Meta Tests 3D Instagram Photos, Virtual Desktop for AR/VR Headsets | PYMNTS.com

Highlights Meta is testing AI-generated 3D Instagram photos on Quest headsets, transforming standard 2D images into immersive spatial experiences without requiring 3D cameras. The update is part of Meta’s broader push into spatial computing, including a new Navigator virtual desktop, which brings PC-like multitasking to Quest. As Apple’s Vision Pro reportedly faces slowing demand, Meta is leaning into its existing social ecosystem and AI tools to make everyday digital content more immersive and accessible. Meta is stepping up its spatial computing ambitions, even as interest in Apple ’s Vision Pro continues to be lackluster. Meta is testing artificial intelligence-generated 3D photos on Instagram within the Meta Quest augmented reality/virtual reality headset, according to a May 22 company blog post . It’s a step in the company’s long-term effort to make immersive computing mainstream. “ Reality Labs is teaming up with Instagram to make the moments you share a little more magical,” the post said. The feature uses “AI view synthesis algorithms” to transform ordinary 2D photos “pixel by pixel — no fancy 3D cameras required.” Standard Instagram images can now be viewed with more depth inside a Quest headset. “That means flat photos that weren’t originally captured in 3D will
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