A social virtual reality platform from Meta Platforms. Launched in 2021 and formerly Facebook Horizon, Horizon Worlds was touted as the next-generation social platform because it combines social interaction in a 3D environment. Users meet in virtual worlds and play games. The successor to Oculus Rooms, Oculus Venues and Facebook Spaces, Horizon World games are played with the Oculus Rift and Meta Quest 2 headsets. See
social VR and
Meta Quest.
Venues Live Events
Venues are live events for concerts and sports. For example, users can watch Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) and NBA games. Live concerts from TIDAL Rising showcase emerging artists from the TIDAL music streaming service (see
TIDAL).
The Metaverse
Horizon Worlds emerged when Meta was touting the "metaverse" as the future of computing. Although 3D virtual worlds are still popular, the metaverse is all but gone. See
metaverse.