{"id":12753,"date":"2022-08-20T14:44:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T14:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/20\/mark-zuckerberg-has-responded-to-the-metaverse-memes\/"},"modified":"2022-08-20T14:44:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T14:44:16","slug":"mark-zuckerberg-has-responded-to-the-metaverse-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/20\/mark-zuckerberg-has-responded-to-the-metaverse-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the metaverse memes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/19\/23313469\/mark-zuckerberg-horizon-worlds-screenshot-memes-response-upgrades<\/a>
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Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg posted a screenshot<\/a> of his digital avatar standing in front of the Eiffel Tower and what I think is supposed to be la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/a> as a way of announcing that Horizon Worlds was launching in France and Spain. Unfortunately for him, the internet more or less immediately started dragging<\/a> and meme-ifying<\/a> the screenshot of the virtual reality platform \u2014 likely because the graphics were, as one Twitter user described it<\/a>, about on par with the Teletubbies game for the PlayStation One.<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg\u2019s apparently seen the memes and wants to let you know that Meta is working on the graphics. On Friday, he posted some new screenshots<\/a> to Facebook and Instagram, showing off a significantly more life-like version of himself and an ancient-looking plaza. \u201cMajor updates to Horizon and avatar graphics coming soon,\u201d he said, promising to share more details at the upcoming Connect conference. Meta spokesperson Peter Gray told The Verge<\/em> that the company didn\u2019t have any news to share on when that would be, but last year\u2019s event<\/a> was held in October.<\/p>\n

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The original post, which started this whole thing.<\/em><\/figcaption>Image: Mark Zuckerberg<\/cite><\/p>\n

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I will admit that this does look significantly better.<\/em><\/figcaption>Image: Mark Zuckerberg<\/cite><\/p>\n

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As for the original screenshot, he admits that it\u2019s not exactly flattering. \u201cI know the photo I posted earlier this week was pretty basic \u2014 it was taken very quickly to celebrate a launch. The graphics in Horizon are capable of much more \u2014 even on headsets,\u201d he said. Personally, though, if my company had been sinking billions<\/a> into a digital world that many people aren\u2019t exactly sold on, I\u2019d probably avoid posting quick and dirty screenshots of it \u2014 especially if I\u2019d just announced a $100 price bump to the Quest 2<\/a>, making it significantly more expensive to access said VR experience. But that\u2019s just me.<\/p>\n

Meta isn\u2019t the only one promising better graphics in an attempt to entice people to join its metaverse. Last month, Roblox announced that it was also updating its traditionally blocky and low-res graphics, and its product lead Josh Anon said that its end goal was \u201creplicate the real world\u201d in an interview with Protocol<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

Ultimately, though, graphics are secondary to what you do with them. Even if Meta\u2019s new update to Horizon upgrades the visuals to the level of, say, Fortnite<\/em>, that won\u2019t matter unless there\u2019s something interesting to see in its virtual worlds. That point is perfectly illustrated by this tweet<\/a> dunking on Zuckerberg\u2019s original post:<\/p>\n

Update August 19th, 6:23PM ET:<\/strong><\/em> Added comment from Meta about the timing of the Connect conference.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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