Spaces, social VR platform, Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, California, USA

**Airicist** · 19th April 2017, 00:16

Developer - Facebook, Inc.

facebook.com/spaces

On April 18, 2017, Facebook announced the beta launch of Facebook Spaces at Facebook's annual F8 developer conference in San Francisco. Facebook Spaces, a virtual reality app version of Facebook for the Facebook-owned Oculus VR goggles. In a virtual and shared space, users can access a curated selection of 360-degree photos and videos using their avatar. Users can also access their own photos and videos, and any media shared on their Facebook newsfeed. The beta app is currently available in the Oculus Store.

Head of Social VR at Facebook - Rachel Rubin Franklin

**Airicist** · 19th April 2017, 00:19

Facebook shows social VR networking prototype

Published on Apr 13, 2016

Facebook today revealed on stage during F8 an early prototype of a social VR space, presented by Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer and Social VR team leader Michael Booth.

**Airicist** · 21st April 2017, 10:42

Facebook social VR demo - Oculus Connect 2016

Published on Oct 6, 2016

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, to show off Facebook’s latest social VR prototype.

**Airicist** · 21st April 2017, 10:43

Article "Facebook launches beta of Spaces, its goofy and fun social VR platform"

by Lucas Matney
April 18, 2017

**Airicist** · 21st April 2017, 10:56

Facebook Spaces virtual reality demo

Published on Apr 20, 2017

Facebook has released a whole new world called 'Facebook Spaces' that allows you to 'hang out' with your friends in virtual reality. It is a little hard to explain but Facebook put out a demo video that gives a pretty good sense of how it works.

**Airicist** · 8th May 2017, 05:35

The future of 'Facebook Spaces': Opening the door to third-party developers

Published on May 7, 2017

Facebook launched their first social VR app Spaces last month to much acclaim. It's a polished experience that does a few things very well, and has the major benefit of tapping into Facebook's existing dominance of the social graph. But to become truly compelling it needs to do much more than it does today. Facebook knows this, and is looking to third-party developers to expand and enhance Spaces.

"The Future of ‘Facebook Spaces’: Opening the Door to Third-party Developers"

by Ben Lang
May 7, 2017

**Airicist** · 12th July 2017, 19:20

Facebook Doubles Down on Social VR with Spaces—Now in Beta!

Published on Apr 18, 2017

We’re firm believers that great VR experiences are made more powerful, memorable, and fun when they happen with other people. Now, your Facebook friends can join you—virtually—in Rift with Facebook Spaces! This new VR app takes some of the best features of Facebook and brings them into your VR space. Spend time with friends and family like you're really there, step inside 360 videos, draw and play with Touch, and more. The beta launches today for Rift—don’t miss it on the Oculus Store.

"Facebook Spaces Now Lets You Broadcast Live from VR to Any Facebook-capable Device"

by Scott Hayden
July 12, 2017