The metaverse is a new word for an old idea
our technologies have histories and even pre-histories, and that far from being neat and tidy, those stories are in fact messy, contested, and conflicted, with competing narrators and meanings. The…
Is the metaverse takeover inevitable?
Bill Gates came out with a bold prediction in December. By at least 2025, he says, white-collar staffers will be meeting together in the metaverse. “Within the next two or…
How enterprises will use the still-undefined metaverse
With Microsoft’s recent $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard and Meta’s newly revealed AI supercomputer, it’s clear that giant technology companies are trying hard to stamp their mark on the…
The metaverse will change everything – including academic research
The extended realities (XR) of virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) are an emerging research frontier. They constitute a new 3D medium in which the physical limitations of the…
Video: Inside A Tamil Nadu Couple’s Wedding Reception In Metaverse
A couple from Tamil Nadu brought tradition and technology together when they hosted their wedding reception in the metaverse. Dinesh SP and Janaganandhini Ramaswamy got married on February 6 in…
Meta’s vision for the metaverse is an ‘old idea’ that’s ‘never worked,’ tech CEO says
“I had a very, very strong feeling that it would suck, but I went into it with as much hope as possible that I would be pleasantly surprised,” Libin said…
Metaverse ‘cannot escape’ UK online rules, say experts
The metaverse will be subject to stringent UK regulation, making tech giants behind the virtual worlds open to billions of pounds of potential fines, according to the experts whose work…
Don’t be fooled – there’s nothing new about the metaverse
Last month, I spent my valuable column inches predicting what we would be obsessed with over the next 12 months. Already I’m proving to be a terrible fortune teller, because…
The Art Of Connecting In The Metaverse
“I can’t change the fact that my paintings don’t sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints…
Remember Second Life? That Could Be Facebook’s Future
Parmy Olson: With the plunge in Meta Platforms Inc.’s stock this week, shareholders are focusing scrutiny on Facebook’s decision to re-brand itself and stake its future on the metaverse: a…