When the company formerly known as Facebook made the shift to Meta, there were a lot of questions about what that would look like in practice. Today, as Meta celebrates its self-described made-up holiday "Quest Day" we see some of those answers start to form. Meta is now the name of the company that used to be Oculus, and this celebration is the first direct effort to repeatedly refer to its flagship VR headset as the Meta Quest 2. And if all of that weren't confusing enough, the details surrounding Meta's Quest Day can be found in video form on its Instagram page, which like the other social network accounts attached to this headset are still clearly labeled by the former name Oculus.
According to Meta, Quest Day is a celebration of not-quite-done VR experiments followed by some community giveaways. These are ideas that aren't ready to share with the general population, but would be fun for a tinkerer to enjoy. The video advertising this event shows off someone baking real-life cookies in an oven via their VR headset as well as a giant mascot in the form of a Quest 2 with legs and a face called Questy.
These experiments are being unveiled via a multi-hour livestream, which you can watch here. We're going to document all of the experiments here for you to catch up on if you aren't watching live.
First up is a Quest experiment for all the pet lovers out there. Meta made a snack launcher for pets, which you can control from within your headset. The idea here actually isn't too bad, pets frequently tend to get a little upset when they see their owners doing things in VR. Being able to offer that little distraction while you play would actually be pretty cool.
This experiment is not available, but an Quest-themed silicone mat was available to everyone watching the event. Stock went extremely quickly, and is now sold out.
Next up, Meta made a little oven for baking cookies. You can't own this oven, but if you could you'd see it has the ability to be controlled and watch what's inside from within the Quest 2. If you've ever wanted to bake real cookies while wearing your VR headset, this is how Meta imagines you would do so. While I think everyone would love to watch real cookies bake in VR, it's not hard to see why this is just an experiment and not available to buy. Instead, Meta has made VR cookie butter shapes which include a Quest 2 headset and a Beat Saber block among other things.
You know what most VR athletes don't do enough of? Drinking water. Meta's smart water bottle telling you when to drink as you work out looks a little silly, but it's actually a really good idea. While you can't buy this, it was briefly possible to get some grippy socks with the Meta Quest logo on them. To date, that's the first swag with the Meta Quest logo on it anybody who doesn't work at Meta can get their hands on. Like everything else today, these free socks "sold out" immediately.
I don't know that I would decorate my Christmas tree with Beat Saber lights, but I would absolutely hang them up in my house so they pulse along with whatever song I am playing. These lights really feel like they could easily be a thing Meta actually sells at some point instead of just being an experiment, but for now the only thing available to people is a Beat Saber-themed ugly holiday sweater. If you've been reading along, you know these free sweaters did not last long and are already sold out.
There are lots of places you can go to add a little more depth to your VR experience, physical installations with real-world interactions to help make everything feel more real. It's not easy to get that feeling at home, which is what makes the last invention of the day so much fun. The "Spine Chiller" blows a gust of cold air on your back to send a chill up your spine as you play a scary game in VR. This kind of thing would be incredible to try at home, if it were possible to do so. Instead, what you can grab is a gingerbread house decorating kit themed after the Barclay Mansion from Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife. As you can imagine by now, supplies did not last long.
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