Dazzle Magazine Issue 35

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Metaverse

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f you’ve heard tech gurus like Mark Zuckerberg talk about the Metaverse you’d get the hint that it’s generally the future of the internet. But for those of us still trying to figure it out, here’s a piece that can possibly clear the air on what we know so far. To be fair, discussing what the Metaverse could be is sort of like talking about foldable smartphones and VR with someone from the 1900s. Back then you could’ve possibly imagined what it would be like to have advanced technology but you could never really put your finger on it to be sure. Widely speaking, the things that make up the Metaverse can include VR (virtual reality)— characterized by consistent virtual worlds that continue to exist even when you're not actively engaging with them—as well as AR (augmented reality) that combines aspects of both digital and physical worlds. However, it doesn't require that those spaces be exclusively accessed via VR or AR. A virtual world, like aspects of some games like Fortnite 22 DAZZLE

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