In 1992, writer Neal Stephenson released his third novel titled “Snow Crash.” In it, Stephenson’s characters interact in a completely digital environment where appearances can be changed on a whim and …
The metaverse isn’t what you think it is, because we don’t know what it is
Anyone who tells you what the metaverse will be is either guessing or kidding themselves. "The topic lately fills me with frustration," says CNET's Scott Stein, our resident expert on virtual worlds. …
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How Brands Can Enter the Metaverse
There are quite a few people who believe that the latest paradigm shift for the internet is already well underway: the metaverse, they say, is almost here. When companies investing in a space and the …
2022 will be the biggest year for the metaverse so far
2022 is poised to be the biggest year yet for “the metaverse,” as Facebook parent Meta, Apple, Microsoft and Google gear up to release new hardware products and software services in what so far has …
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Metaverse Predictions: It Will Be Harmful, Addictive, and Inevitable
Second Life debuted in 2003. I like to picture then 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg in his dorm at Harvard, wearing his grey hoodie, hunched over a laptop coding away at the first version of The Facebook, …
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Why AR, not VR, will be the heart of the metaverse
My first experience in a virtual world was in 1991 as a PhD student working in a virtual reality lab at NASA. I was using a variety of early VR systems to model interocular distance (i.e. the distance …
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Facebook to build metaverse with start-up that had US military contracts
An artificial intelligence company contracted to develop military intelligence and navigational capabilities for the US Department of Defence will now be used by Facebook to build the …
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How AI, VR, AR, 5G, and blockchain may converge to power the metaverse
Emerging technologies including AI, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), 5G, and blockchain (and related digital currencies) have all progressed on their own merits and timeline. Each has …
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Metaverse: overhyped or the next internet revolution?
A virtual space race to the ‘metaverse’ has begun. What does this immersive online future hold, why is it important, and where do we find value? As investor interest surges, we weigh up the short-term …
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Consultants Are Entering the Metaverse – Literally
Animoca-owned metaverse The Sandbox is heralding the arrival of the suits: in this instance, consulting firm PwC Hong Kong. The Sandbox team said Thursday that the business consultancy bought some …
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