Are you overwhelmed by the social media revolution that will happen once metaverse is launched? Does it all sound daunting, and an entirely new concept that will possibly be hard to contemplate? Well, here’s the tea on Meta that will not only help you acquaint with it, but will introduce you to the influence of Meta on the world as we know it, and how we connect with it.
From Facebook to Meta
While Facebook was all about connecting people, and bridging the gap that is there due to geographic distance, Meta will make it possible to erase even the distance that is there due to the screen and almost make the digital world immersive. It will include the blurring of boundaries between reality and virtual world through the use of various gadgets and technology.
Six Gigantic Influences of Metaverse
Here are six ways Meta will influence and evolve the world as we know it:
1. Metaverse Will Transform Connectivity
Unlike present apps and social media platforms, Meta promises to transport people into the virtual world through the use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. The employment of AR and VR will make the experience a more of embodied transportation into an online, digital world that will make one feel like everyone’s sitting in the same room or office, despite being at the opposite ends of the world.
As of now it seems like a utopian idea, but once this takes over the world, it will be transformative for sure. Imagine being able to feel like you are with family and friends, experiencing possibly a concert, or playing games, or even just hanging out surrounded by loved ones, a click away rather than all those miles apart. As Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook himself states, it will be an, “embodied experience,” that will revolutionize connectivity with people.
2. Metaverse Will Include Various Categories
Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp have so far had one major utility which is connecting people either through, posts, stories, pictures and statuses. While these platforms play a fundamental role in online retail and commerce as well, where some businesses and start-ups are entirely based on online accounts, Meta will have a lot more categories including an entire section dedicated to work, education, commerce and gaming. That’s not all, it will also include newer categories which do not even exist currently as Meta will use AR and VR along with new gadgets.
3. Metaverse’s Online Landscape
Since Metaverse is all about taking everything to the next level, this platform will most definitely not just provide the user with mundane settings which will resemble ordinary homes, and spaces. The architecture will consist of endless possibilities as it will let the user morph it according to their desired preferences.
From flying fish to 3D Art (which have been depicted by Zuckerberg in his welcome note regarding Meta), hilly landscape, an island, the mountains, anti-gravity zones—the possibilities are endless. That’s the best part of Meta as one can invest in virtual property of their choice, and equip it with out of this world embellishments. These spaces will not just be for show, but will have pragmatic roles which will be discussed down below.
4. Avatars will be Inclusive and Diverse
So far, avatars have not been diverse enough to profile every individual from every background on this globe. Various ethnicities have not been recognized and colour has not been included to make all individuals feel comfortable with their presence online. Metaverse not only focuses on inclusion, but also focuses on every tiny detail, hair and skin rendering, as far as the features of avatars are concerned so that everyone feels accepted and recognized.
With inclusion as a top priority, Metaverse will also focus on the teleportation of these avatars anywhere in the world, and the syncing of every facial and body movement in real time. This is a big break through and once this happens, it will make everyone feel like they are in the experience.
5. Oculus Quest 2 and the Metaverse Ecosystem
VR will sweep the current remote work game off the floor, and Horizon Workrooms will dominate the online world. It will make it all a lot more accessible, and the community a close knitted one. Work experience will be inclusive, almost like teleporting into a virtual room, and being present over there in real time. One will have the power to build worlds, homes, spaces that they can own, and individualize according to their preference.
With the help of around more 600,000 creators, who Zuckerberg claims will be paid quite well to encourage this field, and chosen for their abilities purely, Meta’s online world promises unprecedented advancement in this as not only will one feel at home, work online in the presence of avatars of employees, but also provide the world of business with the possibility of launching 3D digital products by hosting virtual events. Just as messenger calls happen with the click of a button, one will teleport to not only a VR space, but even to the real world as a hologram, experiencing live concerts and what not.
6. New Gadgets in Metaverse
Ask a magician to fit a supercomputer into ray-bans and they’d fail, but Meta will launch Project Nazare: a pair of ray-bans with all the workings of a super computer, batteries, sensors and projector. Some of the new gadgets and technologies include:
- Project Nazare
- Spark AR
- EMG Input
- Pancake Optics
- Interaction SDK
- Project Aria
While these will be compatible with Quest, their main focus will be coordinating body, hand and eye movement with holograms and avatar in real time, and with a lot more accuracy. EMG Input will allow users to type just by thinking, and pancake optics will make projection a lot slimmer. Interaction SDK will allow hands to manage apps without any device requirement. Spark AR will allow AR and VR to become cohesive. All these are undergoing development, and some are still being planned, but all of these devices and technologies promise a platform that will by far outrun even the wildest visions one can have of the future of the digital world.
Meta’s Vision
In order for a project of this massive scale to work, and serve people to the utmost, Zuckerberg promises to sustain the apps that we currently use in Meta too. He plans to cater to and provide:
- User’s privacy and not violate, or misuse information
- Inclusion of all people and facilitate them
- Plan and develop responsibly
- Impose age restrictions to make it a safe environment
- Keep the process transparent so that users are aware
All in all, Meta seems to depict far reaching aims, and deems to provide an experience that is, “beyond” (which is what Meta stand for in Greek) what we already have in this world. Here’s to a future which looks promising for all people, and seems to be a gateway to an ecosystem built on reality, AR and VR.
What is Facebook's metaverse?
While Facebook was all about connecting people, and bridging the gap that is there due to geographic distance, Meta will make it possible to erase even the distance that is there due to the screen and almost make the digital world immersive. It will include the blurring of boundaries between reality and virtual world through the use of various gadgets and technology.
How Metaverse will change work ecosystem?
Work experience will be inclusive, almost like teleporting into a virtual room, and being present over there in real time. One will have the power to build worlds, homes, spaces that they can own, and individualize according to their preference.
How Metaverse will change the online landscape?
Since Meta is all about taking everything to the next level, this platform will most definitely not just provide the user with mundane settings which will resemble ordinary homes, and spaces. The architecture will consist of endless possibilities as it will let the user morph it according to their desired preferences.
What is Meta's vision?
In order for a project of this massive scale to work, and serve people to the utmost, Zuckerberg promises to sustain the apps that we currently use in Meta too. He plans to cater to and provide:
- User’s privacy and not violate, or misuse information
- Inclusion of all people and facilitate them
- Plan and develop responsibly
- Impose age restrictions to make it a safe environment
- Keep the process transparent so that users are aware
How Metaverse Will Transform Connectivity?
As of now it seems like a utopian idea, but once this takes over the world, it will be transformative for sure. Imagine being able to feel like you are with family and friends, experiencing possibly a concert, or playing games, or even just hanging out surrounded by loved ones, a click away rather than all those miles apart. As Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook himself states, it will be an, “embodied experience,” that will revolutionize connectivity with people.
What is an Avatar in the Metaverse?
So far, avatars have not been diverse enough to profile every individual from every background on this globe. Various ethnicities have not been recognized and colour has not been included to make all individuals feel comfortable with their presence online. Meta not only focuses on inclusion, but also focuses on every tiny detail, hair and skin rendering, as far as the features of avatars are concerned so that everyone feels accepted and recognized.
