In April 2017, world’s biggest social network introduced Facebook Spaces – a new virtual reality app where you hang out with your friends in an interactive virtual environment, no matter where you are. While there has been considerable debate on virtual reality (VR) being a next level of physical isolation, Facebook argues that it is the opposite. According to Facebook, “Facebook spaces is a new way to connect with friends in VR” and by using it, “[…] you can hang out in a whole new way – together” (Franklin, Oculus). Their new technology, which is launched in beta for Oculus Right and Touch, is what Facebook calls a social VR technology. Even though virtual reality has a long history and is in fact not new at all, Facebook advocates its technology as a new, emergent form of communication and networking, that has given VR a unique role: to serve as a social tool. According to Facebook, social VR technology “will continue to transform the way people around the world stay connected with their communities and those closest to them” (Franklin).
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Source: Masters of Media