The below is a summary of my latest podcast on mind uploading. What if immortality came at the price of your humanity? The concept of mind-uploading could redefine not just life, but love, relationships, and what it means to be human. Are we truly prepared for the ethical quagmire it brings?Grace Chan, award-winning speculative fiction author and psychiatrist, uses her novel … [Read more...] about Mind Uploading: The Ethics of Our Digital Afterlife
Metaverse
What is the metaverse? The definition of the metaverse, how it works, and why we should care. Learn more about the concept that will be a part of our future lives.
Science Fiction and Foresight: Imagining the Long-Term Future
The below is an introduction to my first science fiction story: Fading Realities. Ignoring the future in favor of short-term wins isn't just risky-it's reckless. The world is changing faster than ever, and focusing solely on immediate technological breakthroughs is tempting. But to truly thrive, especially as leaders and innovators, we need to ask: What will our world look like … [Read more...] about Science Fiction and Foresight: Imagining the Long-Term Future
Gaming in the Metaverse: The Next Level of Immersion
What if you can be a part of the virtual world in a game? Metaverse gaming makes this possible with VR (Virtual Reality) creating an immersive environment where you can socialize and compete with other players. Yes, you read it right. The virtual reality gaming industry led by Metaverse will give you a completely new experience of playing games. Those curious to know how the … [Read more...] about Gaming in the Metaverse: The Next Level of Immersion
Metaverse 2.0: The Future is Hyper-Real, AI-Driven, and Just Getting Started
The below is a summary of my recent article on the Metaverse 2.0. Think the metaverse is dead? Think again-it's about to become more real than reality itself. The initial buzz around the metaverse may have cooled, especially after Facebook's rebranding as Meta failed to deliver the expected revolution. Yet, behind the scenes, a quiet transformation has been taking place, one … [Read more...] about Metaverse 2.0: The Future is Hyper-Real, AI-Driven, and Just Getting Started
The Rise of Hyper-Real Digital Actors
The below is a summary of my article about human digital twins. The MetaHuman Creator from Epic Games allows users to generate highly realistic and customizable 3D digital humans. With precision over features and expressions, MetaHumans have enormous potential to transform entertainment and corporate training. Epic demonstrated MetaHuman's new iPhone-based facial animation … [Read more...] about The Rise of Hyper-Real Digital Actors
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What is the metaverse?
Metaverse is a shared virtual reality created by humans. It draws upon real-world objects and locations to create an interactive, online world that people can explore and modify. The metaverse has been described as a ‘place where physical and digital worlds intersect.
It is often seen as a natural extension of the Internet and has the potential to revolutionize many industries, from education and healthcare to entertainment and retail. The metaverse is in its early stages of development, but it holds immense potential for transforming how we live, work, and connect. Want to learn more about the metaverse? Datafloq has courses available. Contact us to get started.
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Why the metaverse?
The metaverse enables individuals and organizations to take control of their online identities and personal data by providing an open, public infrastructure that is syndicated across many nodes. The metaverse also provides a decentralized exchange, allowing users to buy easily, sell, or trade digital assets without a central authority.
In addition, the metaverse is working to build a user-friendly interface that will make it easy for non-technical users to access and use the metaverse platform. Overall, the metaverse is working to build a more secure, efficient, and user-friendly way for people to interact with the digital world.
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How does the metaverse work?
The metaverse is the next iteration of the internet, a 3D immersive internet that we will access, among other, using virtual reality or augmented reality. It is made up of avatars, or digital representations of people, who interact with each other in real time. The metaverse is also home to virtual businesses and organizations, which function just like their real-world counterparts.
To access the metaverse, users must install special software to create an avatar and enter the virtual world. Once they are in the metaverse, they can explore it however they like. There are no rules or boundaries, meaning users can do whatever they want.
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Are the metaverse and web3 the same?
The metaverse and Web 3 are not the same. Web 3 is infrastructure and can be used to create an open metaverse. However, the metaverse can perfectly exist without Web 3. In that case, the metaverse will be owned and controlled by Big Tech instead of consumers.
