The Metaverse Bait: Navigating the Maze of Fact and Fiction

29/05/2024 54 min Temporada 1 Episodio 2
The Metaverse Bait: Navigating the Maze of Fact and Fiction

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In the second episode of Reality Distortion Fields (RDFs), Elias ( @ekhnaser ) and Alessandro ( @Perilli ) ponder if the Metaverse is the ultimate reality distortion field. Some of the questions they try to answer:- Why did Meta Workplace fail to deliver value and it's being shut down?- Are modern collaboration suits stepping stones towards the Metaverse?- Do we really need a Metaverse for VR and AR use cases?- What's the true reason companies are selling the Metaverse to us?- Is Ready Player One the only way we could build a Metaverse?- Could generative AI accelerate the creation of a Metaverse?--What happens when two industry veterans and former analysts meet and have a private chat about the marketing hyperboles and product overpromise of tech vendors? What do they say to each other? Welcome to Reality Distortion Fields (RDFs)!