{"id":"mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar","name":"Mark Zuckerbergs Metaverse Avatar","summary":"A VR selfie Mark Zuckerberg posted on Facebook in August 2022 showing his cartoon avatar in front of low-poly Eiffel Tower and Sagrada Familia builds inside Horizon Worlds. The dead-eyed, PlayStation 2-tier image was mocked so heavily that Zuckerberg posted a rebuilt version three days later.","tags":["mark zuckerberg metaverse avatar","horizon worlds meme","zuckerberg vr selfie","metaverse fail","meta horizon worlds","zuckerberg eiffel tower avatar"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":10,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-zuckerberg-horizon-worlds-france-spain-announcement.webp","caption":"The original Facebook post from Mark Zuckerberg announcing Horizon Worlds' European expansion, featuring the avatar that sparked widespread mockery.","width":1920,"height":1075,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-zuckerberg-facebook-post-horizon-worlds.webp","caption":"Zuckerberg's original Facebook announcement post that went viral for its low-quality graphics.","width":680,"height":724,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-ordinary-things-tweet-ugly-vr-selfie.webp","caption":"Social media users ridiculed the low-quality graphics of Zuckerberg's avatar announcement.","width":680,"height":895,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-luke-bailey-tweet-soulless-zuckerborg.webp","caption":"A viral tweet comparing the avatar's expressionless face to Zuckerberg's public persona.","width":680,"height":760,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-fortnite-comparison-tweet.webp","caption":"Users compared Meta's graphics quality unfavorably to existing gaming platforms like Fortnite.","width":680,"height":768,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-sarcastic-looks-great-reply.webp","caption":"Sarcastic praise became a common response to the avatar's primitive appearance.","width":680,"height":883,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-kevin-roose-tweet-10-billion-wii-graphics.webp","caption":"Tech journalist Kevin Roose questioned Meta's $10 billion VR investment given the graphics quality.","width":680,"height":714,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-zuckerberg-avatar-eiffel-tower-clean.webp","caption":"The Horizon Worlds avatar image without social media framing, showing the basic graphics that drew criticism.","width":477,"height":558,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-baudrillard-simulacra-stages-meme.webp","caption":"Users applied philosopher Jean Baudrillard's simulacra theory to mock the avatar's disconnect from reality.","width":680,"height":919,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar-updated-zuckerberg-avatar-improved-graphics.webp","caption":"Following the backlash, Zuckerberg revealed an updated avatar with improved graphics and more realistic features.","width":480,"height":600,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-avatar/history.md","related":["elizabeth-holmes-theranos-fraud-case","jeff-bezos","mark-zuckerberg","mark-zuckerberg-smoking-meats","silicon-valley","google-glass","google-manifesto","oneshotted-by-a-6d-mesoamerican-ayahuasca-demon","sam-altman-fired-memes","threads-launch","profit","bill-gates"],"popularityRank":1271,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}