The Facebook Reality Labs Research team is working to recreate real world sound that can be used in augmented and virtual reality. In practice, this technology would make the audio you hear from a device sound as if it is happening around you, rather than coming from the device itself, allowing the user to feel as if they are actually at a birthday party across the country or a business meeting overseas. | Reality Labs

Facebook Reality Labs is working on technology that will improve human hearing by enhancing the sounds you want to hear and decreasing distracting background noise. So, if you’re in a loud, crowded restaurant with this technology, you’d be able to increase the volume of your conversation partner, while decreasing the background sounds that make hearing her more difficult. | Reality Labs

Learn from experts and innovators about their collective vision for the metaverse and discover how AR/VR is evolving to create more connected worlds. https://bit.ly/3dbf912 | Reality Labs

Last week, we kicked off a three-part series on the future of human-computer interaction (HCI). In the first post, we shared our vision of a contextually-aware, AI-powered interface for augmented reality (AR) glasses that can use the information you choose to share, to infer what you want to do, when you want to do it. Today, we’re sharing some nearer-term research: wrist-based input combined with usable but limited contextualized AI, which dynamically adapts to you and your environment. Read mo

The Oculus Consulting CTO is back with a candid session and Q&A about the state of virtual reality. Honest, passionate, unscripted—and direct from Facebook Reality Labs. Join in now. Find the Q&A portion of the discussion starting at the 1:00:20 timestamp. | Reality Labs

Join us on a mission to the International Space Station in VR. Experience life in orbit as we interview astronauts and embark on a spacewalk for a breathtaking view of Earth. Launch now. | Reality Labs