Horizon Worlds
Meta’s Horizon Worlds Metaverse App is Bleeding Users, Underperforming: Report
Horizon Worlds, Meta's flagship "metaverse" app for AR/VR platforms, is falling short of internal performance targets and having trouble retaining users — reports The Wall Street Journal (via CNBC). The information comes from internal company documents that were reviewed by The Journal. According to these documents, Meta was targeting 500,000 monthly active users in Horizon Worlds by...
Meta’s VR Legs Demo Video Said to be Created Using Motion Capture
This past week, Meta held its Meta Connect event. During the event, the company made a ton of announcements. Including a showcase for its new Meta Quest Pro headset, the company revealed that Horizon Worlds avatars would soon feature legs. However, the demo video outlining the new feature was apparently created using motion capture, as...
Meta Employees Should ‘Fall in Love’ with Horizon Worlds Metaverse App, Says Leaked Memo
According to a report from The Verge, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) is having trouble getting its own employees to use its flagship "metaverse" app, Horizon Worlds, let alone actual users. Horizon Worlds is the company's first attempt at CEO Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the metaverse. The Verge obtained internal memos discussing the current state of...
Apple Blasts Meta for ‘Hypocrisy’ for Taking Nearly 50% of Virtual Sales
Vendors hoping to capitalize on Meta's virtual world could be in for a rude awakening. According to a new report from CNBC, the Facebook parent company will take a 47.5 percent cut of all digital asset sales on its Horizon Worlds platform. And that, not surprisingly, is enraging some potential sellers. The company's fee structure will...