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Speaking of Meta, has anyone noticed how many articles talking about the metaverse act like it already exists?
by jdlyga 5y ago
Speaking of Meta, has anyone noticed how many articles talking about the metaverse act like it already exists?
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- dylan604 5y agoIf you speak the lie long enough, it becomes fact for those that hear it.
- openknot 5y agoA lot of articles are using the 'metaverse' term to describe concepts that already exist. The Financial Times defines it as: "(noun) a virtual world where users appear as avatars to socialise, work, shop or play." [0] With this definition, virtual reality headsets aren't needed, as it already describes multiplayer video games with regular devices. That's why there are so many recent articles linking Microsoft's recent acquisition of Activision to the idea that Microsoft is trying to get a foothold in the "metaverse" (i.e. virtual reality, not necessarily with headsets). [0] Paywalled, but the quote is the starting sentence: https://www.ft.com/content/8903afb9-5206-4994-8bfd-e74b8f20899e https://www.ft.com/content/8903afb9-5206-4994-8bfd-e74b8f208...