The Facebook Spaces VR app now also gives you the ability to go Live. Also, there’s a summer sale on Rift and Touch, if you’re interested in getting in to VR!
In April, Facebook launched Spaces, a VR app that allows you to hang out with your friends and family in VR. Now, it’s bringing Facebook Live to the app beta, just in time for its “Summer of Rift” sale which can put Rift and Touch in your hands for as little as $399. Sharing the magic of VR (and Live) just got a little more affordable. If of course you’ve got the hardware to run it.
Live in Spaces gives your “friends a window into your virtual exploits,” allowing you to “engage with them in real time.” Your friends can in turn comment and react on your screen in VR, also giving you the ability to grab comments and move them around. If there wasn’t already a great way for people to “spend quality time together,” Facebook has done this in VR.
I can only imagine that this feature will be available – or useful – for a very small subset of people, no matter how cool it sounds. Because, to be honest, connecting in VR is not in any shape or form, “meaningful.”
In the newsroom post announcing the new feature, Mike Booth, head of product management for Facebook Spaces explains that
[quote]Facebook Live is already one of the most immediate and interactive ways to share moments with friends,[/quote]
So, by going live from the Spaces app, you get a whole new way to do it. And people can follow along in VR. Facebook has had a hard time getting VR off the ground with a big enough audience (probably because its still so expensive for most users, but is really making an effort trying to get Rift in many more hands. As I mentioned earlier, Rift + Touch is currently available at $399 for a limited time – adding live to Spaces could also convince a few more.
You might also like
More from Facebook
Meta Is Killing Its Messenger For Apple Watch App
Meta announced it will remove the Messenger for Apple Watch app on May 31 “After May 31st, Messenger won’t be available …
Facebook And Instagram Start Selling Blue Checks With Meta Verified
Meta Verified will give you a blue check badge on both Facebook and Instagram, along with other benefits for $12 …
Meta Brings Back #BuyBlack Friday For A Third Year
Meta is bringing back #BuyBlack Friday for a third consecutive year in North America. Meta emphasized the importance of the Holiday …
Facebook Is Giving You More Controls Over What You See On Your Feed
Facebook is introducing new "show more" and "show less" controls to let you adjust what you want to see on …
Meta Introduces Facebook Reels API, Offering An Option To ‘Share To Reels’
Meta has introduced the Facebook Reels API, a solution allowing developers to build a 'share to reels' option into their …
Facebook Gets Into Delivery With DoorDash Partnership
DoorDash is partnering with Meta to pilot Facebook Marketplace deliveries across multiple cities in the U.S. Drivers will only transport items …
Meta Rolls Out Horizon Worlds In France And Spain
Meta Horizon Worlds, the VR community and game, is now available in France and Spain.
Meta Refreshes Facebook Groups With New Features
Facebook Groups now have an updated invitation system to reduce admin workloads and limit sharing of misinformation.
Meta Offers Digital Security Course For Journalists And Human Rights Defenders
The Meta Journalism Project and the ICFJ have put together a self-paced 90-minute course and webinars to provide online safety …
