The Firefox developer wants to marry web browsers to virtual reality and augmented reality with technology called WebVR and WebXR. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

‘Parties’ is a long awaited feature on the PC version of the Oculus platform that lets players form small groups to be able to talk to one another across VR apps. The feature is now rolling out to the ...

A new ‘world chat’ feature with text-based messages is rolling out to a limited number of Horizon Worlds users. A new ‘world chat’ feature with text-based messages is rolling out to a limited number ...

The new virtual reality chat app from Facecbook will feature paid in-game hosts to help manage the community and prevent toxicity. Facebook Horizon, which is the social media giant's answer to Rec ...

As the vague buzzword “metaverse” snowballs into reality, today Facebook unveiled an intriguing peek into its plans for a collaborative online future. Facebook released a free beta for Horizon ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.—The fusion of Oculus and Facebook continues apace at this year's sixth annual Oculus Connect conference, with this year's biggest example coming in the form of Facebook Horizon: a new ...

Project Starline aims to figure out how to make video chats more immersive as it expands to more test locations. I tried one out for myself, and it's shockingly real. I started with CNET reviewing ...

Sensing a hug from your friend through a video call with him/her may become a reality soon. A joint-research team consisted of scientists and engineers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and ...