Meta 透過擴展 Quest 服務進入教育科技市場

社群媒體巨頭 Meta 正在將其企業級 Quest 服務擴展到教育領域。此舉是繼 Meta 的 Quest VR 耳機取得成功之後推出的，該耳機已成為市場上最受歡迎的產品。為了支持對教育的新關注，Meta 計劃在今年稍後推出適用於 Quest 設備的專用產品，為教育工作者提供特定於教育的應用程式、功能和設備管理功能。該產品將透過歐洲、澳洲和美國等多個地區的 Quest for Business 市場發售。

Meta Enters Education Sector with Quest Devices and Services

Meta 憑藉 Quest 設備和服務進軍教育領域

Meta, the social media behemoth, announced on April 15 that it is expanding its enterprise-level Quest services to the education sector.

社群媒體巨頭 Meta 於 4 月 15 日宣布，將其企業級 Quest 服務擴展到教育領域。

The company's Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets have surged in popularity, becoming the undisputed market leaders in extended reality (XR) technology, according to Statista. By the end of 2024, the VR industry is projected to garner an installed user base exceeding 34 million units.

據 Statista 稱，該公司的 Quest 虛擬實境 (VR) 耳機人氣飆升，成為擴展現實 (XR) 技術領域無可爭議的市場領導者。預計到2024年底，VR產業的安裝用戶數將超過3,400萬台。

Should this prediction hold true, the VR sector will have experienced a remarkable compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 27.3% since 2020, when Statista estimated the installed VR user base at about 14.2 million.

如果這項預測成立，那麼自 2020 年以來，VR 產業將經歷約 27.3% 的顯著複合年增長率 (CAGR)，當時 Statista 估計已安裝的 VR 用戶基數約為 1,420 萬。

To maintain its competitive edge, Meta has recently introduced a suite of products and services tailored for the enterprise metaverse market. As Cointelegraph previously reported, this strategic shift signaled a pivot away from consumer-oriented experiences like gaming and one-time immersive environments. Education appears to be the next frontier in this evolving strategy.

為了保持競爭優勢，Meta 最近推出了一套專為企業元宇宙市場量身定制的產品和服務。正如 Cointelegraph 先前報導的那樣，這一戰略轉變標誌著遊戲和一次性沉浸式環境等以消費者為導向的體驗的轉變。教育似乎是這一不斷發展的策略的下一個前沿領域。

In a blog post, Meta's President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, shared:

Meta 的全球事務總裁 Nick Clegg 在一篇部落格文章中分享：

"Later this year, Meta will introduce a new product offering for Quest devices dedicated to education. … It will empower teachers, trainers, and administrators with access to a range of education-specific apps and features. Additionally, it will enable them to manage multiple Quest devices simultaneously, eliminating the need for individual updates and configurations for each device in a classroom or training environment."

「今年晚些時候，Meta 將推出一款專門針對教育領域的Quest 設備的新產品……它將讓教師、培訓師和管理員能夠訪問一系列特定於教育的應用程式和功能。此外，它將使他們能夠管理同時使用多台 Quest 設備，無需在教室或培訓環境中對每台設備進行單獨更新和配置。

The name and further details of the new product will be unveiled "in the coming months," with a comprehensive launch anticipated before the end of 2024. According to the blog post, it will be available in the Quest for Business market, which encompasses territories in Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States.

新產品的名稱和更多細節將在「未來幾個月」公佈，預計在 2024 年底之前全面推出。 、日本、紐西蘭和美國。

Meta highlighted several examples of educational institutions that have already integrated Quest headsets into their curricula. These include a life sciences course at the University of Glasgow that provides students with immersive experiences within the human body, a criminal justice course at New Mexico State University that transports users to virtual crime scenes, and a business class at Stanford University that prepares students for job interviews.

Meta 重點介紹了幾個已將 Quest 耳機整合到其課程中的教育機構的例子。其中包括格拉斯哥大學的生命科學課程，為學生提供身臨其境的人體體驗；新墨西哥州立大學的刑事司法課程，將使用者傳送到虛擬犯罪現場；以及史丹佛大學的商務課程，為學生做好準備工作面試。

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