The feature
can be activated by world creators to allow anyone to automatically record video in a social VR environment and then share it via the gallery. Meta says it’s specifically built to keep users from disrupting the moment by pausing to open the camera and manually pressing record.Before entering a world, users will be able to see whether the creator has enabled the Instant Replay via a new camera icon on the world’s page. Meta warns that users can opt-out of Instant Replay, but it doesn’t mean they won’t be recorded by someone else. Users can opt-out of automatically recording with Instant Replay, although it doesn’t mean you won’t be recorded by someone else, Meta warns.The v157 update to
Horizon Worldscurrently in early access on Horizon Worlds v157 comes amid a larger push by the company to compete with other social VR platforms, including
Rec Room, VRChat
, and Roblox, all of which not only had early leads in the space, but included a heavy focus on user-generated content.Meta’s game of catchup largely started in earnest last year when the company announced it was set to officially , later expanding the app to support flatscreen play via web and mobile devices. Then, late last year, the company in further efforts to increase user retention.While Instant Replay may not push active user numbers in
Horizon Worlds open the platform to kids ages 13+over the top with promises of greater virality, it may prove to be a valuable testing ground for the feature across its family of Quest devices; for now, the quickest and easiest way to record footage on Quest is to quickly tap the Meta button on your right controller and pull the trigger will allow you to start and stop a video capture.released a number of first-party mini-games