元现实实验室欢迎无聊猿背后的创意领导

币界网Publicado a 2024-08-18Actualizado a 2024-08-18

币界网报道:

无聊猿游艇俱乐部(BAYC)Yuga Labs的前创意总监Jeff Nicholas在X上表达了他的兴奋,并指出他将加入Meta的Reality Labs担任执行制片人。在Meta的新职位上,他将专注于开发创新的虚拟现实(VR)娱乐体验。

这标志着他在一家大型科技公司的第一个职位,因为Meta目前是全球市值第七大公司。

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Nicholas指出,他很高兴能与这支出色的团队一起重返VR领域,探索更好的娱乐体验的未来。预计他将于9月开始工作。

Meta Reality Labs在削减成本的措施中解雇了高级管理人员

Meta开发元宇宙的雄心勃勃的计划使该公司每季度损失数十亿美元。

作为该公司周三第二季度财报的一部分,Meta的Reality Labs部门记录了44.8亿美元的营业亏损,该部门拥有增强现实和虚拟现实技术。

Nicholas加入Meta之际,该公司正在收紧其专注于VR、增强现实(AR)和元宇宙的部门Reality Labs的资金。

根据The Information的一份报告,这家科技公司在Reality Labs的硬件团队已被要求从今年到2026年削减近20%的开支。此前一年发生了一系列裁员事件,严重影响了中高层管理人员,包括上个月的十几名副总裁和董事。

Meta对元宇宙进行了长期押注,投资超过400亿美元。这个项目对公司来说意义重大。事实上,今年早些时候,该公司的首席财务官强调了AR和VR领域潜在的1万亿美元机会,这表明了Reality Labs背后的雄心壮志。

目前,这家科技公司提供其Quest系列VR头戴式耳机和Meta Ray Ban AI眼镜,预计未来将发布更先进的AR眼镜。

马克·扎克伯格承认元宇宙赌注的风险

尽管前景雄心勃勃,但扎克伯格承认与元宇宙相关的风险。在去年与分析师的电话会议上,他将元宇宙描述为一个“非常长期的赌注”,他承认他无法保证人们会实现他的赌注。然而,扎克伯格认为,世界不可避免地走向虚拟现实。

作为Meta简化运营的更广泛战略的一部分,Reality Labs也不能免于削减成本的措施。扎克伯格强调了提高包括现实实验室在内的整个公司工作效率的重要性。

虽然Jeff Nicholas从BAYC搬到Meta是从NFT世界到大型科技的重大转变,但他向BAYC社区保证,他仍然致力于这些领域。

就我个人而言,我哪儿也不去。我铸造了猿,我是猿直到我死,我期待着继续成为社区的一员,因为这个俱乐部、品牌和遗产将在未来的日子、几个月和几年里展开。杰夫·尼古拉斯

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