Vivek Sharma, the company’s vice of its horizon social VR platform, is leaving to pursue an unrelated career opportunity. Meta spokesperson Bryan pope confirmed Sharma’s departure to the verge.
Mark Zuckerberg posted a screenshot in horizon that featured his dead-eyed avatar. There’s even a Snapchat filter parodying Zuckerberg’s meme-ified look.
The metaverse is proving to be a costly venture so far. Last quarter, the company’s reality Labs division reported losing $ 2.8 billion.
Sharma’s team will now report to Vishal Shah, meta’s metaverse VP, pope said. The team will spines.