Beyond Meta — AR and the Road Ahead

Overview

Authors: Avi Bar-Zeev

Publication Date: 18 November 2021

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVQ4h0b8HrA

Keywords: Metaverse, AR, VR, Web3, spatial web, interoperability, personal data privacy, virtual worlds, glasses/wearables, co-presence

Type: Video

Summary

The Metaverse is largely bullshit, as defined. Proponents claim our real lives (IRL) will be inundated with digital worlds, virtual stuff everywhere we look. AR and VR certainly share many technologies and source data. One might expect the experiences to be the same. This talk will explain why the Metaverse hipsters are wrong, revealing a brighter recipe for our future.