{"id":277421,"date":"2021-06-17T22:07:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T19:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-will-ruin-virtual-reality-with-ads-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T22:07:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T19:07:17","slug":"facebook-will-ruin-virtual-reality-with-ads-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-will-ruin-virtual-reality-with-ads-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook Will Ruin Virtual Reality With Ads \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Facebook<\/a> Will Ruin Virtual Reality With Ads \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s time to kiss ad-free VR goodbye. In an effort to turn Oculus Quest into a \u201cself-sustaining platform,\u201d Facebook is testing ads in some Quest apps<\/a>, including the game<\/a> Blaston<\/a> (which costs $10). The change comes just a month after Facebook added advertisements to its Oculus mobile app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Facebook\u2019s blog post announcing the change, the company states that it wants \u201cfeedback from developers and the community.\u201d That feedback is coming in droves as VR gamers bombard Oculus Support<\/a> with complaints. It\u2019s hard to imagine any other outcome\u2014VR gamers are already sick of how Facebook encroaches on the Oculus platform, and for whatever reason, Facebook decided to test VR ads on a paid<\/em> app<\/a> (the company says it\u2019s testing ads in a \u201ccouple of other apps,\u201d which we can\u2019t find).<\/p>\n

So how do Oculus Quest ads look? Well, they look annoying, popping up on in-game surfaces like little posters. Users can point their controller toward the ad to open it or save it for later. Facebook also includes controls to hide or report ads, though these settings hide behind a fly-out menu.
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\nLike all Facebook ads, Oculus Quest ads are personalized using your private data. The company has always used Oculus headsets to collect data from users (and recently mandated that Oculus headsets must be linked to a Facebook account), but this is the first time that your gaming data may be thrown back at you though an in-game ad.<\/p>\n

Facebook says that it doesn\u2019t use Oculus Quest movement, voice, weight, or camera data for advertising. But that raises a big question\u2014what if Facebook changes its mind? Could Facebook use your movement data to detect when you\u2019re hungry or thirsty, pinpointing the perfect opportunity to serve a fast food ad in-game? Advertising is a slippery slope, and the treasure trove of personal information collected by VR hardware may be too attractive to ignore.<\/p>\n

According to Facebook\u2019s announcement, Quest VR ads are supposed to help developers generate more money. A more realistic perspective is that Faceboook wants to skirt around the growing list of privacy controls on iOS and Android. Facebook doesn\u2019t have to worry about privacy controls on its own hardware, after all.<\/p>\n

Want to give Facebook some feedback on the new Oculus Quest ads? Go take a trip<\/a> to the Oculus Support<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Source: Facebook<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n