What is Metaverse?
To begin with, let's first discuss what a metaverse is all about. The metaverse is a virtual world that does not exist in reality but we can still experience and interact with it with the help of virtual reality and augmented reality. A metaverse uses a virtual representation of real-world objects and assigns unique avatars to represent them. This technique enables users to interact with avatars of other users in the virtual world.
Video games are the closest examples of what the metaverse would be around us. For example, in video games, you feel as if you are actually in that virtual world, and also your actions on the remote control decide what comes up next in that virtual world.
Metaverse as a service:
The introduction of Web 3.0, brings many concepts which it incorporates into itself, such as decentralization, blockchain technology, etc. The interest in the metaverse field also arises due to the introduction of this Web 3.0.
The metaverse can really prove to be powerful in many aspects of life in the near future. One such example could be, you work in a 3D office in the luxury of your home, isn’t this cool? You can interact with your colleagues through their hologram avatars and whatnot. The fields in which the concept of metaverse can be applied are very vast. Let’s discuss a few:
Social Networking:
Current social media networks like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. provide their users with features that are only available on a screen. The introduction of a metaverse in the field of social networks can be a revolutionary step. User experience will then be more immersive and the users can then experience real-time interactions as if they were interacting in the real world.
Online Education:
As we can see, the pandemic has caused the education system to shift towards online learning and teaching with the help of video conferencing. This change has affected the students' learning as they no longer experience the environment of a classroom. The introduction of metaverse in this field would provide an immersive experience to the students and their learning can improve with the help of 3D learning tools and access to the best teachers and professors with just a click.
