Go meta
Welcome to the future. Or actually ‘the now.’ The metaverse isn’t something you have to wait for, even though it is an incomprehensible size. Nevertheless, the metaverse is here now – ready to be explored, challenged, and developed. If you want to be a first mover and ensure you and your company aren’t left behind, step up and go meta.
The metaverse – is it a boat?
The metaverse combines the physical and the digital world. It is an immersive version of the internet, where it is possible to not only watch something happen on a screen, but interact with it, be a part of it, and feel like you are actually there.
It is everywhere
The metaverse is here, and it’s not only transforming how we see the world but how we participate in it – from the factory floor to the meeting room.
Satya Nadella, Microsoft
How to get started
There isn't a final list of ingredients when the end goal is 'one Metaverse, please.' But it is possible to pinpoint some immersive technologies to help you on your way.
You may combine some of them, use only one, or do something entirely else. The important thing is HOW you use them.
Use, combine, and create your own metaverse
REAL ENVIRONMENT
3D WORLD
EXTENDED REALITY (XR)
AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)
MIXED REALITY (MR)
VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)
VIRTUAL PLATFORM
THE PHYSICAL AND THE DIGITAL WORLD AS ONE
The metaverse is a fusion of the physical and digital world. This means that the boundaries between the two worlds disappear and become one, which creates entirely new opportunities for digital experiences.
In the long run, society can run almost digitally: you can visit the citizen service and make a passport via your avatar. You can see your sick aunt and give her some digital flowers she can place in the digital version of her home. You can go to live-streamed concerts and jump around with your real friends – digitally.
But. A metaverse is not dependent on an avatar. It can also be an immersive, digital experience where you use a browser to enter a 3D universe that absorbs you. You can navigate around and be engrossed in the universe that opens and enables you to decide how you want to use it.