“But is nobody going to think about the children?” they said, sobbing, in The Simpsons. Well it turns out Facebook —You’ve gotten used to calling it Meta, mind you— yes it has, and the conclusion they seem to have drawn is that we give them too many hits while using Oculus Quest 2 (or the first one, if you still have it) because the virtual reality it is not yet accurate enough to warn us about what is around us.
Thus, the device immediately receives a new feature called Space sense through an update that you can download in the coming days. With it, not only your cousins but also your pets and the vases in the living room will be safe from accidents because you can quickly identify them with a pink outline that betrays their positions.
In the official blog, those responsible explain that Space Sense is complemented with the Guardian system, which warns you when something is approaching you within a three meter radius while you are focused on ridding City 17 of the aliens. “Other people, large pets, a chair that has been taken out of its usual place … these objects and more should appear highlighted in your glasses, surrounded by a pink glow. “
This is the main novelty of the new patch, but it is not the only one: apart from Space Sense, features are also implemented to see Android notifications on your Oculus device, optimizations for voice commands and even a development tool that allows users to developers wear the glasses with augmented reality, something that should help you learn to play the piano among other things.