The story starts of when covid-19 hits the whole world stopping them to do any job ,socialize, teach or do any work ,so there the metaverse emerged saying that what if we create something which we can choose as a video game avatar and then go for jobs ,schools ,colleges ,researches etc. This would revolutionize the whole world ,
- pros of metaverse
The most notable advantage of the metaverse would is the fact that it completely makes geographic barriers irrelevant. Once you’re in the virtual world, your physical location doesn’t matter anymore and you are no longer bound by it.
Think of the metaverse as a 3D upgrade to the traditional way of using the internet. A more immersive way of experiencing the different aspects of the net and all that it offers.
- In a similar fashion to how social media has helped create many business opportunities and gave birth to a new form of marketing and advertising on its platforms, the metaverse will likely provide even greater opportunities.
- It can’t be ignored how learning and education were impacted during the Covid pandemic, as more than 90% of students were unable to continue their studies, and we had to find other ways to resume education.
but this comes with a cost i.e disadvantages of metaverse are
We already have privacy concerns when we browse the web. The technology that is already tracking our behavior online will also exist in the metaverse, and the tracking is likely to become even more invasive and intense.
Internet or gaming addictions are already a big problem for kids and adults, and getting hooked on spending all our time in the metaverse could be an even greater problem in the future.
Can a virtual act be a crime? The metaverse will bring regulatory challenges and will introduce new gray areas in many laws.
- some of the companies who have invested in metaverse are NVIDIA,microsoft,apple,Roblox Corporation,Snapchat etc.