On 15/11/2022 3:18 pm, Roger Clarke wrote:
So, what exactly is the metaverse?
It's a pity the article didn't answer the question. There's nothing
exact about the content.
A metaverse looks to me like a technologist's wet dream and just as
fantastic; literally, a fantasy.
What the value of a combination of this lot "Contributing trends include
virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), flexible work styles,
head-mounted displays (HMDs), an AR cloud, the Internet of Things (IoT),
5G, artificial intelligence (AI) and spatial computing." is anyone's
guess and probably about as accurate as the author's.
Nowhere have I seen a credible description of the need/value/costs/risks
of a metaverse, but what the heck, the incredible (i.e. zero
credibility) descriptions keep some people amused.
It all reminds me of other ground breaking technologies such as the
Segway, quadraphonic sound and Clive Sinclair's C5, not to mention
flying cars and personal helicopters.
There's only one thing worse than a technologist making outlandish
predictions and that's believing them.
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Regards
brd
Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
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