Although today’s Meta Connect developer conference was largely about new smart glasses, the social networking company did announce a handful of metaverse updates during Wednesday’s keynote. Of these, one of the largest was the introduction of Hyperscape , first demoed at last year’s event, which allows developers and creators to build more photorealistic spaces in virtual reality.

The company announced that Hyperscape Capture is now rolling out in Early Access, meaning Quest device owners will be able to scan a room in a few minutes, then turn it into an immersive and photorealistic world that’s like a digital replica of a real-world space.

The capture process itself only takes a few minutes, but the room’s rendering will actually take a few hours, Meta notes.

At launch, users won’t

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