The metaverse trend briefly surged after Facebook rebranded to Meta Platforms in October 2021, fueling industry-wide interest in virtual reality (VR) and its integration with augmented reality (AR) ...

Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, acquired leading VR technology company Oculus in 2014. It's since helped the company develop and market its virtual reality headsets and software.

The research team at the Virtual/Augmented Reality Lab at Behrend potentially set the record for most time spent in a virtual reality environment.