The concept of VR worlds has been a mainstay of science fiction for decades, and has had a long time to accrue expectations as a result. Even without contending with such hurdles, Facebook’s recently revealed VR world must be reckoned a sad and lackluster opening salvo. With that out in the open, let’s see if it’s still worth poking around insideFacebook Spaces, if for no other reason than to demonstrate there’s still plenty of room for newcomers in what remains a hot area of development.
The guts of the Facebook Spaces is the social media experience itself, premised upon the belief that you would want to hang out with your friends from Facebook in a simulated world. While one can debate the merits of such an idea, what is decidedly hair-brained is assuming you’d want to enter such a world as a goofy cartoon version of yourself. No, you will not have the option of taking the likeness of a muscular monster slayer, or even accurate facsimile of your own person. Instead, users must choose from a series of caricatures that look hideously out of place against the realistic backdrops in which they are obliged to interact.
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Source: Extreme Tech