This Thursday, October 28, Mark Zuckerberg announced the name change of the Facebook group, which will now be called Meta. This name refers to the metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg’s great project for the future of the Internet.
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We announced it to you a few days ago and it’s now official: it’s a Facebook Meta group. Its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was announced. The Meta name will be assigned to the company’s parent company, which means its apps themselves will always have the same name, such as Facebook (as a social network), Messenger, Instagram, Oculus, and Portal.
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This name change is a reference to the “metaverse”, a huge project that Mark Zuckerberg wants to develop. The metaverse is a parallel digital and fictional world, where we can interact with our friends in the form of avatars. So it will be an extension of the internet world, made possible thanks to virtual reality.
“Gradually, screens, holograms, virtual reality headsets, and augmented reality goggles will supposedly allow seamless movements from virtual universes to physical places, such as teleportation. A key characteristic of metaverses will be to be present and feel truly present with people.”Mark Zuckerberg said.
The metaverse offers interaction with its friends in the form of avatars. Image credit: Facebook Live
In this virtual world, it might be possible for example to dance in a nightclub with people who live thousands of kilometers away from us, to work, or to buy or sell digital services. In Mark Zuckerberg’s presentation video, we saw a woman actually participating in a concert with her best friend, who was actually in the concert hall.
The project of the founder of Meta is to develop our social life on the Internet, thanks to the connected glasses.
“metaverse is the next evolution of social bonding. It is a collective project that will be created by people from all over the world, and open to everyone. You will be able to socialize, learn, collaborate and play in a way that goes beyond what is possible today”Mark Zuckerberg said.
Great development of the Internet
According to the web and video game giants, the meta-universes are the next step in the evolution of the internet, and Mark Zuckerberg rightly recognized it. It is for this reason in particular that he chose to develop his project, now changing the name of the Facebook group, in order to position himself as a leader.
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At the moment, the metaverse project is not yet complete. A beta-only version of the “Horizon Workroom” app was revealed last August. This application makes it possible to go to meeting rooms in virtual reality, and interact with other participants around a round table in the form of avatars.
In addition to the name change, the logo of the parent company of Facebook also changes. The Meta is now displayed with a blue icon similar to the infinity symbol, referring to the Oculus virtual reality glasses, which belong to the group.
