{"id":7746,"date":"2022-06-12T14:45:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T14:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/06\/12\/tiktoks-parent-company-is-gearing-up-to-invest-a-lot-of-money-in-vr\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T14:45:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T14:45:46","slug":"tiktoks-parent-company-is-gearing-up-to-invest-a-lot-of-money-in-vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/06\/12\/tiktoks-parent-company-is-gearing-up-to-invest-a-lot-of-money-in-vr\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok\u2019s parent company is gearing up to invest a lot of money in VR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/6\/11\/23163839\/tiktok-parent-company-bytedance-gearing-up-invest-money-vr<\/a>
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ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, is getting serious about entering the virtual reality (VR) space, according to a report from Protocol<\/em><\/a>. A source close to the situation told the outlet that the company plans on investing \u201ctons of money\u201d to develop VR-related content.<\/p>\n

It looks like a large portion of ByteDance\u2019s investment is going into hiring. As noted by Protocol<\/em>, over 40 job listings have popped up for Pico, the Chinese VR headset maker ByteDance acquired last year<\/a>. Most openings are for Pico Studios\u2019 west coast-based branches in California and Washington, ranging from a head of VR game strategy<\/a> to a game operation manager<\/a>. Other open positions suggest an increased focus on Pico\u2019s VR hardware, including an optical engineer<\/a> and a systems design electrical engineer<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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