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The metaverse is where the physical and digital worlds come together. It is a space where digital representations of people – avatars – interact at work and play, meeting in their office, going to concerts and even trying on clothes.
Mark Zuckerberg believes Metaverse is the future of the internet and the next evolution for social networking. To reach it, people would need to wear VR headsets or augmented reality glasses that superimpose the digital realm onto the physical world. The dream for Zuckerberg was always to develop technologies that not only connect people, but also enable us to feel present with the people we care about - “like we’re right there with people no matter how far apart we actually are.”
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says “Metaverse is a multitrillion-dollar opportunity. The next three years are going to be critical for all of the metaverse-aspiring companies like Epic, Roblox, Microsoft, Facebook.” Epic has two major goals: 1. Leverage it’s Fortnite from a game with 60 million monthly active users to an experience that could reach a billion in the future, and 2. Enable all companies to have a real-time 3D presence with it’s tools.
Unity’s CEO John Riccitiello says “the metaverse is about presence and there is so much potential.” Unity is one of the major underlying tools set for creating the metaverse. As the second most-used games engine in the industry, Unity will help define gaming's new metaverse concept and usher in a new era of 3D.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said “We are excited about the future of immersive computing. There will be many experiences as part of it, including immersive, interactive virtual worlds.”
This report highlights many of the companies that are building the Metaverse. We hope you find this information insightful.
Kris Kolo
Global Executive Director
VRARA
