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How To Play Basketball on Facebook
Although you can hold conversations with your friends via Facebook, these conversations can quickly become unstimulating and dry. Not unless you’re good at using your words to make people laugh or make them eager to talk to you.
It’s hard to keep conversations engaging and eventful. That’s why we got games like basketball to play on Facebook. Facebook has plenty of instant games, including basketball.
It’s a fun game of hoops and scores. You asked how you can play the game via Facebook? I’ll go into the details about Facebook’s basketball game and how you can play it with your friends. Grab a seat. It’s about to get interesting.
Table of Contents
Basketball on Facebook?
How To Open Basketball Game on Facebook
Method #1: Manual
Method #2: Search
How To Play the Game
On a Phone
On a PC
How To Get High Scores
The Swipe
Use the Coins
Three-pointers Translate to More Scores
Wrapping Up
Basketball on Facebook?
Yes. There is a basketball game on Facebook. And I’m not talking about the court dimensions, rules, or teams. It’s an instant hoop shooting game that’s super addictive. Tap the ball, slide your thumb or finger and aim a shot. One netted shot equals a score.
The basketball game comes as Basketball FRVR. You can play it on any device that supports Facebook. Also, you can play all day long if you wish. On top of that, FRVR designed the game to be interactive. The game also has straightforward controls and attractive graphics. It’s simple but fun.
If you press the Menu Icon, you’ll see different options and features. You can
Change your ball if you have enough coins.
Share your score.
Add sound and music effects by toggling on the sound effects or music buttons.
You can also save your progress.
How To Open Basketball Game on FacebookMethod #1: Manual
You can access the basketball game through the Menu Icon. Here is how to do it:
Launch your Facebook app and go to the Menu Icon.
Find the Gaming option and click on it. Gaming videos, instant games, and streams will come onto the screen.
Tap “Play” to display all instant games.
Scroll down until you find “Basketball FRVR” and tap “Play.”
Method #2: Search
Go to the Menu Icon.
Tap Gaming. The option unleashes a new screen with different gaming options. A Search Icon is in the top right corner of your screen. Click on it to get the search bar.
Type “Basketball” on the search bar.
You see a bunch of options. Select “Basketball FRVR.”
Click the “Play” button to initiate the game.
You can also play against your friends. Share the game with your friends and compare your scores.
How To Play the Game
You need to aim and hit the basket as many times as possible. The basket’s direction will keep changing to keep the game interesting. So, how do you get around your shoots and hoops?
It’s easier playing the game on your phone than on a PC.
On a Phone
Put your thumb or index finger on the ball and slide it up. Try to aim the basket. Every direct shoot through the basket gives you 3 points.
If the ball hits or lingers on the rim before dropping into the basket, you get 2 points. If a coin pops up, try to shoot through the basket to get more coins.
On a PC
Is the game simple? Try playing on your PC. If it’s a touch screen, slide up the balls using your thumb or index finger.
It’ll be challenging if you’re using a mouse to score points. Place the pointer on the ball, right-click, hold it down and move the pointer upwards to shoot your ball.
It has simple mechanics, but it’s hard to get high scores.
How To Get High ScoresThe Swipe
The key to getting more scores lies in your swipes. As you’ve noticed, the basket will start to move after a few scores. Use different techniques to swipe in straight. Also, you’ll observe that it’s easier to hit the net if you’re using your right index finger than the thumb.
Use the Coins
Shoot the ball while aiming the coins. You can get new balls or customize your balls. Although the balls will not affect the game, they will make it more interesting.
Three-pointers Translate to More Scores
The first three-pointers will fetch you three scores. If you keep hitting consecutive three-pointers, the three scores will keep tripling. Use short and long strokes to score more three-pointers.
Wrapping Up
Facebook’s basketball is a simple and fun game you can play if you’re bored. You only need to launch your app and press the play button. Or, invite your friends to make it fun.
Take the chance to practice your shots. With correct techniques, learning to use your right index finger, and careful observation, you’ll have fun shooting some hoops on Facebook.
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Share your location
iOS and Android
Open a chat with a friend, then tap the More button (four dots in a square) in the toolbar above the text field, and select Location. You may have to allow access to your location. From there, send your current location. Your friend will immediately get a map showing your exact location.
Give your friend a nickname
iOS
Open a chat with a friend, then tap his or her name at the top of the chat, and select Nicknames. You can then tap your friend's name again to begin setting a nickname. The friend will see his or her new nickname in the chatbox.
Android
Open a chat with a friend, then tap the "i" button at the top of the chat, and select Nicknames. You can then tap your friend's name to begin setting a nickname. The friend will see his or her new nickname in the chatbox.
Change the name of group chats
iOS
Open a group chat, then tap the names at the top of the chat, and select the names at the top. You can then change the name of the group chat to whatever you want. All your friends in the chat will see the new name.
Android
Open a group chat, then tap the "i" button at the top of the chat, and select the names at the top. You can then change the name of the group chat to whatever you want. All your friends in the chat will see the new name.
Change the photo of group chats
iOS
Open a group chat, then tap the names at the top of the chat, and select the names at the top again. You can then change the photo of the group chat by taking a new picture or adding a photo from your camera roll. All your friends in the chat will see the new photo.
Android
Open a group chat, then tap the "i" button at the top of the chat, and select the Extra Settings button (three vertical dots) button at the top. You can then change the photo for the group chat to whatever you want. All your friends in the chat will see the new photo.
Customise your chat theme
iOS
Open a chat with a friend or group, then tap the name at the top of the chat, and you'll see a list of options that let you do things like mute notifications for a set period of time, add a nickname, select a colour or emoji for the conversation, and add more people. Tap the nickname, colour, or emoji options to customise the look and theme of the chat.
Android
Open a chat with a friend or group, then tap the "i" button at the top of the chat, and you'll see a list of options like mute notifications for a set period, add a nickname, select a colour or emoji for the conversation, and add more people. Tap the nickname, colour, or emoji options to customise the look and theme of the chat.
Send a voice message
iOS and Android
Sometimes it's just easier to say something rather than typing it up. To send a voice message, simply tap and hold the microphone to the left of the text field on your chat. Once you start a message, it'll send when you stop holding the microphone, but you can drag it away to delete it. Anyway, say what you're too lazy to type, and then lift your finger to automatically send to the chat.
Play basketball with a friend
iOS and Android
Open a chat with a friend, then find and send them a basketball emoji from your keyboard. From there, long-press on the emoji to open up a new screen where you can shoot hoops. Your friend will get a message asking them to play.
Send a bigger thumb-up
iOS and Android
Open a chat with a friend, and then hit the thumbs-up button in the toolbar above the text field. If you tap that button, you'll send a quick thumbs-up to your friend, but if you hold down on it before releasing, you'll enlarge the thumbs-up and can send that instead. This works with whatever emoji you have selected for the chat.
Change the color on your thumbs up emoji
iOS
Go to the Messenger home menu that displays all of your chats, and then click your photo displayed in the top left above the search bar. Scroll down to select emoji from the options. There, you'll be able to choose from different options besides the default yellow thumbs up.
Android
Go to the Messenger home menu that displays all of your chats and click your photo displayed in the top left above the search bar. Scroll down to select Photos and Media. There, you'll be able to select emoji from the choices given besides the default yellow thumbs up.
Open an app
iOS and Android
Open a chat and select the More button (four dots) in the toolbar to the left of the text field. That will open two rows, with the bottom row containing applications you can open to easily share with the person in your chat. For instance, you can easily share music across Apple Music, news stories from the Wall Street Journal, and your favorite pins from Pinterest, along with a whole lot more.
Send or request money
iOS and Android
Open a chat with a friend, then tap the More button (four dots) in the toolbar to the left of the text field, and select Payments. You can then toggle between pay or request to either send money or ask for money, respectively. Just enter the amount, add a note, and click next/request to send. You can also swipe left in this area to change the theme (to, like, a Christmas theme, for instance).
You'll need to make sure you have a payment card setup, though. Open Messenger, then tap the Me/profile button in the menu bar, and select Payments. You'll then see options to add a new debit card. You'll also see your transaction history, with the ability to cancel sent requests.
Play a game
iOS or Android
Open a chat and tap the More button (four dots) in the toolbar to the left of the text field. There, you should see a games option with a controller icon. Click it, and then you'll be able to select from the long list of available games. The person you're chatting with will automatically get a notification to join you, or you can just keep playing by yourself.
Adjust notification preferences
iOS
If you’ve ever been in an active group chat, you've been inundated with notifications for every single message received. Fix the problem by muting the entire group chat (you can also do this for individual friends). Just open a chat with a friend or group, then tap the name at the top of the chat, and click the mute button located to the left. You can choose muting options like 15 minutes, one hour, eight hours, 24 hours, or until you turn notifications back on.
You can also adjust sound and vibration settings. Open Messenger, then tap the Me/profile button in the menu bar and select Notifications. You'll see a Notifications in Messenger option. Tap it, and from this area, you can enable/disable sound and vibrations.
Android
Open a chat with a friend or group, then tap the "i" button at the top of the chat, and select Notifications. You can choose muting options like 15 minutes, one hour, eight hours, 24 hours, or until you turn notifications back on.
You can also adjust sound and vibration settings. Open Messenger, then tap the Me/profile button in the menu bar and select Notifications and Sound. You'll then see options to adjust your sound and vibration preferences.
Remove notification previews
iOS
To stop notifications from showing up on your lock screen, open Messenger, then tap the Me/profile button in the menu bar and select Notifications. You'll then see a Show Previews option that lets you show or hide message previews in alerts and banners.
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Android
Open Messenger, then tap the Me/profile button in the menu bar and select Notifications and Sound. You'll then see a Notifications Previews option that lets you show or hide message previews.
Draw on your photos
iOS
Open a chat with a friend, then tap the Camera button in the toolbar to the left of the text field, and swipe through the photos in your camera roll. Choose a photo, then long-press on it, and tap Edit. You'll see options at the bottom of the photo preview that let you add text or doodles.
Android
Open a chat with a friend, then tap the Gallery button in the toolbar to the left of the text field, and swipe through the photos in your camera roll. Choose a photo and click the edit button. You'll see options in the photo preview that let you add text or doodles on the top right.
Set a reminder
iOS and Android
Open a chat and select the more option (four dots) to the left of the text field. There you'll see two rows of options, with the reminder marked by a bell in the top row. Click it, and you can select a name, time, and location for the reminder. Anyone in the chat with you will see the reminder.
Search in conversation
iOS
If you're looking for a specific message in a chat, you can search for it.
Just start by clicking the name of the person or group you're chatting with at the top of the screen. Then, select "Search in Conversation" from the menu that opens and a text field will open up. So, say if you're looking for the Netflix login you know you've already received in an old chat, try typing "Netflix" into the search field, and then click search. You'll see any mention of it in the history of that specific chat.
Android
Click the "i" icon in the top left of a chat. Then, select "Search in Conversation" from the menu and a text field will open up. Type what you want to search into the search field, click search, and you'll see any mention of it in the history of that specific chat.
Turn on dark mode
iOS and Android
Go to the Messenger home menu that displays all of your chats, and click your photo displayed in the top left above the search bar. This will open a menu - with the first option being to toggle the dark mode on or off for all of your chats.
Save photos in the Messenger camera
iOS
Go to the Messenger home menu that displays all of your chats, and click your photo displayed in the top left above the search bar. Scroll down to select Data and Storage. There, you can toggle whether you want photos taken in the app saved to your device.
Android
Go to the Messenger home menu that displays all of your chats and click your photo above the search bar. Scroll down to select Photos and Media. There, you'll want to turn on Save on capture to automatically save any photos you take in the app to your gallery.
Add filters to a photo
Android
This one currently only works on Android. Open a photo in messenger by clicking the gallery button to open your camera roll, then click the edit button. A list of options will open on the upper right side of the screen. Select the magic wand-shaped icon at the bottom of the screen, and you can select from any of the available Snapchat-like filters that are available.
Create a shortcut
Android
This one is for Android only, again. If there is a Messenger conversation you want to access quickly, you can create a quick-access shortcut on your home screen. Just long-press on any conversation under the Home tab to prompt a pop-up menu, where you'll find the option to Create shortcut. Select that to create a shortcut on your phone's home screen. It makes that Messenger conversation just a tap away.
Interact with a bot
iOS and Android
If you go to the main Messenger screen on your iPhone or Android device, you can access the Discover menu by clicking the compass icon on the bottom right of the screen. There, you'll be able to choose chatbots that will interact with you. Check out Pocket-lint's step-by-step guide to find out more about Messenger bots, including what they are and how you can find them.
Use the standalone Messenger site
Desktop
If you work in front of a computer most of the day, you can use Messenger without going to the Facebook homepage. Just go to Messenger.com. Unfortunately, this web app doesn't pack all the functionality of the mobile app.
Writing by Maggie Tillman. Editing by Adrian Willings.
Facebook will change its name to Meta — RBC
Facebook Inc. announced a name change to Meta to be associated with its new product - a metaverse in which users will be able to communicate in virtual reality. But while its development is at the initial stage
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Facebook Inc., which owns the social network of the same name, as well as services Instagram, WhatsApp, etc., will change its name to Meta. This was stated by the founder of the company Mark Zuckerberg at the presentation of a new product - Metaverse (metaverse). The name change is needed so that users perceive Facebook as a developer of the metaverse, he explained.
Metaverse refers to a collection of digital worlds. We are talking about a product that will use virtual (VR) and augmented (AR) reality technologies. According to Zuckerberg, its development will take 5-10 years. At the presentation, he talked mostly not about existing technologies, but about what the company is working on or intends to work on. In particular, it is assumed that users of the metaverse:
will have realistic avatars that will look like their owner, or be able to upgrade (change hair, clothes, get a virtual tattoo), or, for example, will be made in the form of a robot or other creatures;
will be houses that can be made to look like their real home, furnished with digital objects or create a new virtual space that has no analogues in reality;
will be able to bring real objects into the Metaverse and vice versa - the company is working to make it possible to place digital objects in the real world in the form of holograms and interact with them;
it is assumed that it will be possible to control actions in the Metaverse with hands and voice. The company is also working on technology that will allow users in the Metaverse to create messages dictated by the "power of thought."
According to Zuckerberg, Metaverse users will be able to play chess or basketball with other people who at that moment will be, for example, in another country. It will provide new opportunities for organizing the workflow (remote people will be able to communicate with employees in the office as if they were in the same room with them), training (it will be possible to “teleport” to other places or eras), fitness (it will be possible to conduct training in any chosen virtual environment or "invite" a virtual trainer to your home). To implement these features, the company will have to create an ecosystem in which various participants can earn, Zuckerberg explained. In particular, Meta announced that it will invest $150 million in immersive content developers. It will also be possible to buy and sell digital and real items in Metaverse.
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According to Zuckerberg, Metaverse will reach 1 billion users in the next ten years. He did not explain what Meta will earn on itself, but noted that he intends to give users the opportunity to access the new product for free.
Now the use of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is free for users, the corporation earns from advertising placed on these sites. For better targeting, the company's services collect a large amount of data about users, due to their incorrect use, Facebook was at the center of a scandal a few years ago - this data could be used to manipulate voters in the US presidential election in 2016. Over the past few years, the corporation has been accused of violating antitrust laws. According to Mark Zuckerberg, one of the lessons he has learned over the past five years is to think about the security and safety of private data from the very beginning of product development. The community has yet to come up with a way to protect the user from having their avatar not used by someone else, and how to solve other issues, he noted.
In July, Facebook announced that it was hiring a team to develop a metaverse that would become part of Facebook Reality Labs, an AR and VR project. Andrew Bosworth, Vice President of Facebook, who is responsible for AR and VR technologies, wrote about this on his page on the social network. According to him, the metaverse already exists today. Its defining quality is the effect of presence - the feeling that a person in the digital space is nearby. He noted that the Portal video call device and the Oculus virtual reality helmet can already “teleport” the user into a room with another person, regardless of physical distance, or into new virtual worlds. But in order to achieve a complete vision of the metaverse, it is necessary to build a connective tissue between these spaces so that the user can remove the limitations of physics and move between them with the same ease as moving from one room of his house to another, Bosworth wrote.
In mid-October, The Verge, citing its sources, wrote that Facebook plans to change the name of the company to better reflect the focus on the metaverse. Earlier in an interview with this publication, Mark Zuckerberg said that if the project is successfully implemented in the next five years, the company will cease to be associated with social networks and will be connected specifically with the metaverse.
In the same interview, Zuckerberg said that he had had this idea since high school. One of the things he really wanted to build was "the feel of a materialized internet where people could be in the environment, 'teleport' to different places, and be with friends." Reducing the distance, in his opinion, will create more opportunities for people: it will be possible to do a variety of jobs, there will be new jobs and new forms of entertainment.
Until now, the main share of Facebook Inc.'s revenue. received from advertising - according to the results of the third quarter, it accounted for 97.5%, or $ 28.3 billion out of $ 29 billion. However, in the latest financial report, the company announced that from the fourth quarter it will begin to separately publish results for the virtual and augmented reality laboratory (Facebook Reality Labs, or FRL). It also noted that operating profit by the end of 2021 will fall by $10 billion due to investments in the creation of the metaverse. In 2020, operating profit was $33.67 billion. Facebook previously announced that it will invest $50 million in research and programs related to the metaverse to ensure the responsible development of these products.
According to Statista, the global market for augmented, virtual and mixed reality will amount to $30.7 billion by the end of this year, and by 2024 it will grow to $300 billion. a vision of how augmented and virtual reality technologies can develop if you rely on their integration into a common system. In his opinion, now Meta is the closest thing to creating a new ecosystem: devices, infrastructure and content. “Perhaps Facebook will be able to move faster than others on the path of saturating their ecosystem with really working products. But current technologies are still far from realizing such scenarios in reality. I think that it can take up to ten years," said Korolev. “Zuckerberg has brought together technological developments in the field of communications, new media, interactive, AR / VR and presented a big picture of the future. The metaverses as an image have long been described by science fiction writers, but now it is time to turn them into reality. There are already opportunities for communication in VR, workspaces, educational interactive lessons, games, etc. In fact, Facebook has introduced a new analogue of the Internet, which will unite all areas of interactive and immersive projects into a single space in which the user will move seamlessly,” says Ekaterina Filatova, President of the AVRA Association of AR/VR and Interactive Technologies.
Andrey Komissarov, founder and technical director of DEVAR, also noted that there is nothing new in the idea of a metaverse, it "has been in the air for a long time, and many are already working on its implementation." “Globally, a person is always striving for some kind of improvement, for superpowers: fly faster, hear and see better, etc. The metaverse, augmented and virtual reality in particular, is a new way to get superpowers,” says Komissarov. Many technologies cross paths in the creation of the metaverse, but the rate of mass diffusion can be limited by some factors. For example, the quality of devices with which you can access the virtual world. In addition, the revolution does not happen all at once, he reminded.
According to the founder of Fibrum, head of the VR&AR competence center at LANIT-Integration, Ilya Flaks, now metaverses are “more like games where tasks and rules are dictated by the developer.” “But, as we see, there is an incredible popularity of [games] Roblox and Minecraft, where users themselves create the world around, come up with tasks for themselves and cooperate with friends. We can also recall the legendary game Second Life. Therefore, I am sure that Metaverse will be most popular with the younger generation. We know tiktokers, apparently, we will have a new generation of meters, ”Flax predicts. He also believes that "there will be no revolution in the moment" - due to the high cost of VR devices, the large fragmentation of content and often its low quality, the lack of rehearsal products. “But within five years, we will see a noticeable trend towards a new format of content consumption through simulations and deep immersion. Facebook is great for attracting developers and creators of quality content, investing in the development of the ecosystem of its metaverse,” he said.
At the same time, Aleksey Kalenchuk, the author of the VR podcast "Dive", director of the Skolkovo AR/VR fund, considers it logical to choose a new name for the company. “On the one hand, it was the most likely name, as it is short, even broader than even Metaverse. I think with this Facebook (and now Meta) wants to record that they are at the most basic level, at the meta level. It claims to be everywhere, in every virtual object, and in the limit, to be the basis for that very metaverse,” Kalenchuk argues.
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At the Facebook Connect event, the American corporation officially changed its name. The head of the social network, Mark Zuckerberg, spoke publicly for the first time amid scandals: the leak of documents, a global global service outage and allegations of harassment. Gazeta.Ru broadcast the presentation online.
21:32
Only time will tell how soon we can discuss incendiary Facebook posts in our virtual penthouse. But it is already clear that Zuckerberg's company is making a huge bet on its metaverse, since it renamed the company in her honor. With thoughts of a bright future, as the head of Meta bequeathed, we are ending our online broadcast. We wish all readers a great evening. Thank you for being with us!
21:23
Zuckerberg explained how the company's services will be called. No names change: Facebook social network, WhatsApp messenger and Instagram photo service will remain the same. However, now, according to him, the company will focus its efforts on the metaverse and its services, and will introduce the capabilities of the social network in them, which became the beginning of everything.
21:21
The head of the now Meta corporation assured that to make this leap into the future, “everyone’s participation will be required.” Zuckerberg ended his speech by saying that the future will be "beyond anything we can imagine."
21:19
“The word Meta comes from the Greek language and means outside, on the other side. And this is very close to what we do. Because we are trying to go beyond the screens of smartphones, beyond the limits that people face now” - Zuckerberg
21:18
“Our brand is so connected with Facebook, the social network, but we are not only it. It's time to choose a new brand for everything we do and what we do. From today, our company is called Meta” — Zuckerberg
21:16
Zuckerberg scolds gadgets for the fact that in 2021 they still require too much participation, too much time at the displays. In his opinion, the metaverse will change this situation and make it possible to easily and easily enter virtual reality with the help of glasses.
21:15
“We are considered a social network, but we have long been a company that connects people. Facebook is what we could have created back then, given the realities and technology of the time.” — Zuckerberg
21:14
"The Metaverse is a new chapter for the Internet and Facebook" - Zuckerberg
21:12
They show the development - the gadget is attached to the wrist and calculates what a person writes by hand in the air. That is, the system understands handwriting by calculating muscle movements. Thus, the user will be able to compose and send messages in online correspondence. All messages will be visible in front of your eyes with the help of virtual reality glasses.
21:08
They show what virtual communication with a person looks like in practice. Visually, the interlocutor in the metaverse looks realistic and his movements are not only at the hands and feet. For example, when talking, his eyes and lips move. However, this still requires you to wear a heavy VR headset, which still needs to be connected to a power source using a wire.
21:06
Shows what the updated 3D user avatars look like inside the metaverse. Reminiscent of stories about a graphical leap in games since the presentation of the PlayStation 3 game console. Then it was also fashionable to show the faces of the characters and point out how noticeable pores are on their skin.
21:04
Zuckerberg recalled how one of the steps towards the metaverse was the release of smart glasses with Ray Ban in September. The novelty has a built-in camera and allows you to take pictures and record videos, as well as receive calls and listen to music. According to the head of Facebook, in this way the company begins to gradually lead its users away from smartphone displays.
21:01
Zuckerberg is told how the lenses have been improved in the novelty, so that users can see the real world and better inclusions of virtual reality around it. That is, Cambria is AR-glasses that will allow you to realize everything that was discussed throughout the presentation.
20:58
Zuckerberg moved on to hardware, which will allow all these functions of the metaverse to be implemented. In 2022, they promise to release Project Cambria. The gadget is similar to advanced virtual reality glasses.
20:56
The realization of the metaverse will take years, and the current presentation is only the beginning of the journey. Zuckerberg again reminds that their developments are initially extremely carefully checked in order to maintain the security and privacy of users.
20:54
An application has been announced that will allow you to add a variety of effects to videos, such as masks on Instagram. However, they promise that there will be much more settings and features. And despite this, the program will be simple and understandable to any user.
20:50
Now part of the presentation for developers. Facebook showed a development that makes it easy to customize the actions of human hands. Also shown is a system that simplifies the work on decoding human speech.
20:44
Beauty blogger Jackie Aina talks about herself and her content. She paints the virtues of the metaverse for the development of her cosmetics line. Facebook is trying to convince creators and business people in general that they will soon have a completely new and different platform. However, there is a feeling that shopping through websites will still be more convenient, as well as looking after something in the store itself instead of its image in virtual reality.
20:42
They promise that new types of authors will appear in the metaverse who will create their own things, objects, and even entire worlds that users will come to. At the same time, they note that, unlike games, some item can be used not only in one project, but in all.
20:38
Zuckerberg believes that paying for services leads to the fact that fewer people use them and this hinders the development of mankind. According to the head of Facebook, their minimization of fees for anything led to the successful performance of the company. We intend to continue to get rid of or minimize fees for our technologies and services as often as possible, Zuckerberg promised.
20:36
Now it's the turn of how to learn in VR is easier and more interesting. For example, an application in which you can download a 3D model of a car and learn how to change spare parts correctly. Or study the planets of the solar system with the help of holograms, which will be visible in good quality with the help of glasses.
20:34
Zuckerberg said that the metaverse is also greener, as there is less commuting to work. According to him, most work cases can be solved remotely, for example, at home. You can also refuse most business trips to other cities and countries - meetings with business partners will be held in virtual conference rooms.
20:32
Facebook is working to ensure that work cases have a separate, work Facebook user account. Zuckerberg explained that in this way it will be possible to better balance work and free time. According to him, the company, when working on this feature, listened to the requests of users.
20:28
Next in line is fitness and various sports activities, such as playing basketball and fencing. All competitions are held with virtual opponents, which can be seen with the help of regular Facebook glasses. Zuckerberg, after being stabbed with a virtual saber, jokingly remarked that it was "too realistic."
20:26
Zuckerberg announced the development of GTA San Andreas specifically for Oculus, so that you can play in the first person. San Andreas is one of the most popular and fan-favorite parts of the Grand Theft Auto series.
20:24
VR games are promised in the metaverse, with many releases in the future. These include Beat Saber, Blade&Sorcery, and the battle royale game Population: One. More information is promised at a separate event, the Oculus Gaming Showcase.
20:21
In one of the games, Zuckerberg competed in surfing. In virtual reality, he chose a suit and began to conquer the waves. All this is visually extremely reminiscent of what Nintendo games looked like on the Wii. Probably, in this case, control will also take place with the help of special controllers.
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Zuckerberg joked that for many, the word "metaverse" is now associated with the new Spider-Man film, which is released in December. Then he focuses on how in the FB metaverse it will be possible not only to communicate and watch content, but also to play.
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For example, they showed how a Facebook user virtually ended up at a concert where her friend went. They then went into the metaverse together to explore the souvenirs available in the artist's virtual store.
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Horizon Home is a new Facebook development that will allow each user to create their own home and walk around it with their own avatar or with friends. Horizon Workrooms will work in a similar way, only to create a workplace or a place for conferences or meetings.
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Zuckerberg notes that all content from the "ordinary" Internet can be viewed in the Metaverse in the form of holograms. According to him, communication in this format can also be made private in the settings. Including it will be possible to block someone. He also assured that the security of personal data will be ensured in the metaverse.
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Everything that Zuckerberg is talking about so far can be briefly described as going into virtual reality with the help of glasses. But all locations will be based on real locations, such as the user's home, workplace, and entertainment venues.
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Zuckerberg is reincarnated as his virtual counterpart within the metaverse. Everything shown can be seen with the help of virtual reality glasses. He, among other things, walks around a virtual copy of his own house, and also communicates with different people and receives a call via video link. All communication takes place in Messenger.
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The metaverse is essentially a new stage in the development of the Internet, Zuckerberg notes. He noted that its main goal is to connect people, to help them communicate.
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Zuckerberg takes the floor and begins to think about what kind of metaverse he wants to build on top of Facebook services and devices. He notes that he wants to help people move away from screens and displays, but retain the ability to communicate with anyone, anywhere in the world.
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Immediately after a short introduction by the head of Facebook, we are shown a colorful cut, the main theme of which is what the future will be like. tagline: "The future will be created by us."
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The event begins with a speech by Zuckerberg. He says that, despite all the difficulties, Facebook intends to develop technologies to build a better future.
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Facebook boasts excellent financial performance ahead of the event. The company's profit for the last fiscal quarter exceeded $9 billion, despite the scandals. The number of active users increased by 6% compared to the same period last year, while revenue grew by 35%, reaching $29.01 billion thanks to the online commerce boom. In addition, Zuckerberg is extremely serious about creating the Facebook metaverse, and scandals are unlikely to overshadow the importance of talking about the company's new products at today's presentation for him.
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The next act of the campaign was the publication of dozens of media based on documents leaked by Haugen, called The Facebook Papers. And a little later it became known that a lawsuit was filed against Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan - former employees accused the couple of harassment and discrimination.
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Later, an anonymous source revealed her name in an interview on American TV. It turned out to be a former employee of Francis Haugen. She also criticized the social network for always putting profit in the first place, without thinking about the safety of users.
Here is how to do it:
You only need to launch your app and press the play button. Or, invite your friends to make it fun.
All your friends in the chat will see the new photo.
Tap the nickname, colour, or emoji options to customise the look and theme of the chat.
If you tap that button, you'll send a quick thumbs-up to your friend, but if you hold down on it before releasing, you'll enlarge the thumbs-up and can send that instead. This works with whatever emoji you have selected for the chat.
That will open two rows, with the bottom row containing applications you can open to easily share with the person in your chat. For instance, you can easily share music across Apple Music, news stories from the Wall Street Journal, and your favorite pins from Pinterest, along with a whole lot more.
Open Messenger, then tap the Me/profile button in the menu bar and select Notifications. You'll see a Notifications in Messenger option. Tap it, and from this area, you can enable/disable sound and vibrations.
Choose a photo and click the edit button. You'll see options in the photo preview that let you add text or doodles on the top right.
You'll see any mention of it in the history of that specific chat.
Select that to create a shortcut on your phone's home screen. It makes that Messenger conversation just a tap away.
But while its development is at the initial stage 
The company is also working on technology that will allow users in the Metaverse to create messages dictated by the "power of thought." 
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Earlier in an interview with this publication, Mark Zuckerberg said that if the project is successfully implemented in the next five years, the company will cease to be associated with social networks and will be connected specifically with the metaverse. 
It also noted that operating profit by the end of 2021 will fall by $10 billion due to investments in the creation of the metaverse. In 2020, operating profit was $33.67 billion. Facebook previously announced that it will invest $50 million in research and programs related to the metaverse to ensure the responsible development of these products. 
“Zuckerberg has brought together technological developments in the field of communications, new media, interactive, AR / VR and presented a big picture of the future. The metaverses as an image have long been described by science fiction writers, but now it is time to turn them into reality. There are already opportunities for communication in VR, workspaces, educational interactive lessons, games, etc. In fact, Facebook has introduced a new analogue of the Internet, which will unite all areas of interactive and immersive projects into a single space in which the user will move seamlessly,” says Ekaterina Filatova, President of the AVRA Association of AR/VR and Interactive Technologies. 
The metaverse, augmented and virtual reality in particular, is a new way to get superpowers,” says Komissarov. Many technologies cross paths in the creation of the metaverse, but the rate of mass diffusion can be limited by some factors. For example, the quality of devices with which you can access the virtual world. In addition, the revolution does not happen all at once, he reminded. 
He also believes that "there will be no revolution in the moment" - due to the high cost of VR devices, the large fragmentation of content and often its low quality, the lack of rehearsal products. “But within five years, we will see a noticeable trend towards a new format of content consumption through simulations and deep immersion. Facebook is great for attracting developers and creators of quality content, investing in the development of the ecosystem of its metaverse,” he said. 
No names change: Facebook social network, WhatsApp messenger and Instagram photo service will remain the same. However, now, according to him, the company will focus its efforts on the metaverse and its services, and will introduce the capabilities of the social network in them, which became the beginning of everything. 
From today, our company is called Meta” — Zuckerberg 
And despite this, the program will be simple and understandable to any user. 
More information is promised at a separate event, the Oculus Gaming Showcase. 
Horizon Workrooms will work in a similar way, only to create a workplace or a place for conferences or meetings. 
All communication takes place in Messenger. 
The company's profit for the last fiscal quarter exceeded $9 billion, despite the scandals. The number of active users increased by 6% compared to the same period last year, while revenue grew by 35%, reaching $29.01 billion thanks to the online commerce boom. In addition, Zuckerberg is extremely serious about creating the Facebook metaverse, and scandals are unlikely to overshadow the importance of talking about the company's new products at today's presentation for him. 
