Meta Horizon OS — Next Gen Mixed Reality Ecosystem
Introduction
Just Now got an amazing update from the Founder and CEO of meta i.e Mr. Mark Zuckerberg about their new Next Generation Mixed Reality Platform named META HORIZON OS which will revolutionize the market and sets new standard of how we utilize the power of computing.
Meta Horizon OS
In the era of AI, Meta is working on this Mixed Reality platform from a Decade and Now they have decided to work on it using Open Model. Mr. Mark explained there are 2 types of model usually gets success for computing devices in market 1. Closed Model 2. Open Model. Closed model is usually and Apple devices where everything is locked and controlled by Apple even what world developers will build on their Platform that is also controlled. But In Open Model, Anyone can bring the creativity on table and build on top of their existing Platform.
For Meta Horizon OS they opted for Open Model where everyone is allowed to work and develop on top of their existing product.
Let me take you in more depth about Meta Horizon OS. It is developed by Meta Platforms Inc. Main goal for the Meta Horizon OS is to target Extended Reality Headset and Meta Quest Headset. Meta started working on it as Embedded OS for Oculus VR devices and now They developed Extended Reality OS for the Meta Quest line of deviced by Meta Platforms Inc.
Meta is pushing the Extended reality and Virtual Reality to work upon many advance real life use cases which will change the use of computing power. An immersive experience of Virtual Spaces will bring the revolution to connect people in more realistic experience. Some usecase of Mixed Reality is Exercise tracking, Real time Video conferences will physical appearance in virtual spaces, multiple Big Screen can be displayed on virtual spaces instead of occupying room.
There will be headsets focused purely on watching TV and movies on virtual screens, with the emphasis on high-end OLED displays. There will also be headsets that are designed to be as light as possible at the expense of performance for productivity and exercise uses. And there will be gaming-oriented ones.
Meta Platform Inc. announced three partners to start. Asus will produce a gaming headset under its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand, Lenovo will make general purpose headsets with an emphasize on “productivity, learning, and entertainment,” and Xbox and Meta will team up to deliver a special edition of the Meta Quest that will come bundled with an Xbox controller and Xbox Cloud Gaming and Game Pass.
Users running Horizon OS devices from different manufacturers will be able to stay connected in the operating system’s social layer of “identities, avatars, social graphs, and friend groups” and will be able to enjoy shared virtual spaces together across devices.