Zuckerberg unveils Facebook Spaces – a virtual reality social network that lets you live in a computer simulation
New Facebook product is a bizarre game which lets you 'hang out' with fake versions of real people so you'll never have to leave your home again
FACEBOOK has launched a virtual reality version of its social network.
It claims the new app, which can be played used Oculus Rift and Touch virtual reality headsets, lets you "hang out with friends in a fun, interactive virtual environment as if you were in the same room".
To enter Zuckerberg's bizarre virtual realm, you'll need to create an avatar which is generated by your profile picture.
It can be customised for eye colour, hairstyle and facial features to make sure your Facebook chums can spot you from across a computer simulated room.
Once you've logged on, you can chat with your Facebook friends' avatars and create 3D drawings to play with.
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You can also phone pals using Messenger voice calls, so you can chat while interacting through fake versions of yourselves on screen. It's even got a selfie stick function, so you can brag to your pals about all the virtual fun you are having.
And if you're sick of your pals, you can stick them on mute.
"We want Facebook Spaces to be a comfortable place for everyone. You have control of your experience, including the ability to pause at any time.
"Pausing moves you into a quiet space where you can take a break away from other people and activities.
"You can also choose to mute your friends or remove them from your space," Rachel Franklin, head of social virtual reality wrote in a blog post on Tuesday.
You can get Facebook Spaces by downloading it from the Oculus store, but you'll need the pricey hardware for it to work.
While the new tools and features are impressive, analyst Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research cautioned that that "most of them won't be in users' hands anytime soon."
That's especially true for the Spaces app, since relatively few of Facebook's 1.9 billion members are using Oculus's VR headset, which sells for about £499 and requires a powerful computer to make it work.
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