In recent times, the concept of metaverse has exploded, facing this imaginative future world, should be open arms to accelerate running, and some people have made a starting posture; some people believe that the popularity of the "metacosm" is a capital hype, is a rescue of some companies' failed technology investment. So what is the metaverse?
The origin of the metaverse
The metaverse originated in Neil Stephenson's 1992 science fiction novel Avalanche, in which the author constructs a parallel world detached from the physical world, in which people have a virtual identity corresponding to their real self, and use this virtual identity to act and even live in the virtual world. The concept of the "metaverse", that is, the virtual world that maps and interacts with the real world, and the digital living space with a new social system, is the embodiment of the concept under the new technologies such as extended reality (XR), blockchain, cloud computing, and digital twins. So why push out the metaverse?
The reason why the metaverse is hot
Human beings are not satisfied with the communication method of beacon wolf smoke and flying pigeons, so they invent telephone and telegraph; they are not satisfied with only hearing sound, but also want to see the state of the other party, so they invent video calls; they are not satisfied with simply seeing flat, existing images, so they develop virtual reality, augmented reality and other technologies. In order to satisfy the dream of "traveling the world like a god", human beings develop technology in the real world on the one hand, and build a virtual world through technology on the other hand. Obviously, the latter method is more likely to realize human aspirations due to a lot of physical limitations, which may be the main reason for the introduction of the metaverse.
The level of technology in the real world determines the upper limit of the "metacosm". On the one hand, human understanding of the laws of nature, physics and the real world in reality determines what can exist in the "metaverse"; on the other hand, the current level of science and technology determines the extent to which the "metacosm" can be realized, and determines whether the "virtual reality" can really immerse people in it or even extricate themselves, and realize some functions of human society, or can only be used as high-end three-dimensional toys.
In order to find out the technical feasibility of the "meta-universe", Zhang Junping browsed the recently published book "Meta-Universe Token", in which he was impressed by an analysis chart of the "Six Supporting Technologies of the 'Meta-Universe'". The six technologies are: blockchain, Internet of Things, network and computing, artificial intelligence, video game technology, interactive technology (including VR virtual reality, AR augmented reality, MR mixed reality, etc.).
Giants from all walks of life have laid out the meta-universe track
As one of the global technology giants, Microsoft has also laid out a "meta-universe", but they currently have not much to disclose. Microsoft said that the essence of the "metacosm" is to build a digital world with a lasting and stable connection to the real world. Microsoft's related technologies can provide the resources needed to drive the "metacosm", including building a "digital twin" of The Internet of Things services for the real world in the cloud; creating a sense of presence through mixed reality devices; and interacting with natural language with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning models for visual processing.
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