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Introducing the Icelandverse [video]
- Apofis 5y agoThis is awesome. I would totally much rather save up money for a trip to Iceland than for some VR setup from "META".
- lostmsu 5y agoA trip to Iceland would cost 5x-10x times more though (not that I am saying it is not worth 10x+).
- memco 5y agoLoved it! Here’s another good video in a similar vein I’ve enjoyed lately: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQzCqkIQ60&feature=emb_title https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQzCqkIQ60&feature=emb_title.
- zestyping 5y agoThat was hilarious! The punchline really got me at the end.
- tdeck 5y agoThat one definitely has a Veridian Dynamics vibe https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CoDWg2nJ8ew https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CoDWg2nJ8ew
- UnpossibleJim 5y agoThat show came about before its time.
- devopsian 5y agoLOL this is hilarious!!
- jeffrallen 5y ago"...and the vegetable was lettuce." This should be the meme of 2022. Lettuce. Think about it.
- Terry_Roll 5y agoClever
- GrifMD 5y agoI'm surprised this hadn't already been posted here! Iceland really does have a great marketing department.
- belter 5y agoSeven times so far :-) https://hn.algolia.com/?query=The%20Icelandverse&type=story&dateRange=all&sort=byDate&storyText=false&prefix&page=0 https://hn.algolia.com/?query=The%20Icelandverse&type=story&...
- vmception 5y agoI had some layovers in Iceland on some now defunct airlines. It really did feel this way, like a great purgatory full of other travellers on the same airlines, not so dissimilar from a multiplayer game aka metaverse. offline similarity to Elder Scrolls for its Nordic theme or the Witcher. Also real life but yeah
- felgueres 5y agoGuys this is 2 weeks old, no longer relevant
- egeozcan 5y agoThe releases from iceland are glacial[0], no need to worry :) I guess this video can also be seen as a statement against the ultra-fast-paced communication expectancy if you squint your eyes a little bit. [0]: https://guidetoiceland.is/nature-info/glaciers-in-iceland https://guidetoiceland.is/nature-info/glaciers-in-iceland
- dagurp 5y agoYes, put [2021] in the title
- obiwan14 5y agoFor a moment I thought we were in 2022 already. Oh, well, I guess I still have to wait another 30 days.
- vaylian 5y agoXKCD 1053
- ggambetta 5y agoWay too cold. The way forward is the Meatverse (https://meatver.se https://meatver.se)
- obiwan14 5y ago"Enhanced actual reality without silly looking headsets." That was funny. Would actually love to visit that place.
- saevarom 5y agoMark Zuckerberg saw this and commented 2 weeks ago: https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2021/11/12/zuckerberg_would_like_to_visit_icelandverse_video/ https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2021/11...
- Aachen 5y agoSaying good-natured on twitter "I should visit the Icelandverse soon" basically, no like press statement like I expected when clicking the link.
- Sosh101 5y agoAnother good metaverse send up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3X7LGx4Rao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3X7LGx4Rao
- axegon_ 5y agoI know this is supposed to mock the metaverse-thing. And the first time I heard about the metaverse, my reaction was: "what a colossal pile of dog shit". My opinion hasn't changed even the slightest. Like why? What sort of sane human beings would put themselves through that? I had this discussion with a friend on Sunday. The sad part is that he agrees with me but said that he was willing to bet that people would blow hundreds of thousands on virtual nft crap for metaverses. Which, even after having worked 8 years in the gaming industry(and seeing the 5-6 figure amounts people spending on in-app purchases) up until not all that long ago, seemed like bs. So we made a bet. Next morning an article pops up about someone spending 600+k on a virtual yacht. I mean what the hell is wrong with people?
- ricardobayes 5y agoWe are more detached from real life than ever. Looks like Idiocracy was a documentary, not comedy.
- axegon_ 5y agoI take Idiocracy over what we currently have - at least leaders were charismatic.
- meheleventyone 5y agoThing to remember is that’s 600k of crypto which has probably never been “real” money and may well have been a wash trade anyway. It’s not overly clear to me that it’d be easy to get that nominal value out as USD from the crypto original either. So you see ridiculous, inflated, purchases made. It’s a bit like EVE Online where the existence of PLEX allows for a conversion between USD and the in-game currency ISK and hundreds of thousands of dollars routine gets “destroyed” in big fleet battles.
- vmception 5y agoIt is just giving some transparency into things that have already been happening Didn’t know people spent that much? Companies selling collectibles and companies selling play 2 earn stuff knew
- Terry_Roll 5y agoExcellent!
- zivkovicp 5y agoRidiculous, nobody wants _reality_ anymore. /s
- notum 5y agoI've been trying to book my EU/US transfers via Iceland just to absorb it a bit from within the airport, sadly though Icelandic Air is making this almost impossible. So I've decided to facilitate a proper visit next year. I'm obsessed with country, and as far as islanders go they indeed seem much more welcoming than Japanese :)
- chrismorgan 5y agoI’m baffled by the superposition of a digital logo. Why didn’t they use a physical rendition of it (3D printed, jigsawed, whatever), or use a flag of Iceland?
- JohnWhigham 5y agoI thought Iceland was looking to put the brakes on the influx of tourists they're getting? This does not help that.
- yakkomajuri 5y agoBrakes? Iceland's economy is heavily tourism-dependent. Measures were implemented for COVID but tourism is necessary. Sectors like tech are growing (as is the case everywhere else), but without tourism Iceland's economy is not far from that of the Faroe Islands: fish, fish, and more fish. (P.S. I live in Iceland) EDIT: There are movements towards more sustainable tourism, however.
- iso1631 5y agoI thought there was some banking stuff going on - how did that work out?
- tdeck 5y agoIs this a genuine question or the ultimate troll comment? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932011_Icelandic_financial_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932011_Icelandic_fi...
- trutannus 5y agoI was going to comment on this also. The post you're replying to would be like someone saying "isn't a major energy company failing over in the states" when they mean Enron. Iceland managed to completely recover and is now one of the richest countries (per capita) in the world. That said, I've always seen people try and stir up a strange amount of FUD whenever a Nordic nation is mentioned. FUDing Americans about Scandinavia is practically a sport at this point. I'm half expecting the mythical Swedish gang war, or rape crisis, to be brought up in reply to this comment. Go do some research on reporting techniques and legal definitions first if you're about to 'well actually' me on that.
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- bborud 5y agoThis is the first time I've thought about the fact that Mark Zuckerberg is the first non-animated character to inhabit the uncanny valley I can remember. (After briefly wondering if the video featured a CGI character).
- christrowe 5y agoThis video tells us that metaverse is not the way to go but instead exploring the world has to offer.
- l0k3ndr 5y agoSo, I am sure this video is very likeable and all. But I don't think metaverse is a total bullshit. Virtual is an experience as well. You can't for example experience flying without risk in real world and for some people experiencing those sort of things might be cheaper in the metaverse. Again I am not sure what metaverse companies are planning to form. But to me it looks like a interesting future.
- UnpossibleJim 5y agoI agree. It's just escapism, no different than WoW or Everquest (and yes, I'm showing my age). This time they're just attaching NFT's to the housing and goods and using Crypto to buy those virtual items. Most people will still interact with the Metaverse on a flatscreen and not an Occulus. They'll spend money on it like they did/do on mobile games. Some people will spend WAY too much, but most people will spend $20 or so a month for an hour of escapism while they're on the bus. More if they have to be on a plane with WiFi.
- bigyellow 5y agoUnbelievable cringe, possibly even more so than actual Facecrook product. I couldn't even watch the whole thing as it was too painful. I know it's satire, but it's just too painful to watch even a satirical rendition of creepy Zuck.