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I think the metaverse concept is supposed to enable you to cross between virtual worlds (like WoW and Second Life) without losing your assets or identity. That'

by smt88 5y ago

I think the metaverse concept is supposed to enable you to cross between virtual worlds (like WoW and Second Life) without losing your assets or identity. That's the "verse" part: a universe. But also that might not be what Meta means. I don't know.

tchock23 5y ago
This video by a game dev does a decent job explaining why transferring assets won't work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKzup7XDyq8&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKzup7XDyq8&t=3s It's in the context of games, but virtual worlds have similar dynamics.
- smt88 5y ago
  Sorry, I should have been more clear: I think the decentralization of shared digital assets is nonsense in theory, and it's even more absurd in practice because of the realities of software. I was just trying to present my understanding of the vision these people seem to have of it.
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herbst 5y ago
Thing is nobody is actually planning to do that. Right now some are trying to build their own small 'metaverses' but a connection, like a open standard is delusional at this point.
- smt88 5y ago
  I am not delusional enough to think Zuckerberg wants an open standard. I think he wants "Login with Facebook" to apply to cross-platform immersive digital spaces.
brettdeveffect 5y ago
This is similar to an idea we have been playing with: https://www.betabytes.io/blog/introducing-the-metaverse https://www.betabytes.io/blog/introducing-the-metaverse For instance, here is a video of a shared canvas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unVzxgjJNdA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unVzxgjJNdA
- smt88 5y ago
  Your idea is interesting (if not practical) because it opens up some weird questions, like: what if Second Life were a life simulator for some people, but a FPS zombie shooter for other people? Or: what if Fortnite became a dating app, like Instagram has over time? Your PoC at least proves that you don't actually need cooperation between developers to achieve something. You just need a compatibility layer.

by smt88 5y ago

tchock23 5y ago

This video by a game dev does a decent job explaining why transferring assets won't work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKzup7XDyq8&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKzup7XDyq8&t=3s It's in the context of games, but virtual worlds have similar dynamics.

smt88 5y ago
Sorry, I should have been more clear: I think the decentralization of shared digital assets is nonsense in theory, and it's even more absurd in practice because of the realities of software. I was just trying to present my understanding of the vision these people seem to have of it.

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herbst 5y ago

Thing is nobody is actually planning to do that. Right now some are trying to build their own small 'metaverses' but a connection, like a open standard is delusional at this point.

smt88 5y ago
I am not delusional enough to think Zuckerberg wants an open standard. I think he wants "Login with Facebook" to apply to cross-platform immersive digital spaces.

brettdeveffect 5y ago

This is similar to an idea we have been playing with: https://www.betabytes.io/blog/introducing-the-metaverse https://www.betabytes.io/blog/introducing-the-metaverse For instance, here is a video of a shared canvas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unVzxgjJNdA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unVzxgjJNdA

smt88 5y ago
Your idea is interesting (if not practical) because it opens up some weird questions, like: what if Second Life were a life simulator for some people, but a FPS zombie shooter for other people? Or: what if Fortnite became a dating app, like Instagram has over time? Your PoC at least proves that you don't actually need cooperation between developers to achieve something. You just need a compatibility layer.