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| Facebook ads enter virtual reality |
Facebook will soon begin testing ads on its Oculus Quest virtual reality platform.
Over the next few weeks, ads will appear in Resolution Games Blaston and two other unnamed apps.
Then Facebook expanded the system based on user feedback, saying it was designed to create an independent virtual reality development platform.
Facebook launched ads through the Oculus mobile app last month and has been using limited Oculus data to serve Facebook ads since 2019. However, this is the first attempt to serve ads on the Oculus VR platform itself.
In a blog post, the company said, “Once we understand the progress of this test and incorporate feedback from developers and the community, we will provide more information about when ads can be updated. Update on the Oculus platform and apps. Detailed information is widespread.”
Just like in non-default Facebook apps, you can prevent specific posts or companies from appearing in an ad space.
Facebook has stated that it will not change the way it collects or analyzes user information. Only some of the most sensitive data is stored on the user's device.
He also made it clear that he does not intend to target ads based on motion data or recordings from his voice assistants.
A company spokesperson indicated that the system uses your Facebook account information and that you view, install or activate content, subscribe to the Oculus app, add the app to your cart or wishlist, or when you pay or purchase through Oculus. platform, or if you view, scroll, record, or click on an advertisement in a third-party application.
As mentioned above, the user can click and open the ad or save the link for later use. The first option opens a landing page in the Oculus Quest web browser.
The last option records ads in the Quest In-VR Experience and Exploration section of the Oculus app. Developers get some advertising revenue from their apps. However, Facebook has not publicly disclosed this percentage.
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Facebook opens the future roadmap. For example, Facebook hasn't indicated whether ads can appear in the Oculus Home experience, the spokesperson said.
Facebook has not identified which other apps are receiving ads, but it will list more names in the coming weeks.
The first ad appears as a standard box in the game's user interface, but the Facebook post states that other options are also being explored.
"We are currently investing in low-level advertising as a new way for developers to grow their business," she said. While we're not ready to test it yet, we're also exploring new ad formats specifically for VR.
It can be said that virtual reality has been an advertising medium for many years, with many advertising links to films and television and new experiences from companies such as IKEA.
But ad-supported VR apps use different models that are very similar to the mobile and web ecosystems.
Allowing developers to include ads can create more incentive to work in the official Facebook platform.
Facebook says the ads are part of an effort to find profitable business options in the growing but often challenging area of virtual reality application development.
Facebook currently dominates consumer virtual reality with its $299 Oculus Quest 2, which is one of the most affordable options available.
It also acquired the studios behind several major virtual reality games.