what actually is the metaverse well if
we think of the internet as something
that we look at
the metaverse is a version of the
internet that we're inside
the idea is that we will experience the
metaverse as an avatar a virtual version
of ourselves that we control as we
explore this new online frontier
but what will we actually do
okay so
both here we are in what might be
considered a representation of of
what the metaverse could be
yeah for us the metaverse is a spatial
construct as opposed to the previous web
which was really a very linear kind of
2d flat thing we want this one to be
immersive now of course it doesn't mean
it has to be virtual reality it could
also just be on a phone or on a desktop
computer
you might have noticed that we're using
the tools of the metaverse to create a
good portion of this item
my avatar has been created by a couple
of companies ready player me and oz they
already create tools for people to make
avatars from a photo it's this virtual
version of us which will travel between
online experiences in any metaverse
and then over time what i'm most excited
about is an economy there and i mean you
know economy not just of digital goods
sure and entertainment that's great but
also services um in in an immersive
environment i'm gonna have an avatar i'm
gonna need a stylist i'm gonna have a
home space microsoft has adapted its
workplace meeting software teams for the
metaverse by creating a system called
mesh it's designed to work with a
variety of different devices including
virtual and augmented reality ar as it's
known projects graphics on top of the
real world using headsets like
microsoft's hololens or mobile phones
there's quite a few people that have got
fatigued by having to have video chat
meetings and things of that nature and
that they realize they now crave human
contact human communication is about
five percent speech is about 95 percent
everything else i've been in my in my
you know living room with the entire
team around the table right making eye
contact uh where all the gestures are
coming into the right place so it
changes
completely the the
you know call it the screen fatigue
we're feeling today
the next piece of the metaverse puzzle
isn't just about seeing these virtual
worlds but feeling them as well
meta has revealed that it's been working
on a glove that will let the user feel
sensations like holding an object the
glove has a number of sensors that
measure the wearer's movements and air
pockets across the glove surface inflate
to create sensation these gloves aren't
quite ready for prime time yet but
they're an indicator of the kind of
research that's going on behind the
scenes
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