Metaverse — More then just VR

Raymond and Partners — tech story

Michaja Nahele Zipperer
Raymond and Partners
2 min readDec 7, 2022

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Not just virtual reality glasses!

VR means more than just a pair of glasses. As soon as you hear or read the term virtual reality somewhere, it is directly connected to a pair of glasses. But there is much more to this image. Virtual reality can be experienced and partaken through every device. Be it on a smartphone, on a laptop, or with VR glasses. It’s about the new kind of experience you can have in this reality. And the more senses are stimulated, the more real this experience seems. Virtual reality should make it possible to perceive dull digital impressions even more intensively.

More then just VR

There are challenges to overcome before the Metaverse can gain broad global acceptance. A core challenge is the “virtual” part of this universe. While VR is considered a key part of the Metaverse recipe, access to the Metaverse isn’t (and shouldn’t be) limited to VR headsets. In a way, anyone with a computer or smartphone can use a Metaverse experience. Providing broad accessibility is key to the uphill battle being waged in virtual worlds based on VR to appeal to consumers.

The virtual reality market has seen notable innovations in a short period. A few years ago, people interested in home VR had to choose between expensive computer-based systems and users, or cheap but extremely limited smartphone-based headsets.

Louis Rosenberg:
“I believe the vision portrayed by many Metaverse companies of a world filled with cartoonish avatars is misleading. Yes, virtual worlds for socializing will become quite popular, but it will not be the means through which immersive media transforms society. The true Metaverse — the one that becomes the central platform of our lives — will be an augmented world. If we do it right, it will be magical, and it will be everywhere.”

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