{"id":13306,"date":"2022-08-27T14:40:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/27\/metas-vp-of-horizon-is-leaving-the-company\/"},"modified":"2022-08-27T14:40:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:40:23","slug":"metas-vp-of-horizon-is-leaving-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/27\/metas-vp-of-horizon-is-leaving-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta\u2019s VP of Horizon is leaving the company"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/26\/23323975\/meta-vp-horizon-social-vr-vivek-sharma-leaving<\/a>
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Meta\u2019s Vivek Sharma, the company\u2019s VP of its Horizon social VR platform, is leaving the company, as reported by Reuters<\/em><\/a>. Meta spokesperson Bryan Pope confirmed Sharma\u2019s departure to The Verge <\/em>and said that Sharma is leaving to pursue an unrelated career opportunity.<\/p>\n

Sharma\u2019s departure is happening at a somewhat awkward time for Horizon. The metaverse is an enormous bet for Meta, with Horizon as one of its centerpieces<\/a>, but the whole effort became something of a meme last week. To help promote Horizon Worlds\u2019 launch in France and Spain, CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a screenshot in Horizon that prominently featured his dead-eyed avatar<\/a>, which nearly instantly became a popular joke around the internet. Zuckerberg shared concept art of a more detailed avatar<\/a> a few days later, but the damage had already been done<\/a>. There\u2019s even a Snapchat filter parodying Zuckerberg\u2019s meme-ified look<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The meme moment and Sharma\u2019s departure are likely only small blips for the company\u2019s metaverse ambitions. Meta is charging forward with new hardware, including a new VR headset that Zuckerberg just yesterday said would be launching in October<\/a>. And this week, the company introduced its new Meta accounts<\/a> that let you use a Quest headset without having to log in to Facebook. But the metaverse is proving to be a costly venture so far. Last quarter, the company\u2019s Reality Labs division reported<\/a> losing $2.8 billion.<\/p>\n

Sharma\u2019s team will now report to Vishal Shah, Meta\u2019s metaverse VP, Pope said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thankful for Vivek\u2019s contributions across our Marketplace, gaming and metaverse teams over the last six years and we wish him well,\u201d Pope said in a statement. \u201cThanks to his leadership, the Horizon product group has built a strong team with an ambitious vision and it is just getting started. Meta continues to be a source for developing great leaders, and we\u2019re excited to see what Vivek accomplishes in his next chapter.\u201d Sharma didn\u2019t immediately reply to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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Source: Meta\u2019s Vivek Sharma, the company\u2019s VP of its Horizon social VR platform, is leaving the company, as reported by Reuters. Meta spokesperson Bryan Pope confirmed Sharma\u2019s departure to The Verge and said that Sharma is leaving to pursue an unrelated career opportunity. Sharma\u2019s departure is happening at a somewhat awkward time for Horizon. 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