B1 reading: Meta is shutting down horizon worlds
Lesson #9418
Opdrachten
1. Meta’s virtual reality social experience is being discontinued in June. (zieltogende)
2. It is part of a broader move to the business. (afslanken)
3. Horizon Worlds was Meta’s grand into building out the metaverse. (uitstapje / poging)
4. User avatars looked like monsters in the beginning. (met wezenloze blik)
5. Screeching kiddos throwing doughnuts are not a user base. (stabiele)
6. Meta’s verse has always been less popular than VRChat. (eigen / gepatenteerde)
7. Meta’s on Horizon Worlds is the predicted outcome of a risky bet. (omslag / draai)
8. Meta is its VR efforts to be more competitive. (aan het omgooien / herzien)
9. Horizon Worlds will remain available as a VR service on Quest headsets after June 15.
Toon hint (NL)
De tekst zegt dat de VR-werelden volledig sluiten en daarna alleen nog beschikbaar zijn als mobiel platform.
10. Meta changed its company name specifically to show its commitment to the metaverse.
Toon hint (NL)
De tekst bevestigt: “it changed its name from Facebook to Meta in support of its VR endeavors.”
11. The r/oculus subreddit users are generally very sad to see the service go.
Toon hint (NL)
Er is sprake van “borderline glee” (bijna-vrolijkheid) in de comments over het einde van de service.
12. Meta’s virtual concerts were successful enough to make the platform more popular than VRChat.
Toon hint (NL)
Ondanks de concerten bleef het “less popular than VRChat.”
13. According to Mike Proulx, the main problem was that the hardware is uncomfortable for long-term use.
Toon hint (NL)
Hij zegt dat mensen de hardware niet willen dragen voor meer dan “short bursts.”
14. Meta has officially stated that they are stopping all future investments in VR technology.
Toon hint (NL)
In een persverklaring zegt Meta dat ze “the single biggest investor in the VR industry” blijven.
15. Experts believe that moving Horizon Worlds to mobile was a last-ditch effort to save a dying service.
Toon hint (NL)
Anshel Sag zegt: “trying to stretch it out by pushing it out to mobile, but realistically, it’s been dead for a while.”