Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has released a short preview video of the “Project Cambria” headset that is set to be the portal to the company’s next mixed reality platform. Kind of.

You see, the second most striking aspect of the 56-second preview is that you don’t actually see the headset. And the most striking aspect is that the pixelation effect used to mask the helmet inadvertently makes it look like the CEO has put something NSFW on his face. This is the successor headset to the Quest 2, a product so popular that we’re constantly at work updating our best Oculus Quest 2 deals.

Maybe it’s just my problem, not Zuck’s. But that makes it much, much harder for me to appreciate the artist formerly known as Facebook who does a great job deftly mimicking human emotion as he shows off what the new Project Cambria headset will be capable of, especially when the pixelation effect is heightening its already unnerving vibe.

But to try to be serious for a moment, the whole concept behind Project Cambria is “mixed reality”, meaning a platform where VR elements blend seamlessly into the real world. In the demo, titled “The World Beyond,” Zuck hangs out at Meta’s offices and plays with a virtual blue pet (Pokemon Go style), then plans a trip to Lake Tahoe, quickly reads a few messages, and finishes by making a training with a virtual instructor.

So if you, like me, are sick of having to use separate devices to check email, do yoga with Adriene, and feed your Tamagotchi, then the successor to Meta’s Quest VR (formerly Oculus) headsets will probably be worthwhile. .

While previous VR experiences and devices have largely focused on games and gaming, Meta clearly wants its devices to be tools for professionals – hence the “VR home office” preview we got in april. In that vein, the team at Meta would also have referred to the headset as a “laptop for the face”, which I’m sorry is objectively funny.

The Cambria project is perhaps named after the first geological period of the Paleozoic era, which I guess represents its aspirations to be the first step towards a new world for mankind, etc., etc. Or, like many Meta projects, named after a California region. However, until Mark Zuckerberg personally comes to my house and tells me otherwise, I’m going to assume it comes from the Latin name for Wales.

According to Zuck’s video, Project Wales is set to release “later this year”, although there is no specific date yet. The World Beyond demo will be available for trial on Quest VR on a limited basis. For the passthrough color version (i.e. fully interactive and blended with the real world), you’ll have to wait for Mark Zuckerberg to unravel his headset for the unwashed masses.

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