Facebook has plans for augmented reality as well

We know Facebook has a ton of ambitions in the virtual reality space, but now Mark Zuckerberg has revealed the social networks is looking to expand into augmented reality. Zuckerberg confirmed at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit that his company is exploring augmented reality, noting that “it was father out.” Other than making a quick acknowledgement of the possibility of augmented reality, the Facebook CEO and founder didn’t have much else to say on the subject. While virtual reality is focused squarely on creating immersive entertainment experiences, augmented reality could lend itself to thousands of more practical applications in the real world. For example, AR could be implemented into car windshields to provide a constant stream of directions, or a surgeon could have their patient’s vitals displayed at all times. While Zuckerberg didn’t provide much on Facebook’s plans in the AR space, he talked at length about virtual reality. The social network creator noted VR could be the next big computing platform, which has evolved from text to photos and video in recent years.