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Meta’s Andrew Bosworth on moving Facebook to the metaverse

Nov 1, 2021

Andrew Bosworth, Vice President of Reality Labs at Meta, dives into the bold rebranding of Facebook to Meta, centering around their vision for the metaverse. He discusses the journey from content moderation to the integration of AR and VR technologies. Bosworth reveals how they’re addressing user experience challenges, especially with changes to Oculus accounts and the role of blockchain and NFTs. He also shares insights on the innovations coming in AR glasses and the quest for a seamless, interoperable user experience in this new digital frontier.

44:35

Episode guests

Andrew \\Boz\\ Bosworth

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Navigating the Future: Meta's Rebranding and the Metaverse

6min

From Facebook to Meta: A Journey Through Change

7min

Navigating the Metaverse: Brand Evolution and User Experience

16min

The Future of the Metaverse: Challenges and Innovations

7min

The Future of Virtual and Augmented Reality: Integrating Technologies for Enhanced Experiences

4min

Innovating User Experiences for the Metaverse

4min

Facebook announced a major corporate rebrand by changing its company name to Meta. The new name is meant to solidify the social media giant’s longterm bet on building the metaverse. On this episode of Decoder, vice president of Reality Labs Andrew Bosworth talked with The Verge’s Alex Heath about Facebook’s rebrand to Meta, how content moderation will work in the metaverse, and the hardware journey from virtual to mixed reality, and eventually, AR glasses.

Links:

Mark Zuckerberg on why Facebook is rebranding to Meta

Facebook is spending at least $10 billion this year on its metaverse division

Eight things we learned from the Facebook Papers

Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name

Transcript:

https://www.theverge.com/e/22517027

Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Andrew Marino and we are edited by Callie Wright. Our music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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