{"id":3210,"date":"2016-02-25T17:46:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T17:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2016-02-25T17:46:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T17:46:30","slug":"will-facebook-be-the-new-second-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/will-facebook-be-the-new-second-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Facebook Be The New Second Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIn case you missed it, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled rather lofty plans to venture out into the Virtual Reality world, Facebook style. This probably doesn\u2019t come as a big surprise considering Facebook\u2019s acquisition of Oculus Rift, but is this a wise move for the social media overlord?<\/p>\n

The plan is to take virtual reality way beyond gaming and turn it into a \u201cSocial Virtual Reality\u201d that will be, of course, integrated with the Facebook platform. With the first orders of the Oculus Rift shipping out in just a few weeks, the timing was intentional.
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\n\u201cVR is going to be the most social platform,\u201d Zuckerberg said on Sunday at Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S7 event. \u201cFacebook, with Oculus, are committed to this for the long term. We\u2019ve recently created new teams at Facebook to build the next generation of social apps and VR.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Although the details are quite vague for the scope of what is envisioned by incorporating Oculus Rift with Facebook, it was made clear that one of the goals is to enable Facebook users to be able to interact in a way that lets them feel as if they\u2019re in the same room. Although that sounds pretty interesting, at this stage it would be hard to imagine how that would be executed in a way that would be more personal than, say, just a far less expensive video chat. Time will tell. <\/p>\n

There were also implications that there will be a way to play games through this VR route, which could prove to be fun and possibly interactive. But, there isn\u2019t much more detail as far as what is being planned. We can only speculate and hope. <\/p>\n

My personal thoughts? I think it\u2019s an expected development. I do think it\u2019s a positive move to push towards encouraging the exploration of virtual reality. But, do I think it would ever be an adequate alternative to Second Life? Can\u2019t say that I do, spare the ability to engage with people that are not currently in Second Life. And Second Life has a depth of capability that is yet unmatched.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d imagine Mark would make this very user-friendly, but I can\u2019t see this becoming a \u201cthing\u201d for quite a long time. It will prove a challenge to take a free platform that is accessible to so many and add on equipment that was marked up far higher than initial estimates. <\/p>\n

What are your thoughts?<\/p>\n

Bria Oceanside
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