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The new world of technology is Metaverse

Facebook Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg has announced the renaming of the company. Facebook Inc. will henceforth be known as Meta Platforms Inc. or ‘Meta’ for short. The meta name is derived from the word Metaverse used in Neil Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash.

Ever since Zuckerberg’s announcement, there has been speculation in everyone’s mind about what a metaverse is, how it will work, what its usefulness is. This Metaverse will run with the help of virtual reality (VR) and other technologies. Let’s find out the details of Metaverse.

 

What is Metaverse?

That is to say; It will give the Internet life in Metaverse. In Zuckerberg’s words, it’s a ‘virtual environment’ that you can enter. Metaverse is an endless world. There will be interconnected virtual societies — where people will meet, work, play with acquaintances.

They will do this through virtual reality (VR) headsets, augmented reality glasses, smartphone apps, or other devices. Instead of sitting in front of a computer, you can visit your favorite websites by wearing a VR headset.

 

What you can do in Metaverse?

Metaverse can also revolutionize the way you work from home in situations like the Corona epidemic. In this world, you don’t have to be satisfied just by watching your colleagues on a video call, and employees can also join the virtual office.

Facebook has launched software called Horizon Workrooms for companies. It needs to be used with Facebook’s Oculus VR headset. However, its initial response is not very optimistic. The Oculus headset costs 300 or more, which makes Metaverse expensive. As a result, many people will be out of reach of Metaverse.

However, those who can afford to buy this headset can travel around the virtual world using avatars made by different companies. However, it has not yet been decided how companies will integrate their online platforms.

 

Will it be another means of manipulating our information?

Zuckerberg’s Metaverse has also given rise to some controversy. The idea of ​​owning people’s accounts, photos, posts, and playlists on Facebook will change in Metaverse. Many people think that Facebook will capture more information through Metaverse. People want to navigate the Internet easily. But at the same time, they want him not to be tracked and monitored.

In hindsight, Facebook seems to want to build a business model based on users’ personal information. Using this information, Facebook will promote various targeted ads on Metaverse.

Recently, Zuckerberg has said that advertising will continue to be an essential part of their social media activities. At the same time, he acknowledged that this could be a necessary part of the Metaverse. Many analysts are concerned that more and more people’s personal information could fall into the hands of technology companies like Facebook. They fear that it will be tough to prevent the misuse of this information.

Many suspect that the purpose of Metaverse is to collect user data. According to VR expert Variety Macintosh, a big reason for Facebook’s significant investment in VR or AR technology is ‘customer data.’

 

A considerable amount of information is available from these platforms. It is a gold mine for any data trader. Macintosh also fears that technology companies like Facebook could colonize the virtual world.

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