5 Reasons Why The Metaverse Matters
On June 29th, 2017, I saw the crypto light, and became of the belief that for the first time in history we had a tool set to solve for the community, instead of the man in the middle. And I thought that was going to be the biggest thing to happen in the history of humanity. And that belief became stronger for four years. And then six months ago, I saw something even bigger than crypto, I saw the metaverse.
Defining “Metaverse”
The Oxford dictionary defines metaverse as:
… a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.
In an epic 33,000 word post titled “A Framework For The Metaverse”, Matthew Ball defines it as:
… a massively scaled and interoperable network of real-time rendered 3D virtual worlds which can be experienced synchronously and persistently by an effectively unlimited number of users with an individual sense of presence, and with continuity of data, such as identity, history, entitlements, objects, communications, and payments.
But I think a more expansive view of the metaverse is helpful to see the evolution that is well underway. I see VR as the most immersive metaverse (per the graphic below), but I think you enter the metaverse once you start engaging with your mobile…
