World News Headlines September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 Houseparty’s shutting down because it’s all about the metaverse now 0 0000 0 0 more Houseparty’s shutting down because it’s all about the metaverse now September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found September 10, 2021 Under One Ceiling Houseparty’s shutting down because it’s all about the metaverse now The Houseparty’s over. The team behind the group hangout app announced Thursday that its curfew had long since passed, and that the app will no longer work as of October. Houseparty, which allowed participants to play various games while hemorrhaging personal data, is to be pulled from app stores “immediately.” But that doesn’t mean it’s goodnight. Epic Games bought Houseparty back in 2019, and apparently has some vague plans for the team that built it. “The team behind Houseparty is working on creating new ways to have meaningful and authentic social interactions at metaverse scale across the Epic Games family,” reads the statement in part. As to what that means, exactly — who knows? We reached out to Houseparty to figure out if that statement is anything other than tech-speak for the end stages of an acqui-hire, but received no immediate response. Tweet may have been deleted The metaverse, for those stuck in meatspace, is a loosely defined term coined by the science fiction author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel Snow Crash. It’s become a bit of a cause célèbre among members of the tech set, like billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, who for some reason seem intent on advancing a fundamentally dystopian vision. SEE ALSO: Jack Dorsey says what we’re all thinking: Throwing things at Mark Zuckerberg looks fun “While Houseparty may be going away,” continues the statement, “we hope that the memories you’ve made will last a lifetime.” Like with any house party, we somehow doubt the memories will even make it through the night. Related Related posts: Which US states require face masks in public? tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous What can — or should — we learn from porn? next Biden administration sues Texas over anti-abortion law
