In recent times, the "meta-universe" has gradually become a new hot spot in the capital market, and many companies have now begun to actively participate in the "meta-universe".
On October 28, local time, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at the Facebook Connect conference that Facebook will be renamed "Meta", derived from the "Metaverse".
Zuckerberg said that from now on, it will be metaverse first, not Facebook first. "I studied classical literature before, and the word 'meta' comes from the Greek word meaning 'transcendence.' To me, it symbolizes that there is always more to build, that there is always the next chapter in the story. ”
Zuckerberg wrote in a blog post that the company's structure won't change, but the way it reports financial results will change. "Starting with our results in the fourth quarter of 2021, we plan to report on two operating divisions: Family of Apps and Reality Labs," he explains. We also intend to start trading with the new ticker symbol MVRS on December 1st. Today's announcement will not affect the way we use or share data. ”
Zuckerberg revealed that he officially launched the restructuring plan more than six months ago, but this has always been a secret event. The few employees involved had to sign separate nondisclosure agreements, and Zuckerberg had previously adamantly refused to reveal the company's new name.
He said he had been thinking about rebranding the company since acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014, but earlier this year he realized it was time to make a change.
So what exactly is the "metacosm"? The word originates from the science fiction novel "Avalanche" written by the famous American science fiction writer Neo Stevenson in 1992, in which Stevenson describes a network world parallel to the real world - the metaverse, in which all people in the real world have a network twin.
In the original book, metaverse is composed of two words, Meta and Verse, Meta means transcendence, Verse stands for universe, and together it is the concept of "transcendent universe": a man-made space that runs parallel to the real world, is the next stage of the Internet, and is a virtual reality network world powered by AR, VR, 3D and other technologies. The metacosm cannot be completely separated from the real world, it is parallel to the real world, it is interconnected with it, but it is independent of the real world, where people can socialize and work authentically.
In layman's terms, the "metaverse" is somewhat similar to the future game world described in many science fiction works such as "Ready Player One", where everyone can have a different identity from the real world in the game world, and the game world and the real world are parallel to each other and affect each other.