
Why you can't have legs in virtual reality (yet)
CNN
Mark Zuckerberg stares at a cartoon version of himself in a virtual world and tries to pick an outfit for his avatar to wear. Zuckerberg flicks his hand to change the avatar's apparel, switching from a black shirt, slacks and white sneakers to a skeleton costume to an astronaut suit.
"All right. Perfect," he finally says, settling on the shirt, slacks and shoes combination for his avatar, which happens to be the exact same outfit Zuckerberg is wearing. Zuckerberg's avatar then teleports to a virtual spaceship-type setting to meet friends — one of whom is floating, another who appears as a big red robot.

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