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Roadmap Analysis 13: Metaverse integration, VR, etc.
Ok this one is a bit more tangible and I look at it as a hopeful dream, definitely not a red flag, just a bit... far away.
https://twitter.com/swombat/status/1463577582826397701)
Roadmap Analysis 13: Metaverse integration, VR, etc.
Ok this one is a bit more tangible and I look at it as a hopeful dream, definitely not a red flag, just a bit... far away.
2/Pretty much everyone in the NFT space has read or watched Ready Player One. It's meant to be a dystopian nightmare rather than a guide for the future, but it's got some uplifting themes and features so, well, it's inspired people in the space.
3/Here's the thing, though. Even if it is our future (god I hope not - billions starving? no thanks), it's still pretty far away, at least technologically. It's not happening next month. Or next year. Or even the year after.
How do I know?
How do I know?
4/Well, I don't know for sure, of course, but people have been working on VR and AR for *decades*. It's been "just around the corner" as long as I've had an interest in tech and gaming (makes me feel old to think about it lol).
5/Second Life was about as good a metaverse as we can deliver now (perhaps we can have slightly better graphics). And it was successful.
Second Life was released in 2003.
That's almost 20 years ago!
And yet you might notice most people don't live in Second Life.
Second Life was released in 2003.
That's almost 20 years ago!
And yet you might notice most people don't live in Second Life.
6/Will Decentraland or NFTWorlds or some Minecraft clone be the one that finally does it right?
Maybe.
But probably not.
Eventually it will happen, but it might take a while. Years. Maybe a decade. Maybe more.
Maybe.
But probably not.
Eventually it will happen, but it might take a while. Years. Maybe a decade. Maybe more.
7/Listing VR and Metaverse integration as a major roadmap item for an NFT project in 2021? Why not list "free nanobot life extensions" in there while you're at it? You know, so you can enjoy your Watery Wombat PFP even longer?
8/The timelines on which the NFT space tends to operate are measured in hours, days, weeks. In that context, Metaverse/VR is a pipe dream.
I don't see it as a sign of sustainable value in the project.
Next.
I don't see it as a sign of sustainable value in the project.
Next.
9/PS: the Metaverse, rn?
It's Discord.
Why?
Because it's efficient, cheap and does the job. Despite the lack of fancy 3D graphics and the annoyances, it's good enough. Show me a metaverse that allows me to take in as much information so smoothly.
Discord is the Metaverse.
It's Discord.
Why?
Because it's efficient, cheap and does the job. Despite the lack of fancy 3D graphics and the annoyances, it's good enough. Show me a metaverse that allows me to take in as much information so smoothly.
Discord is the Metaverse.
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