburg's avatar turned out to be.
The criticized avatar of the CEO displayed the virtual recreation of Sagrada Familia found in Barcelona, Spain, and Paris' Eiffel Tower. He has then acknowledged that the initial image he had presented was relatively simplistic and promised to make adjustments without explicitly responding to the critiques.
A few days later, he updated his post with two additional renderings, both of which were substantially more realistic and detailed than the previous ones. The renderings included his avatar in an outside scene that had ancient ruins.
Given the circumstances, it was unfortunate that Vice President of Horizon's social VR platform Vivek Sharma left the company to seek a career in a different direction when Horizon was under criticism.
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