"Facebook is now Meta," Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said. He spoke about the social media giant's vision for the metaverse in a keynote livestream event.

"Metaverse will have richer ways to connect," Zuckerberg said during the live video link as he described the metaverse virtual concept as a way to "connect with people".

He informed how "gaming" will change in the metaverse with a more "immersive experience".

“The last few years have been humbling for me and our company in a lot of ways,” the Facebook chief conceded as he introduced “a social version of home” where users can “jump into apps” with other avatars.

"Work from anywhere" as a concept was high on the metaverse horizon, Zuckerberg explained. He said access to jobs for people will a "gamechanger".

"Metaverse is the next frontier," Zuckerberg said.

(With inputs from agencies)