Facebook Now Has Two Big Ears

Facebook’s latest acquisition is a sound one, literally, as the social network scooped up virtual-reality audio company Two Big Ears.

Facebook’s latest acquisition is a sound one, literally, as the social network scooped up virtual-reality audio company Two Big Ears.

In conjunction with the acquisition, the social network also announced the launch of Facebook 360 Spatial Workstation, where developers can access its authoring tools, encoder and rendering engine for cinematic VR and 360-degree video free-of-charge.

The following announcement appeared on both the Two Big Ears homepage and the page for the Facebook 360 Spatial Workstation:

At Two Big Ears, we’ve been hard at work creating technology and tools that have defined how immersive audio is crafted and experienced in VR and AR (augmented reality), both now and in the future.

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