IT House February 26 news, the "metaverse" concept recently caught fire, Valve founder Gabe Newell recently accepted an interview with PC Gamer, published some views on the "metaverse".
Gabe Newell believes that the metaverse has been misunderstood by many people, who may not have played MMO online games.
"Most of the people who are talking about metaverses are off track, and they've obviously never played MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online Game). They tout 'Oh, you can customize your avatar.' It's like Final Fantasy XIV getting into La Nosia, isn't that something that was solved a decade ago? It was as if they had invented something powerful. “
It House understands that Gabe Newell says he has been talking to science fiction writer Neal Stephenson, who wrote Snow Crash in 1992 is considered one of the origins of the concept of a "metaverse."
Snow Crash is a cyberpunk novel in which the "Metaverse" mentioned is a virtual space parallel to the real world, where people can break through geographical restrictions and dispose of their income at will.
Gabe Newell believes that the gaming industry has been exploring similar technologies and would prefer to see a lot of innovation from latecomers rather than cheapen those who make money. But he's not worried, because the market will verify which technologies are really useful to users.