What Is the Problem with the Metaverse?

It's still unclear what the Metaverse is. It describes a digital world outside our own and was coined in the early 1990s in Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash," - which predicted the Metaverse (and hyperinflation) 30 years ago. Social media and augmented reality have been incorporated into the definition since then, but we are still unclear how these two technologies work with each other. Metaverse is often viewed as a virtual world like Second Life or Sims Online, to which we can all escape. Despite all the hype surrounding "Metaverse," we've only seen terrible 1990s graphics and the feeling that it's just another "virtual world" attempt that will disappoint everyone. Metaverses are constantly changing and undefined. The way we make it is up to us; at the moment, it just seems like a nebulous cloud of potential. It is both exciting and daunting at the same time. I find it exciting and daunting simultaneously because there are so many possibilities.

Metaverses are often called virtual worlds, but they are so much more. Experiencing the Metaverse requires a firm foundation. This is where augmented reality comes in. AR can provide a concrete reality to explore and debate, providing a gateway into the Metaverse. This technology combination promises to make the virtual world more realistic than the real one. Consequently, it creates an immersive experience that can be used for gaming, social networking, and even business, thanks to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).

Metaverse technology has caught the attention

of businesses and governments around the world, who are looking to it for ways to improve productivity and communication. One example is the Chinese government's own Metaverse, "China VR City," a training and education tool. VR and AR are being used to design products, market products, and support customers in the United States. Thus, the "metaverse" already exists and is in use.

Technology constantly evolves, making it difficult to predict which platforms will become mainstream. There is little doubt, however, that augmented reality (AR) will be the driving force behind the Metaverse.

Though virtual reality (VR) hardware offers higher fidelity, reaching photorealistic levels, it is still AR that will drive broad Metaverse adoption. We've already seen glimpses of AR's potential through devices such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Glass. There is a possibility that Glass was misunderstood as a recording device because it was released too early.

Virtual worlds are mainly used for gaming, and people won't care about them except as a way to play games. The technology will provide the most natural experience to the human senses that will be adopted. As far as AR experiences go, this is by far the most immersive and engaging. A VR user is completely isolated from the outside world, while an AR user can interact simultaneously with the virtual and physical worlds. The Metaverse can only succeed if it can create truly immersive experiences, which AR excels at.

AR can become the Metaverse we are searching for. In contrast to virtual reality, or VR, augmented reality offers an immersive and completely digital experience. AR can be social and interactive, while VR can be isolating. The potential benefits of AR are already evident. Translating text in real-time using Google Translate, for instance, allows you to communicate with people who do not speak your language. A guide also explains how to make appropriate hand gestures for different phrases in the app.

Ikea Place is another example of an app that lets you see 3D images of Ikea furniture in your home before you buy it. Using this app, you will not have to order furniture online and discover that it doesn't fit your living room, saving you a lot of money.

Although VR may offer a greater sense of reality, interacting with the virtual world in AR will be more natural and intuitive. In this way, AR will drive the broad adoption of the Metaverse through its combination of immersion and interactivity. Using fake worlds to illustrate the Metaverse's success, we limit its potential enormously and make it seem like a passing fad. —Crypto Weekly