I don't understand what Facebook is even doing in terms of a metaverse. Like they have the VR goggles, but what are they actually doing with it?
Coincidentally, MMO developer Raph Koster (Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies) has recently been detailing in a series of articles what his new company is doing in terms of building a metaverse, and it's pretty exciting in gaming terms.
If you haven't had the chance, I'd suggest watching the FB Connect keyboard. It couldn't really be more explicitly spelled out in terms of the long term vision and the road to get there.
Even if they're at 0% done in terms of what happens after you connect to a digital world via immersive conduits, $10B a year can put a dent in that burndown.
Maybe they'll try to make it so you can spend time with AI, VR avatars of your dead loved ones (like in Caprica, the prequel to the remake of Battlestar Galactica).
Coincidentally, MMO developer Raph Koster (Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies) has recently been detailing in a series of articles what his new company is doing in terms of building a metaverse, and it's pretty exciting in gaming terms.
https://www.playableworlds.com/news/riffs-by-raph:-online-wo...