The Internet will be seen as the main lever for getting the metavers project off the ground. Indeed, the metaverse is like the multidimensional version of the Internet. Countless companies are even thinking of converging their business into this virtual universe. So, what is the real aim of the developers of the metaverse world concept?
What is the purpose of designing the metaverse?
The metavers project is a virtual world designed to bring users together in the same way as in real life, since they can meet and interact with each other. It’s a virtual world where users can use avatars that represent their personalities and wishes. The metaverse project is a virtual version of real life, except that you can do whatever you want. In this world, it’s perfectly possible to do things you’d normally do in the real world, such as skydiving or shopping.
The metaverse is designed to be a virtual world where everyone can interact as they would in the real world. Players will be able to make purchases and exchanges in this world. It adds prestige and value to this universe. The metaverse is even economically independent. Indeed, it’s not uncommon for platform users to trade (buy and sell) using real money to trade in the metaverse.
What do we really know about the metaverse?
Based on science fiction, the metaverse project can be defined as a digital world that is a perfect copy of the real world. However, it’s a universe that’s closer to a video game world than to the real world. However, even if the metaverse universe is quite different from the real world, this doesn’t preclude the fact that players of this kind of platform can perfect the replacement of real-life features in the virtual environment. This implies that users can perform activities that are normally done in the physical world within the metaverse.
The designers of online video games (Fortnite, Roblox, etc.) have also begun to turn the gamer experience towards the virtual world of the metaverse. Indeed, video games like Battle royale online or Fortnite enable virtual concerts or even film projections to be viewed by users who are logged into the game universe.
The metaverse represents the future of virtual online interaction, especially if Mark Zuckerberg’s company also converges with this digital world.
Chatbot in the metaverse
Chatbots are increasingly used in the virtual world, particularly in the Metaverse. Chatbots can help users navigate the virtual world, find information and communicate with other users.
Chatbots are also used for marketing and advertising. They can help companies promote their products and services to Internet users. Chatbots are therefore very useful for companies, as they can help improve their communication with web users.
What changes will the evolution of the metaverse bring?
Conversion to the metaverse, whether on a social or economic level, could lead to a major revolution. Indeed, key players such as Facebook, Roblox and Microsoft are heavily involved in the design of this virtual universe, which will lead to major changes in the future. If we take the words of Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney, for example, the metaverse economy could be worth billions of dollars in the near future, given that most commercial activities will take place there.
In the virtual world of the metaverse, it will be possible to :
- Create a real-world business and sell virtual goods;
- Discuss and do various activities with users from all over the world;
- Buy virtual plots of land with real money.
Already with Metaverse games like Horizon Worlds, users are represented by avatars who can communicate with each other, using a microphone and headset. What’s more, in the game, you can hear what other users are saying if you’re standing next to them. This is increasingly breaking down the boundaries between the real and virtual worlds.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of one of the world’s largest social networking companies, has declared that he wants to bring Facebook into the virtual world with the Metaverse project. With this concept, Facebook users will be able to interact directly with their friends using avatars. The platform will thus be transformed into a virtual world where people can walk around and do activities.
One of the pillars of the metavers project is augmented reality or AR. Indeed, with this technology, users will be able to cook using VR headsets, for example, while having the necessary ingredients in their field of vision. The real aim of the developers of metavers technology is to replace the digital world (the Internet) with the virtual world. Internet users will thus be able to interact directly in the digital world.
