‘Facebook Spaces’ Gets Major Upgrade with Revamped Avatar System

April 3, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus-parent company Facebook has announced that the avatar system in its social VR application, Facebook Spaces, is getting some big new changes that will allow users to have more expressive and customizable options than ever before.

According to Facebook, the … Read More

Facebook Makes it Easier to Share Richer, Higher-Quality 3D Content

February 22, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Last October, Oculus-parent company Facebook introduced a new feature to the platform that would allow users to post interactive 3D objects to their News Feed. Now, the company announced on Tuesday that it is adopting the industry-standard 3D file format (gITF … Read More

Facebook Hires AltSpaceVR CEO Eric Romo as Social VR Product Director

January 23, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus’ parent company Facebook has announced that Eric Romo, the CEO and founder of AltspaceVR, is joining its social VR team as a Product Director, where he will be helping the company explore new, innovative ways to connect people and … Read More

Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Owners Can Now Get Social in Facebook Spaces

December 20, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus’ parent-company Facebook announced on Tuesday that it has added cross-platform functionality to its social VR app, Spaces. Now, in addition to the Oculus Rift, you can officially access Facebook Spaces with an HTC Vive headset and hang out with friends … Read More

‘Facebook Spaces’ Users Can Now Ice Fish with Friends and Family in VR

November 20, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Back in April, Facebook launched the beta of its social VR app, Facebook Spaces, and since its release the company has been hard at work to make the experience much more social and engaging for users. Now, as part of a … Read More

‘Facebook Spaces’ Gets New Creative Features and Live 360° Video Support

October 13, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Facebook announced during the recent Oculus Connect 4 keynote, that its social VR app, Facebook Spaces, is getting some new features and improvements that will make the app a lot more engaging and social for users.

According to Facebook’s Rachel … Read More

Facebook Spaces Now Lets Oculus Rift Users Broadcast Live from VR

July 12, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Earlier this year, Facebook launched Spaces, a social VR app for the Oculus platform that lets you and your Facebook friends hang out and interact with each other in virtual reality. Now, the company has announced that Spaces is getting … Read More

Facebook Brings Social VR to the Rift, Launches ‘Facebook Spaces’ Beta

April 18, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

During Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference, Head of Social VR Rachel Franklin took the stage to unveil the company’s latest efforts to make VR a more social experience on the Oculus platform with the launch of Facebook Spaces, a new … Read More