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Does anyone actually know what THE METAVERSE actually is?
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Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Something like this.
SoloKingRobert
Banned
Metaverse is another term for Monopoly
eyesabitdull
Banned
I have no idea why anyone would be excited for this.
All it seeks to do is to disconnect you from the real world, to distract you from what's really happening behind the scenes.
While you're busy in the digital space, you can bet your ass the 1% will inevitably find ways to screw you over.
All it seeks to do is to disconnect you from the real world, to distract you from what's really happening behind the scenes.
While you're busy in the digital space, you can bet your ass the 1% will inevitably find ways to screw you over.
spookyfish
Member
No one can be told what the Metaverse is. One must see it for himself.
MrTroubleMaker
Gold Member
just some marketing bs
Larxia
Member
It's one of the current trendy things I don't understand.
Everything I've seen about "metaverse" just seems to be some VR Chat clone, but actually worse because it will all be based on micro transaction instead of modding freedom. I guess it's actually closer to a Playstation Home clone, nothing new.
The same way I don't understand how it's new for NFT in games to provide limited / uniques items, that's already possible in mmos and such if it's something implemented into the game, no need for "NFT".
Everything I've seen about "metaverse" just seems to be some VR Chat clone, but actually worse because it will all be based on micro transaction instead of modding freedom. I guess it's actually closer to a Playstation Home clone, nothing new.
The same way I don't understand how it's new for NFT in games to provide limited / uniques items, that's already possible in mmos and such if it's something implemented into the game, no need for "NFT".
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Wildebeest
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The thing is that there is a huge amount of investment cash floating around waiting for the next big tech investment. Simple truth is that there is no real big tech investment. Innovation has stalled for whatever reason, possibly the distorting effect of market based funding itself. But that money has to go somewhere, so they hype up tech investments trends that are absolute dead end nothings like the NFT market or metaverse. It is basically rich people getting high on the smell of their own farts.
Punished Miku
Member
Basically. Put on your headset and it loads you into your apartment.
MetaVerse means you then walk outside your apartment and go to work or go shopping. There will be multiple MetaVerses. It'll never be 100% consolidated.
Javthusiast
Banned
Marketing word for the internet. You know these large companies just need buzzwords to sell you new shit.
Calling 911 Melts Beams
Banned
rofl get a load of this guy. he doesnt know what the metaverse is
lol
lol
Phunkydiabetic
Banned
Just going through todays news brings up a bunch of mentions of THE METaVERSE as if it were something we should all be familiar with and know what it means. This is straight from Nutella and Bobby K too. I thought it was weird when Zuckerberg was talking about it a few months ago but now it seems like it will actually manifest when the CEO of microsoft is talking about it in the same breath as spending 70billion dollars. I am on gaming sites every day and have never seen someone coherently explain what the metaverse even is.
Feels like gaming is entering a golden era of cringe with NFTs and the metaverse.
It's all in the wrist
Member
Animal crossing, but everything has a dollar value attached to it.
It’s some kind of lame VR second life matrix where Zuckerberg wants you to spend real time and real money buying fake assets and fake things so he can continue to amass great piles of unused wealth and enjoy real life on his real island compound in real Hawaii. But I look forward to stories in the future of people paying millions for digital real estate and all this kind of stupid bullshit.
DaGwaphics
Member
They talk about people wanting to "live" in VR. Have they actually found people that want to do that?
Punished Miku
Member
VR chat people come close. Furries mostly.
They talk about people wanting to "live" in VR. Have they actually found people that want to do that?
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Meta verse is an extension of Sim, PS Home, VR.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
These guys get it! The only thing I'll say ask is.......why are all of yall so down on THE METAVERSE?! It's just a virtual world. We here on GAF have been discussing things and talking to each other for a decade (or more). It's just social media, but virtualized.
DaGwaphics
Member
I can definitely see some benefits for work environments, maybe work from home type things and obviously VR gaming and that kind of thing. But than you see weird stuff like shopping simulators, eh, I can shop online as it is, I don't need to pretend I'm in the store. Though I guess being able to look at a product in 3d would be cool.
Bonsaibäumchen
Member
Just going through todays news brings up a bunch of mentions of THE METaVERSE as if it were something we should all be familiar with and know what it means. This is straight from Nutella and Bobby K too. I thought it was weird when Zuckerberg was talking about it a few months ago but now it seems like it will actually manifest when the CEO of microsoft is talking about it in the same breath as spending 70billion dollars. I am on gaming sites every day and have never seen someone coherently explain what the metaverse even is.
Feels like gaming is entering a golden era of cringe with NFTs and the metaverse.
In short its the stuff IOI from Ready Player One was dreaming about.
Making you hostage of an AR/VR World where every service is connected and the companies owning those services are taking all of your data and money and stuffing unlimited advertisements down your throat and expecting you to praise them for it.
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Punished Miku
Member
Yeah, it's certainly neat but non of it seems practical. I still get eye fatigue after about an hour in VR. I could see some casuals getting into stuff like shopping or whatever. They could make a virtual mall that looks like an insanely cool space station with 100 ft roller coasters and stuff. Digital fantasy tourism has some appeal. You could go shopping in a Cyberpunk world.
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Fbh
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As I understand it, it sounds like a way to integrate the Internet and social media experience into VR.
Instead of having a work meeting over zoom you meet in a virtual place as you talk to (ps2 looking) avatars of your coworkers.
Instead of having your friends over to watch a movie you meet in a virtual living room or theater
Instead of going to window shop at the mall or on a site, you do so in a virtual store (and stuff gets delivered to you)
etc
Instead of having a work meeting over zoom you meet in a virtual place as you talk to (ps2 looking) avatars of your coworkers.
Instead of having your friends over to watch a movie you meet in a virtual living room or theater
Instead of going to window shop at the mall or on a site, you do so in a virtual store (and stuff gets delivered to you)
etc
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Data Ghost
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The Metaverse is nothing but a pipe dream/vapourware at the moment. It's an idea. What Meta aren't taking into account is that FB only got to where it is today because its 'free'. Meaning chavs and work shy knuckle draggers can pile on there and post rubbish without using up valuable fags and booze cash.
If the Metaverse is accessed via a headset, that rules out the majority of FB users, even if the headsets were sold at a loss. Plus the headsets wouldn't last long until they were smashed up or sold for crack.
If the Metaverse is accessed via a headset, that rules out the majority of FB users, even if the headsets were sold at a loss. Plus the headsets wouldn't last long until they were smashed up or sold for crack.
lukilladog
Member
Pseudo product to inflate shares, Musk style.
WitchHunter
Banned
The Metaverse is something like this : DDDDDD
Wonko_C
Member
The most apt description I've heard is: "The metaverse is just the internet, but in 3D". It's supposed to let us do what the current internet does, but we will interact with it like we were in the real world. Not with cursors and menus on a screen, gone will be the URL system we use now.
BigBooper
Member
Almost entirely just marketing buzzword bs, but it also sometimes means different things.
The VR stuff seems to be part of it, where everyone can slug out at home while using their vube lube tube to go on a virtual date as hot models.
Also though, I think it's referring to the idea of further connecting everyday life with commerce and the internet of things. Like IPhones being able to take credit card payments directly and wearing devices and watches to monitor everything and give you service based on that like watches that call the police if you're in trouble.
The VR stuff seems to be part of it, where everyone can slug out at home while using their vube lube tube to go on a virtual date as hot models.
Also though, I think it's referring to the idea of further connecting everyday life with commerce and the internet of things. Like IPhones being able to take credit card payments directly and wearing devices and watches to monitor everything and give you service based on that like watches that call the police if you're in trouble.