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Facebook introduces its first VR app called Facebook Spaces

By TechNadu Staff / April 20, 2017

Facebook Space, a Virtual reality Facebook app which let the user draw, chat, connect to friends on Messenger and more in 3D Virtual space. Beta version of this app for Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch can be downloaded from the OculusStore.

Rachel Franklin, the head of Social VR at Facebook provided a more detail in the recent report, "It's easy to create an identity that represents the real you in Facebook Spaces. This helps people recognize you and VR feel more like hanging out in-person. You can change your eye color, hairstyle, facial features and more until your look fits your identity".

You can also draw in the air with a Virtual Marker to create anything you can dream up from a decorative hat to a handmade tic-tac-toe board. You’ll also find the rich variety of Facebook content at your fingertips to view with friends in VR, including 360 videos and photos that can transport you to new places.

The selfie stick also added to Spaces as well, It can be used to take VR Photos, that users can share with friends on Facebook. You can also interact with friends using video calling on Messenger that simply appears as a 2D video within the Virtual Space. Finally, you appear as your virtual avatar.



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