Meta\u2019s impressive, photorealistic digital replicas of real places built using its \u201cHyperscape\u201d capture tech, which uses the cameras on a Quest 3 or Quest 3S VR headset to scan a room, have so far been solitary spaces. If you wanted to visit a virtual version of a room in your house (or of Gordon Ramsay\u2019s home kitchen), you could only do it on your own. But beginning this week, Meta is rolling out the ability to share links that will let other people visit Hyperscape rooms with you in a Quest 3 or 3S VR headset or via the Meta Horizon mobile app.<\/p>\n
Up to eight people will be able to be in one instance of a Hyperscape world, according to a Meta blog post<\/a>, and it hopes to increase that number in the future. Meta is also \u201cmoving rendering on-device\u201d and adding audio to Hyperscape worlds.<\/p>\n However, you might be waiting a bit to be able to actually be able to invite your friends to a space. Meta\u2019s blog post urges readers to \u201cplease sit tight\u201d if they don\u2019t have the feature yet, and Meta spokesperson Rachel Holm says it will roll out \u201cgradually to all users over the next few months.\u201d And according to Holm, once the feature rolls out to you, you\u2019ll have to rescan a space to be able to create a shareable world.<\/p>\n The feature is all part of Meta\u2019s vision of a metaverse that includes both digital real-world spaces as well as games. According to Meta:<\/p>\n As the metaverse continues to take shape, we think a vibrant mix of experiences is key. Some days you might want to immerse yourself in an otherworldly adventure, which is where our vast library of VR apps and worlds comes into play. And other days, you might want to visit a digital replica of a physical space you might not have the opportunity to see otherwise. Or you might want to spend quality time with friends someplace a little closer to home. That\u2019s what Hyperscape makes possible. By bringing you together in realistic digital replicas of physical spaces with the people who matter most, Hyperscape can make your experiences in the metaverse more meaningful and fun. In the future, we\u2019re excited to see what creators build by mixing styles and approaches.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I visited some rooms scanned with the Hyperscape Capture app earlier this year<\/a>, and I was impressed with how good they looked. If you want an idea what they\u2019re like, check out this YouTube<\/a> video; the level of detail is similar to what I saw in my own demos.<\/p>\n Update, November 20th<\/strong>: Added that you\u2019ll have to rescan a room to be able to invite people to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meta\u2019s impressive, photorealistic digital replicas of real places built using its \u201cHyperscape\u201d capture tech, which uses the cameras…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":393410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[340,50,242,158,67,132,68,729,730],"class_list":{"0":"post-393409","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-meta","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-tech","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us","15":"tag-virtual-reality","16":"tag-vr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115584836733224078","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n