Current Events > Just watched the Metaverse video, wtf

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https://youtu.be/Uvufun6xer8

The main thing I couldn't get over is, who asked for this? I really don't think there's a huge need for basically multi billion dollar Second Life.

Idk if everyone's going to want to wear AR glasses all the time or wear gloves. There's kind of a smugness about it, like they don't understand that not every job chooses between wearing sweatpants at home or wearing sweatpants in the office. Some jobs can't be remote. They showed a girl virtually tuning into an irl concert as a hologram, but in an actual concert, people are packed and gonna stand in the hologram while you try talking to your friend lol. Not to mention your AR glasses at the concert can't run out of battery. This is just one example, it really didn't seem like this thing is made for how life actually is.

The video was so weird too. They gesture waayy too much with their hands and don't converse like normal humans at all. Each person basically said the same thing, and they keep pushing that anyone can make money on it. If this is the second phase of the internet as they say, I need more appeal than making a few bucks off NFTs.

Also the lights turning on in your house just because you look at them felt like a huge problem. When I look at something, it's to decide what I'm going to do, doesn't mean I necessarily want it done.

I think AR could actually be pretty useful if or once it gets implemented. Especially for cars, I think highlighting what road you need to be on would be awesome. Could help for food and nutrition info too. But I really don't buy all the other crap.

i presume its key target demographic is the urban costal work-from-home crowd

I thought the main point was to rebrand Facebook, with everything else just being icing.

Master Kazuya posted...

I think AR could actually be pretty useful if or once it gets implemented. Especially for cars, I think highlighting what road you need to be on would be awesome. Could help for food and nutrition info too. But I really don't buy all the other crap.

I always think this when seeng the Black Mirror contact lenses. Having features of your environment highlighted with a description or tag. Indications of where to go when navigating.
Tagging people, like you do here on GameFAQs: "owes me $100", "moron antivaxxer", "Oak, Gary's grandpa", etc.

I think it looks stupid as hell and I don't see and appeal to it, so naturally it will probably be huge.

Laserion posted...

Tagging people, like you do here on GameFAQs

We don't need this in the real world. I see the abuse here already

I don't like it

reminds me of the Bruce Willis film Surrogates