What is Metaverse? Is it Just Virtual Reality or Something else?

Metaverse recently announced by the tech giant Facebook, the term was coined in 1992 in a novel named Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson in 1992, basically explains about a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatar instead of people. So how do we define metaverse? 

Experts define metaverse as virtual places where you can create and explore with people who are not present in physical place same as yours, more or less like 3D simulations. There is also a broader version of Metaverse, termed Multiverse that is multiple different worlds connected by a network for example, VR dressing room for real stores. 

You may wonder, it is the same as virtual reality? Well, let us see how metaverse is different from virtual reality. 

 Virtual reality is well defined, Metaverse is not. We have clear and advanced technology to access virtual reality through VR headsets, augumented reality, its not the same with Metaverse. Metaverse is a concept that should be fruitful in the future. 

Technology is yet to be developed. Metaverse is clearly an advanced technology that requires best coding experts for developing the gadgets to make it a reality. Currently no company owns such tech expertise not even Facebook. Rather it will not be limited to a single company, Microsoft Mesh also puts forward a similar concept so chances are that many companies may come together to make this a reality. 

Shared virtual world is what Metaverse is. It is something that already our VR headsets allow us to do. But here people will identify as personal avatars, you can buy or sell or build virtual items like NFT . 

Metaverse maynot be limited to VR technology alone. Metaverse may be avaible to all the devices that are used to connect to the internet unlike VR technology which requires the proper gadgets and headset to access the technology. So Metaverse is in turn bigger and better than VR tech. 

The Best Metaverse Platforms For 2022  

Listed below are some of the current best Metaverse platforms 

So, is Metaverse the future? No doubt, it is definitely an amazing emerging technology. Recently a couple in Tamil Nadu announced their wedding reception via Metaverse, just after few months of Metaverse becoming a buzzword it is clear that people are already finding ways to play with it. So, it is just a matter of time where our smart phones will become portals to beautiful virtual places, where you can visit and explore, sell and buy being within the comfort of your homes. If this not the future, then what is?