Although Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse is struggling to take off, it is still a priority for Meta, Facebook's parent company. Recently, the group announced the layoff of 11,000 employees, along with a plan to cut expenses. Nevertheless, the metaverse, along with augmented reality and virtual reality products, is among the company's priority projects.
In its strategy to democratize the metaverse, Meta regularly organizes virtual events. In October, for example, Meta hosted (and funded, according to Variety) a virtual haunted house experience, produced by Eli Roth and featuring actress Vanessa Hudgens. Another experience, based on the horror movie Nope, was hosted by Meta's platform, Horizon World.And soon, users of Mark Zuckerberg's company metaverse will be able to attend a one-of-a-kind concert, the kind of concert you wouldn't attend in the real world. Indeed, this is a concert by one of the greatest rappers, Notorious B.I.G., who died 25 years ago.
“Notorious B.I.G. IS BACK. His music, his flow, his influence are unmatched. See it like you've never seen it before," reads the event announcement on the rapper's Facebook page.
Facebook metaverse resuscitates rapper who died in 1997
Published on Nov 19, 2022
