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Facebookbrings

VRtomeetings

T

hetechindustryheldits

breathasUSTVnetworkCBS

tweetedthatFacebookCEO

MarkZuckerbergwouldbe

makinga “specialannouncement

aboutthefutureof Facebook”.Washe

retiringatthegrandoldageof37?

Orannouncingmajorchangestodeal

withthemany problemsFacebook

getstheblamefor?

Asitturnsout,no.Instead,

Zuckerbergrevealedtotheworlda

newVRtoolfromthecompanycalled

HorizonWorkrooms.

Available in betaontheOculus

Quest2,Workroomsisanattemptto

bringbusinessmeetingsintothe VR

age.Withvirtualmeetingtables,

whiteboardsandscreens,theideais

thatyouandyourcolleagues’cartoon

avatarscanbrainstorm,collaborate

andimmerseyourself in thejoy of the

physicaloffice,whereveryouhappen

tobeintheworld.Ifyouneeda

differentroomlayout,perhaps fora

lectureinsteadofa roundtable

discussion,youcanreorganisethe

virtualroomwithjusta click.

SocialmediafirmreplacestheofficewithHorizonWorkrooms

HorizonWorkroomsisavailable

inbetafortheOculusQuest 2