Virtual Reality: Mark Zuckerberg is sweating because of Meta Quest Pro

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Published on 09/29/2022 at 15:50

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a virtual reality fencing demonstration to promote the Meta Quest Pro, his company’s next virtual reality headset that hasn’t even been officially announced yet.

Metas Connect 2022 conference taking place on October 11thwill be an opportunity to learn more about the company’s ambitions regarding the Metaverse and virtual reality in general. The star of the event should be the Meta Quest Pro, a new VR headset for professionals. Inevitably more powerful than the Meta Quest 2, this new model promises to be particularly ambitious and should make it possible Lay the groundwork for a future Meta Quest 3 aimed at the general public.

Virtual Reality: Mark Zuckerberg is sweating because of Meta Quest Pro

If we talk about Meta Quest Pro as if it had already been formalized by Meta, in fact it is not. However, the multiple leaks surrounding the device give the impression that it is an already presented product. Mark Zuckerberg, boss of Meta, has decided to play the open secret card posted on Facebook in a new video.

Fencing in VR, larger than life

In this less than two minute video Mark Zuckerberg wears a virtual reality headset blurred between his hands and on top of his head : we wonder what model it can be! Spoilers: There’s no doubt that the boss of Meta has his hands on the Meta Quest Pro, aka Cambria.

“Fencing session in the Metaverse with Olympic champion and world number one Lee Kiefer and two-time Olympic champion Gerek Meinhardt. We’re using our new high-end VR headset, coming out next month, with mixed reality, which means you can see virtual objects (like your fencer friends) deep in the physical world around you.”explains Mark Zuckerberg in in publication.

One of the advantages of mixed reality is that you are not confined to a small space conditioned by a “guardian”.

. That’s what this video is trying to show, and the really impressive demonstration. They still need a little space to make movements that probably won’t touch the walls or the furniture, though it’s easier to control your movements when you can see your surroundings.

This demonstration, which blends virtual reality and real environment, underscores certain ambitions and beliefs of Mark Zuckerberg. If the latter has slightly changed his mind regarding the metaverse, which he no longer considers only immersive solutions like helmets, Meta’s boss believes mixed reality is the best way to embrace these technologies by the general public. Even today, many people are baffled by the idea of literally locking themselves in a virtual world. This kind of presentation could help change their mind.