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whole virtual universe. it reminds me of second life from about 15 years ago, remember that? yeah, i do. this years ago, remember that? yeah, i do- this was _ years ago, remember that? yeah, i do. this was an _ years ago, remember that? yeah, i do. this was an early _ years ago, remember that? yeah, i do. this was an early realisation - years ago, remember that? yeah, i do. this was an early realisation of| do. this was an early realisation of the sci—fi idea that has been around as long as i can remember. but fintech wasn't _ as long as i can remember. but fintech wasn't up _ as long as i can remember. eli fintech wasn't up to it then. as long as i can remember. but fintech wasn't up to it then. it | fintech wasn't up to it then. it wasn't, but of course things have moved along. we look a lot better online and we used i have to say. i guess it alex azar to be ageing bit. but the last 18 months have felt a bit like living in a virtual world, so i got mixed feelings about this, because it is this actually the last thing people want right now? 0r thing people want right now? or could potentially help of some of the isolation and other challenges? well, zuckerberg certainly seems to think we are ready. he is now talking about facebook evolving from a social media company into a meta— verse company. which begs the question, what you want about, mark? well, here with metaverse 101, well, here with metaverse101, marches like invites you to in click�*s metaversity. —— mark czilak.
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—— the headset looks at markers on the floor. here, i'm solving puzzles in a mindbending aztec temple in an experience called engineerium. i don't have any sensation that before is moving but my kind of things that it is. i can sample shooting stuff in the vr version of buster action franchise far cry. —— far cry. that was intense! it would be headset and headphones on, i am completely immersed in these experiences, part of the reason hearing so much about the metaverse is because technology like this now exists. richard bartle was there at the very dawn of multiplayer experiences in 1978. he was one of the brains behind the world's first multiplayer virtual world, the text adventure multi user dungeon, or mud. nowa professor of computer design at university of
theory have a character in a metaverse which will move from world of warcraft to eve 0nline to final fantasy 14. that is the theory. whether it will work on practice is another matter.— another matter. games give us a klim se another matter. games give us a glimpse of— another matter. games give us a glimpse of what _ another matter. games give us a glimpse of what a _ another matter. games give us a glimpse of what a potential - another matter. games give us a i glimpse of what a potential meta- glimpse of what a potential meta— verse —— metaverse might look like, but there is a bigger question driving the recent interest in this idea, and that is who or what will have control over the platform. imagine back in the day when we had the internet, there were companies vying to be the internet. there were about five of them in america. they were information providers, they called themselves. ultimately it didn't work. they had to accept that the internet was a standalone platform for communicating. but the metaverse, that is another thing entirely, because if you control the platform, then you control what goes
are really excited about it and seeing how people react to it. i think it is a great product, i have been using it myself, but it is the first in a series of products that give people more functionality and more capability through a pair of glasses. more capability through a pair of classes. ., ., , , ., ,, ., glasses. that was chris talking to boz at facebook. _ glasses. that was chris talking to boz at facebook. how— glasses. that was chris talking to boz at facebook. how weird. - glasses. that was chris talking to boz at facebook. how weird. i i glasses. that was chris talking to i boz at facebook. how weird. i was expecting those glasses to be augmented reality glasses, won't you? augmented reality glasses, won't ou? , , ., augmented reality glasses, won't ou? , , ,, . ., ., , you? yes, it is like the technology doesnt you? yes, it is like the technology doesn't exist. _ you? yes, it is like the technology doesn't exist. there _ you? yes, it is like the technology doesn't exist. there even - you? yes, it is like the technology doesn't exist. there even though i doesn't exist. there even though smart swimming dollars when you get your data in real—time underwater. i know, right? maybe the taxjust know, right? maybe the tax just isn't quite compact enough for real glasses just yet. i tell you what, though, in the full—length version of this week's programme you can see something that is even more sci—fi than the meta— verse and augmented reality. go and watch it on iplayer right now. that is it from the short version. ., ., ,, right now. that is it from the short version. ., ., «e i. version. throughout the week, you can keep op _ version. throughout the week, you can keep up with — version. throughout the week, you can keep up with us _ version. throughout the week, you can keep up with us on _ version. throughout the week, you can keep up with us on social i version. throughout the week, you i can keep up with us on social media, find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter on bbc click. thanks for watching, and we'll see
essex, he believes there is a specific set of rules which defines the idea of the verse. —— metaverse. so, metaverse is essentially a marketing concept. we have universes which are self—contained realities, then we have multiverses, which are realities you can move between, so they are effectively the same reality. and then we have the metaverse, which is all one reality, but it has got a whole bunch of otherwise —— other world is interconnected. so as an example, something like world of warcraft is a universe you can't take anything into or out of the world of warcraft, it is self—contained. something like roblox is a multipurpose, and your character, you can move from one interior world to another interior world. the metaverse, however, means that you can move from one universe to another universe. so you can in
they click has been described as what comes after the internet. —— metaverse. in its simplest terms, it is a social hub where users can interact with each other as if it does across a host of digital wells. if any of you starting to sound familiar? its, if any of you starting to sound familiar? �* ., ., if any of you starting to sound familiar? . ., ., , ., familiar? a lot of companies are talkin: familiar? a lot of companies are talking about — familiar? a lot of companies are talking about creating _ familiar? a lot of companies are talking about creating a - familiar? a lot of companies are talking about creating a meta- i familiar? a lot of companies are - talking about creating a meta- verse talking about creating a meta— verse —— metaverse, and that they want to become a platform where people can exist at all times. they want to create social spaces where people can come and hang out with their friends, they can watch movies, they can do everything that they were doing and a normal life but within that platform. almost like the movie ready player one, in a way. this that platform. almost like the movie ready player one, in a way.— ready player one, in a way. this is the oasis- — ready player one, in a way. this is the oasis. it's _ ready player one, in a way. this is the oasis. it's a _ ready player one, in a way. this is the oasis. it's a place _ ready player one, in a way. this is the oasis. it's a place where - ready player one, in a way. this is the oasis. it's a place where the l the 0asis. it's a place where the limits— the 0asis. it's a place where the limits of— the oasis. it's a place where the limits of reality are your own imagination.— limits of reality are your own imakination. ,, ,,, , �*, limits of reality are your own imakination. ,, , �*, ::'j~ imagination. steven spielberg's 2018 movie adaptation _ imagination. steven spielberg's 2018 movie adaptation of— imagination. steven spielberg's 2018 movie adaptation of ernest _ imagination. steven spielberg's 2018 movie adaptation of ernest klein's i movie adaptation of ernest klein's novel of the same name tells the tale of a downtrodden teenage hero who escapes the dystopian sprawl of a nearfuture who escapes the dystopian sprawl of a near future america who escapes the dystopian sprawl of a nearfuture america by who escapes the dystopian sprawl of a near future america by spending as much time as possible online in a
multiplayer virtual world. a place which mashes up characters and pop culture themes from movies, comics and games. there was another sci—fi novel that coined the phrase metaverse, though, neal stephenson's 1992 book snow crash, which also has a hero who has got a crummy light who escapes into a virtual world. the metaverse. hollywood style vr does sort of exist today, championed by an australian outfit cold zero latency. the closest that we have to freeroaming vr is this spatial virtual reality set up from a company called meatspace vr. i had a backpack year which contains a computer, a vr headset, and this rifle, which has controllers in it. we have set looks remark —— looks at markers on the floor to figure out where it is in 3—dimensional space.
on within it. so if everybody did pile into roblox and they did all build although worlds in roblox, then roblox would only meta— verse. fortunes rise and fall in the world of technology, companies taking those first steps down the long road to creating the metaverse might not even be around when and if the idea becomes a reality. come on, where are you out? these are the first facebook glasses, a partnership with the luxury eyewear brand ray ban. it is no secret facebook has been working on augmented reality glasses that can project images into your eyes, and these glasses do none of that. these are basicallyjust a pair of glasses with cameras on them. they are actually very similar to the snapchat spectacles that were released in 2016, although every