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Facebook is depositing everything in the metaverse. Our intrepid reporter dons a virtual reality headset to find out what the virtual world of Facebook is all about and how much remains to be done.
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Facebook’s parent company Meta is making a big bet on the Metaverse, but building that immersive virtual universe is really expensive: think billions of dollars. So what has that money built so far? Well, we sent NPR tech correspondent Shannon Bond to check it out. And just a note: Meta pays NPR to license NPR content.
SHANNON BOND, BYLINE: To visit the Metaverse, I put on some crude VR headsets and grab two handheld controllers.
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BOND: The headphones look like oversized ski goggles…
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