Facebook (or rather, Meta) announced the arrival of several 2D applications to the virtual reality platform Oculus. The company is thus taking a new step towards democratizing this technology in the workplace, one of the main pillars of its metaverse deployment.
Applications based on the Progressive Web Application Standard
This is not the first time that such applications have been available on the Oculus platform, which allows the use of such a format thanks to the version of Android that is integrated with it. On the other hand, the arrival of many 2D applications is unprecedented. First, Facebook, Instagram, the Smartsheet collaborative app, and the Spike messaging client will be available for download for the Oculus Quest headset. After that, Slack, Dropbox, Monday.com, or Pluto.Tv will also be added.
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Based on the Progressive Web Application (PWA) standard, these applications will be practical for users, who will no longer need to remove their headphones to view them on their phones, as they will have direct access to them through the Oculus Quest. On the other hand, PWAs would significantly ease the burden on developers and should therefore lead to broader adoption of what Oculus sees from app makers, he notes. Take Crunch.
This is the first time that many 2D applications have been integrated into Oculus. Photo: Facebook
Direct to Metaverse
This announcement accompanies an overhaul of the VR strategy in action that Meta wanted. As a reminder, the company introduced a set of applications called Business Quest It is intended, as the name suggests, for Oculus Quest devices. With that in mind, Infinite has introduced Office to its latest headset, the Oculus Quest 2.
With a recent name change, Meta has revealed its ambitions and is now focusing on the Metaverse. With this in mind, the company also announced, last August, the launch of Horizon Workrooms on the Oculus Quest 2. It’s “ A groundbreaking collaboration experience that allows people to meet and work in the same virtual room, regardless of physical distance It operates in both virtual reality and the web, and is designed for Improving teams’ ability to collaborate, communicate and connect remotely, thanks to the power of virtual reality ».
Thus, the launch of several applications, albeit two-dimensional, on the Oculus platform will allow Meta to encourage the adoption of its virtual reality headsets by professionals, with the aim of democratizing their use in the workplace. , metaverse.
