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Facebook’s Horizon Workrooms for Oculus Quest 2

We got a first look at Facebook’s solution for remote work in VR on the Oculus Quest 2. Mark Zuckerberg showed up, too. Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok:

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We got a first look at Facebook’s solution for remote work in VR on the Oculus Quest 2. Mark Zuckerberg showed up, too.

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61 Comments

  1. KeepItBlank

    August 19, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    Anyone here play vrchat?

  2. Chris Weeks

    August 19, 2021 at 5:15 pm

    Interesting. The mega corp in Amazon series “Upload” that uploads human consciousness to a virtual afterlife is coincidently named “Horizen”

    • Kyreem

      August 19, 2021 at 6:31 pm

      Oh damn…

  3. Balvaig

    August 19, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    Innovation is sorely lacking if this is the big new thing.

  4. Michael Loparco

    August 19, 2021 at 6:19 pm

    Are you trying to match my Schtyle???????

  5. Bob Smith

    August 19, 2021 at 6:22 pm

    Facebook is Bloatware that spies on you

  6. Quinton Scribner

    August 19, 2021 at 6:26 pm

    Imagine getting a performance review, or worse, fired in an animated VR meeting room

  7. AcidRooster

    August 19, 2021 at 6:33 pm

    This is amazing

  8. El Baúl del Detective

    August 19, 2021 at 7:07 pm

    Will it be possible to translate conversations in real time to have meetings with colleagues from different countries without language problems?

  9. Cortel 33

    August 19, 2021 at 7:10 pm

    People still use facebook products???

    You’ve got to be very low intelligence (EQ/IQ) if you do.

  10. brakish

    August 19, 2021 at 7:12 pm

    Whatever I saw in the dark mirror is coming in the real world.

  11. Kassi

    August 19, 2021 at 7:52 pm

    I just love how they are all avatars. I wonder if they can choose other nonhuman avatars because I would love my boss to call a meeting as a dragon.

  12. Adam KFT

    August 19, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    Imagine if apple made a vr headset

  13. Carlos Galvez

    August 19, 2021 at 8:11 pm

    am i the only one who heard the F word at 8:13 ? lol

  14. Yasha Unknown

    August 19, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    Do NOT support facebook

  15. 728 Life

    August 19, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    Finally get to see marks true body

  16. Jorg Jorgensen

    August 19, 2021 at 9:09 pm

    If you don’t have a supported keyboard, you can draw a passthrough box around your keyboard and see the keyboard without the device needing to track it.

  17. Derek Hudgin

    August 19, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    Stupid. World doesn’t need to be Ready Player One

  18. split head

    August 19, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    This kind of remind me of recroom if anyone even knows what that is.

  19. Blood0range

    August 19, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    it’s the beginnings of “the oasis” and i’m here for it

  20. Psychedelic Fox

    August 19, 2021 at 10:45 pm

    this is cool and all but are people really going to wear this thing for an 8 hr work shift and multiple days a week? nausea is pretty common with VR.

    • Jon Barto

      August 20, 2021 at 4:59 am

      I think it’s more about meetings. And what better way to get people to keep their meetings under an hour than to strap a brick to everyone’s face?

    • Npc I'm knot

      August 20, 2021 at 1:00 pm

      And gonna be a tub of lard like wall e

  21. Lenny Taerts

    August 19, 2021 at 11:34 pm

    why is the zuck even terrifying as an avatar?

  22. shabadoo1

    August 19, 2021 at 11:42 pm

    You should have attempted to destroy the Zuckerberg avatar while you were in VR. Some tech shamans have said it is the only way to get rid of him in the flesh world and you may never be that close again, Scott.

  23. R. D. Collins

    August 20, 2021 at 12:11 am

    Only one word for it: CREEPY!

  24. Sunny

    August 20, 2021 at 1:31 am

    0:11 Mark looks more human in VR than IRL

  25. Unclejerry50th

    August 20, 2021 at 3:46 am

    Very cool tech. I hate it

  26. Jon Barto

    August 20, 2021 at 4:53 am

    This is the future. If you’ve ever taken a college class online you know how hard it can be. Commenting in a discussion board and watching a pre-recorded lecture are not the same as “being there”. I think Facebook can succeed if they partner with some really big colleges and trade schools. I am very excited for what this will look like in 5 to 10 years. Awesome.

  27. Faisal Boukert

    August 20, 2021 at 7:52 am

    Not bad but it needs a lot of works!

  28. Anurag Gupta

    August 20, 2021 at 7:55 am

    Looks kind of like Mozilla hubs

  29. MasterSpartman

    August 20, 2021 at 7:56 am

    Facebook VR Chat?

  30. Dominik Steel

    August 20, 2021 at 7:59 am

    I would never want any of my work data even near any of facebooks platforms.

  31. demoned ed

    August 20, 2021 at 8:57 am

    2:51 did mark made the 🇦🇱 eagle sign?

  32. Michifus

    August 20, 2021 at 10:43 am

    So if they scan your keyboard and screen, Facebook gonna know all about You, not only what You do in Facebook, also al your paswords, websites You visited, Credit card numbers and a long etc.

  33. Npc I'm knot

    August 20, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    Imagine going into a VR meeting, only to do a zoom call with someone.. .. this is just creepy.. vr chat is better.. rather talk to a banana dinosaur version or mark than an avatar were the devs tried to make him look a bit more human.

  34. Npc I'm knot

    August 20, 2021 at 12:58 pm

    One step closer to wall -e

  35. Npc I'm knot

    August 20, 2021 at 1:01 pm

    So if facebook vr also going to censor people and stuff ? Lol

  36. Tannim Kyraxx

    August 20, 2021 at 1:33 pm

    I’ll have to check this out and see how it compares to the Immersed Virtual Desktop. Being able to size and position 5 virtual screen wherever I want and the KB syncing and hand tracked typing as well a coworking options in Immersed are going to be pretty high bars. Plus I’m interested to see if there are comfort issues I’ve done 10-12 hour sessions in immersed with no issues.

  37. Giant Asparagus

    August 20, 2021 at 3:13 pm

    Anything > Zoom.

  38. AiguilleVoodoo

    August 20, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    What a gimmick. Maybe in 15 years.

  39. Artmesa

    August 20, 2021 at 5:24 pm

    Dang that is all super cool. After almost a decade of working remotely, this would help meetings a lot. I am not a fan of facebook or Zukerberg but this has real potential.
    I think the avatar would be better as a cartoon than overly realistic.
    All the developers I work with hate video meetings, including myself.

  40. ឥសី ពិស្វាមិត្រ

    August 20, 2021 at 5:45 pm

    Our dream of being a dinosaur and discuss marketing strategy has come

  41. Encore

    August 20, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    Jesus, this look boring, like day care for adults. lol

    Plus has no one heard of a tablet or app for meetings, and you can’t put a VR HMD into your pocket are brief case. lol

  42. meowwolf

    August 20, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    This is easily the dumbest thing Facebook has ever done, and that is saying a lot considering most things they have done were really just very weak and stupid.

  43. Skip Person

    August 20, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    major irony as real CNET guy livens up Droidverse.
    $300 VR headsets when I can’t get my company to replace my circa 2016 laptop?
    Bootlicking toadies are even more insufferable in VR (great idea Mark!!)

    • andy.tv

      August 21, 2021 at 4:40 pm

      Omg I feel ya have a i5 5300u in mine and a spinning hard drive.

  44. Wawu Challenge

    August 21, 2021 at 1:08 am

    Speechless 😶

  45. Parker Spitzer

    August 21, 2021 at 2:10 am

    I hate Facebook, but I dig this idea.

  46. Therese Francess Claire-Musician, Singer, Creatrix

    August 21, 2021 at 7:50 am

    The “transportative” aspect he talks about is true. For people who never experienced dedicated VR (not mobile phone VR or google cardboard), this looks wonky but believe people who have been in VR when we say it really feels so immersive. It puts you in a different headspace, like you’re in a lucid dream or another place. But gosh I was giggling when Zuck was so jittery in VR the guy did that 2:51 thing.

  47. FartyFat

    August 21, 2021 at 8:40 am

    if you’re even slightly interested in VR but have no idea where to start, Oculus Quest 2 is the perfect one to begin your VR journey. Its a stand alone VR headset, so you don’t need any PC or tracking station and cables.

    Its only $299 for 64 gb version, although its currently unavailable to buy on the website, it will be back at mid October with an upgrade (better foam, and 128 gb storage) with the same $299 price tag.

  48. More Power!

    August 21, 2021 at 1:17 pm

    How about you go to work you lazy biden voters

  49. Payden Brunton

    August 21, 2021 at 2:40 pm

    Looks awesome. Future of work and school.

  50. Yair Kaz

    August 21, 2021 at 3:05 pm

    Why is it 18+?

  51. IBRAHIM RỒŢэR ωỒĻf

    August 21, 2021 at 4:30 pm

    miss

  52. lazyman 24

    August 21, 2021 at 7:55 pm

    This is turning little by little into SAO.

  53. D Xiaaa

    August 21, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    chest rotation bug 😛

  54. Augmented4Life

    August 22, 2021 at 2:44 am

    I usually turn to the HoloLens or desktop for SpatialAR meetings instead of Oculus Quest. The HMD can be a distraction itself for productivity purposes. [Weight and Eye Strain]

  55. Joshua Mason's Eight-Bit Bastards

    August 22, 2021 at 6:19 am

    immersed VR has been doing this for a while.. and you can bring your phone.

  56. Chasam Prod

    August 22, 2021 at 11:04 am

    Bonjour, comment on connecte son ordinateur MacBook ? Merci !

  57. David Heller

    August 22, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    When will we get Ready Player One graphics?

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