CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) – Many of us have become accustomed to virtual meetings this year, thanks to the pandemic.
But what if you could also meet with your colleagues through virtual reality?
Facebook is making it possible for video games to work and be truly productive.
The social media giant is calling for its latest Horizon Workrooms project.
It’s a virtual reality app that you can use while working from home or out of the office when you need to meet with your co-workers.
You only need a VR headset like Oculus Quest 2.
Turn your virtual meeting into an immersive experience.
Instead of an environment that can be seen playing a video game, it simulates a conference room.
You can meet up to 15 more people in this virtual room.
What makes it fun is that you can even customize your own avatar or cartoon character to represent yourself at the meeting.
And yes, your avatar can also use special hand gestures.
Even if you’re not physically there with your classmates, you can still be creative and share ideas using whiteboards at the meeting.
Oculus says you can go back to these handy notes anytime in VR or just export them to the web.
You can also bring your physical desktop to the scene. You can basically use virtual reality and real life at the same time.
Share the screen and send messages.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that if you can’t be at the meeting with VR or if you don’t have VR headsets, don’t worry. You can still videoconference at.
The Horizon Workrooms app is free if you have a virtual reality headset.
If you don’t have one, it will be an investment. Quest 2 will cost you about $ 300.