Header Banner
Next Reality Logo
Next Reality
Augmented & Mixed Reality News, Rumors & Dev Guides
nextreality.mark.png
AppleSnapAR BusinessGoogleInstagram | FacebookNFTHoloLensMagic LeapHands-OnSmartphone ARThe Future of ARNext Reality 30AR GlossaryARKit Dev 101What Is AR?Mixed RealityHoloLens Dev 101Augmented RealityHololens How-TosHoloLens v. Magic Leap v. Meta 2VR v. AR v. MR

Facebook Will Have AR Integrated with Oculus in 10 Years

Apr 12, 2016 06:49 PM
Virtual reality interaction with holographic hands and indicators.

Facebook announced at its F8 Developer's Conference on April 12th that, in addition to the VR-ready Oculus Rift we have today, it plans to bring Augmented Reality (AR) into the fold of their social machine.

The company is looking to dominate the 'new' reality market, no doubt about it. Just look at the lofty goals in its official roadmap:

635960582513252155.jpg

"[http://www.relatably.com/m/img/dr-evil-meme-laser/52982953.jpg Lasers]" as a company goal... dream big, Zuckerberg, dream big.

Augmented reality is still taking baby steps in getting useful technology to market; Google Glass fizzled, and one of the most hyped AR apps is catching Pokémon in real life. Then you have HoloLens from Microsoft and Magic Leap—both undoubtedly very far along in the process, but also at least a couple of years from being consumer-ready.

But Mark Zuckerberg is pushing AR, suggesting perhaps a counter to Google Glass and the bulky hardware required with current-gen VR headsets.

635960580009033091.jpg

A roadmap is just a projection of the hopes a company has for the future, but it's clear Facebook is gunning to be at the forefront of VR/AR. Zuckerberg said at the F8 conference, "VR has the potential to be the most social platform." I mean, who wouldn't want to play ping-ping or shoot lasers at friends without needing to be in the same place.

635960568895854502.jpg

For a little more insight and video demos of Facebook's vision of the future, check out this video, about 40 minutes in.

Follow Gadget Hacks on Facebook, Google+, or Twitter.

Just updated your iPhone? You'll find updated Apple Intelligence capabilities, new wallpapers, and enhancements to Calculator, PDF cropping, and Live Voicemail, among other useful features. Find out what's new and changed on your iPhone with the iOS 18.3 update.

Related Articles

Comments

No Comments Exist

Be the first, drop a comment!