Role

Product Designer

Year

H2 - 2022

Industry

Social Media

Oasis Northstar Facebook

A unified video player system built into the Facebook App to streamline the video experience, support vertical content, and make video creation and collaboration more intuitive.

01. TLDR

  • Oasis is a unified video was built to supercharge Facebook video creators' flywheel by driving participation and shipping faster across Blue (Facebook Design System)

  • An MVP version of the experience is live in dogfooding and has shown favorable feedback from young adults via user research

  • Building on top of the original foundation, Oasis is developed with a few new scaleable patterns to address the expanding user cases on video

02. Context

02.1. Why Oasis is built

02.2. Where Oasis is now (July 2022)

02.3. Oasis Northstar

03. The New Video Player System of Oasis Northstar

03.1. Core Components

03.2. Multitasking

03.4. Navigation + Discovery

04. What does all of this mean?

At its core, Oasis Northstar serves as a foundational platform - a suite of scalable systems empowering internal teams and creators. The true value lies not just in the systems themselves but in the possibilities they unlock for the future.

While numerous features in Oasis Northstar are currently visionary concepts being explored by the team, establishing a solid video player foundation will expedite testing and development of unique, engaging, and innovative product experiences. This approach aims to set Facebook Video apart from its competitors.

At its core, Oasis Northstar serves as a foundational platform - a suite of scalable systems empowering internal teams and creators. The true value lies not just in the systems themselves but in the possibilities they unlock for the future.

While numerous features in Oasis Northstar are currently visionary concepts being explored by the team, establishing a solid video player foundation will expedite testing and development of unique, engaging, and innovative product experiences. This approach aims to set Facebook Video apart from its competitors.

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