{"id":10036,"date":"2022-02-05T02:55:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/05\/meta-adds-anti-grope-gap-to-prevent-abuse-in-vr-metaverse-the-register\/"},"modified":"2022-02-05T02:55:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:55:11","slug":"meta-adds-anti-grope-gap-to-prevent-abuse-in-vr-metaverse-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/05\/meta-adds-anti-grope-gap-to-prevent-abuse-in-vr-metaverse-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta adds anti-grope gap to prevent abuse in VR metaverse \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meta Platforms Inc, better known for its controversial turn as Facebook, says its mission is to, “Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.” But not too close, it seems.<\/p>\n

The mega-corp wants to keep people apart in its metaverse. The ad biz, besotted with virtual reality now that it can no longer move fast and break things with impunity in the real world, has committed to cartoon social distancing.<\/p>\n

Henceforth, avatars in its Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues will be able to approach no closer than four feet \u2013 as that distance would be rendered to whatever scale fits the viewer’s display screen \u2013 to prevent virtual molestation.<\/p>\n

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