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Does Facebook really have the infrastructure in place to host the metaverse? Are they buying up the best gaming firms, have extensive enterprise architecture ex

by ramoz 5y ago

Does Facebook really have the infrastructure in place to host the metaverse? Are they buying up the best gaming firms, have extensive enterprise architecture experience? Look at Microsoft. My bet is on big enterprise/cloud tech + video game companies.

ProAm 5y ago
No they don't. At all. That is why I related it to people selling real estate on the Moon when moon landings were yet feasible. They are clearing trying to associate the brand Metaverse with Facebook right now, and hoping they can fill in the backend when they (possibly) have the capability to. They are trying to steal brand recognition for vaporware right now. Playing the long game.
- ramoz 5y ago
  That makes sense/get your arguments now. Had similar thoughts.
- riskneutral 5y ago
  Another analogy would be the infamous Segway marketing failure. Here [1] is an article from 2015, drawing an analogy between the Segway failure and a different failed VR project (Google Glass). [1] https://www.wired.com/2015/01/well-didnt-work-segway-technological-marvel-bad-doesnt-make-sense/ https://www.wired.com/2015/01/well-didnt-work-segway-technol...
ahartmetz 5y ago
It seems like they also don't have users' trust, which is well deserved. And like a person standing in your bedroom IRL feels more invasive than online tracking, user tracking in VR will feel more invasive than on a website.
bcrosby95 5y ago
Anecdotally, of my ~5 game programming friends, all with 15+ years experience, 4 did a stint at Facebook. But all 4 left pretty quickly. They all described the experience as good for their bank account but bad for their mental health. That's saying a lot coming from game devs.
Dylan16807 5y ago
Their vision of the metaverse is so boring they could just take OpenSimulator and cut half the features. I don't doubt their ability to host. And if they're basing it on VR they don't have to scale very fast either.

by ramoz 5y ago

ProAm 5y ago

No they don't. At all. That is why I related it to people selling real estate on the Moon when moon landings were yet feasible. They are clearing trying to associate the brand Metaverse with Facebook right now, and hoping they can fill in the backend when they (possibly) have the capability to. They are trying to steal brand recognition for vaporware right now. Playing the long game.

ramoz 5y ago
That makes sense/get your arguments now. Had similar thoughts.
riskneutral 5y ago
Another analogy would be the infamous Segway marketing failure. Here [1] is an article from 2015, drawing an analogy between the Segway failure and a different failed VR project (Google Glass). [1] https://www.wired.com/2015/01/well-didnt-work-segway-technological-marvel-bad-doesnt-make-sense/ https://www.wired.com/2015/01/well-didnt-work-segway-technol...

ahartmetz 5y ago

It seems like they also don't have users' trust, which is well deserved. And like a person standing in your bedroom IRL feels more invasive than online tracking, user tracking in VR will feel more invasive than on a website.

bcrosby95 5y ago

Anecdotally, of my ~5 game programming friends, all with 15+ years experience, 4 did a stint at Facebook. But all 4 left pretty quickly. They all described the experience as good for their bank account but bad for their mental health. That's saying a lot coming from game devs.

Dylan16807 5y ago

Their vision of the metaverse is so boring they could just take OpenSimulator and cut half the features. I don't doubt their ability to host. And if they're basing it on VR they don't have to scale very fast either.