Renson Mwakandana
The metaverse involves the navigation of a virtual world that replicates some bits of the physical world including usage of digital currencies and virtual reality.
It is a potential evolution of the Internet as a single, inclusive, and immersive virtual world assisted by the usage of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets in futurism and science fiction.
A metaverse, in colloquial terms, is a network of 3D virtual environments centered on social interaction.
The term “metaverse” was developed as a combination of “meta” and “universe” in the 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash. Because of the growing demand for immersion, metaverse growth is frequently related to the advancement of virtual reality technologies. Web3, an idea for a decentralized version of the internet, has spurred recent interest in metaverse development.
Web3 and The Metaverse have been employed as public relations buzzwords to exaggerate the development progress of several connected technologies and projects. Information privacy, user addiction, and user safety are all concerns in the metaverse, and they arise from issues that the social media and video game industry face as a whole.
What is the difference between the internet and the metaverse?
The internet is a vast network of computers, servers, and other electronic devices that connects billions of people across the world. Users can chat with one another, see and engage with websites, and purchase and sell products and services once they are online.
The metaverse complements rather than competes with the internet. Users in the metaverse use virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), social media, and digital currency to navigate a virtual world that mimics aspects of the physical world.
The internet is a place where people go to “browse.” People can, nevertheless, “live” in the metaverse to some extent.
User Cases and Applications of the Metaverse of the metaverse include: advanced blockchain technology, work and study environments that are entirely virtual, virtual markets and companies and expansion of social media platforms.
