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It's right there in the first paragraph: "I’ve been less sure they understood the full scope needed to build a compelling AR ecosystem – a metaverse."

• tomc1985 5y ago
  I saw that, and the definition still says nothing. Ok, so a metaverse is somehow the realization of the "full scope" needed for a compelling AR ecosystem? And what exactly does that mean, and how does that define this particular usage of the (heavily overloaded) term 'metaverse'? Meta meaning 'about', so a universe about a universe? edit/ugh: googling the term says 'a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.' Like wtf does that have to do with the meta root word here? There is far too much abstraction in this vocabulary defining a thing that is very real.
  • blowski 5y ago
    To understand the metaverse first you need to understand the metaverse. That's what I take from these comments and the article.
    • tomc1985 5y ago
      mind_blown.gif /s
  • lallysingh 5y ago
    It's the universe (the regular meatspace one) augmented with metadata, traditionally named such in AR/VR circles. Metadata like names, statistics, directions, etc. Such as a HUD you'd see in first-person video games. Another use of the term (not here) would be a way to jump between VR systems, but they never generalized well enough to make that a significant thing. Right now Steam would count