The Metaverse is an eternally functioning virtual realm within which individuals may cooperate with digital objects via their avatars, utilizing the technology of virtual reality. That is practically an exact copy of our world, with the only crucial difference being that it isn't actually reality. Then again, if we take a philosophical approach, what is reality? For the purposes of this discussion, let's trivially assume that reality is a possibility of physical touching and feeling of something. In other words, we cannot feel the metaverse, therefore it is not real and exists only in the virtual world.
Why create Metaverse?
On the one hand, a virtual world is just such a fun way to escape from reality. When you can't afford or have access to something, requiring a lot of effort to achieve it, the simplest solution is to escape into a virtual world, where you can do or see what you've wished for so long.
On the other hand, there are deeper and altogether philosophical theories as to why metaverses are built. For example, as Dmitry Volkov argues, our real world could be something like a metaverse, with its creator being our God. In other words, they could be something greater than just permanent virtual worlds. Developing this idea further, one might believe that our world is on the verge of creating a virtual world indistinguishable from the physical world, so that in a few tens, hundreds, or thousands of years, the inhabitants of the metaverse created on Earth will experience everything around them as humans do now in real life.
However, virtual worlds are currently about communicating from anywhere globally. The distinction between them and social networks lies in the fact that limitless metaverse communication provides us with entirely new forms of communication: the chance to hug someone across the distance, have a date with someone in a restaurant or bump into someone in a virtual street.
A more practical purpose of these unreal worlds is to purchase and trade virtual valuables, to invest and earn extra money. Things turn into private property that may always be resold at a bargain price, whether it is a vacant virtual lot adjacent to a famous actor or a digital painting.
Through virtual locations and digital investing, the metaverse empowers entrepreneurs. Companies establish new digital outlets and promote their products on signs in the meta-universe. There are activities and events in the virtual universe, plus in the future digital spaces may also become learning venues.
And yet, all of the aforementioned facts cannot dismiss the theory of Volkov Dmitry Borisovich, on the contrary, it may even confirm that humans will soon relocate to metaverses. All that remains is to wait to confirm or disprove such a theory.
How is a metaverse different from a regular game?
Certain characteristics make the metaverse different from a PC game and virtual reality:
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Live activities that can't be stopped, stored or reloaded. Developments continue to take place even after the member has exited the system;
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Practically limitless members are online at one time. Each avatar is a real human being who is in charge of his or her actions;
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Currency in the metaverse has the same value as the real one.
Numerous analysts suggest that metaverses will soon serve as a replacement for social networks, although so far, this is only an emerging trend. Indeed, it is a major new step in the Internet's evolution, which will introduce a lot of new opportunities.
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