Facebook today announced it’s building its own Ready Player One Oasis. Facebook Horizon is a virtual reality sandbox game where you can build your own environments and games, socialize with friends, and more. It’s essentially the

Launching in 2020, Facebook Horizon will allow users to create their own diverse avatars and hop between virtual locals through portals called Telepods, watch movies and consume other media with friends, and play multiplayer games together like Wing Strikers. It will also include human guides, known as Horizon Locals, who can give users assistance and protect their safety in the VR world. Users interested in early access can apply for the beta here.

As part of the launch, Facebook will shut down its existing social VR experiences Facebook Spaces and Oculus Rooms on October 25th, leaving a bit of a gap until Horizon launches.

Facebook Horizon will start

ut that’s just the beginning. People will also jump into various other Horizon worlds, built using the World Builder, a collection of easy-to-use creator tools. Everyone will have the power to build new worlds and activities, from tropical hangout spots to interactive action arenas, all from scratch—no previous coding experience needed. Whether people choose to build, play, or simply hang out, Horizon will ensure a welcoming environment through new safety tools and human guides—Horizon Locals—to answer questions and provide assistance, if needed.

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