What is the Metaverse?
Metaverse is the term for a collection of virtual worlds. Think of the metaverse as a universe of virtual worlds. But what are these virtual worlds? Virtual worlds exist in virtual and augmented reality applications and games, where everything happens…almost!
For example, you can take your metaverse avatar (a character that represents you) to the pub in a virtual pub simulator and then go to a live virtual concert. Or you can host a meeting with remote employees. In fact, you don’t go anywhere, but only move in the virtual world.
All the different applications and software designed for the metaverse are connected to a network and you can represent yourself as an avatar. It looks like you can get on the internet.
Companies are just starting to develop games and software for the metaverse because it is so new. So a lot of the metaverse talk is hypothetical rather than what we have now.
It is also worth noting that the concept of a metaverse first appeared in a sci-fi book published in the 90s, so it was discussed briefly.
How does the metaverse work?
The metaverse works by connecting multiple virtual environments through the metaverse. Each of these environments comes from an app that you download for your VR or AR device.
Yes, you read that right. To access Metaverse, you need a VR or AR headset (or both) to view virtual content. Naturally, the content you will discover will also be different.
When you visit a place in the metaverse with an AR headset, everything is placed in real life. When you use a VR headset, the environment becomes completely virtual.
Does the metaverse matter?
Meta clearly thinks that Metaverse is the next big thing, because the company changed its name from Facebook and it also changed the name of the sub-brand of Oculus Quest to Meta Quest in a straightforward which is a strange move. But does the Metaverse really matter?
On the one hand, it seems silly to spend time in such a virtual world. Why not just come out with the truth? It’s just a video game, after all.
But for others, the Metaverse can act as an exciting retreat from real life. It can also be a way to simulate real meetings if you live far away. So you can see why some people’s interest might be piqued.
Since the Metaverse isn’t a thing yet, it’s hard to accurately judge whether it’s important or not. It certainly raises questions about how we will spend time in the future, and most of it depends on people’s opinions.
Remember, no one predicted how much we would use social media platforms in our daily interactions before the invention of Facebook.
And after that?
No one knows what’s next for the Metaverse. The Metaverse didn’t even exist a few years ago, so we don’t know where the technology will be next.
What we can say is that the next few years will be the most important time for the Metaverse. Will we see the technology grow and begin adoption, or will we see it fall away.
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