Mixed Reality is our Digital Future
<p>For many people, the word “<strong>metaverse</strong>” has been tainted with negative connotations, conjuring images of <strong>cartoonish worlds </strong>filled with creepy avatars or <strong>opportunistic platforms</strong> selling “virtual real estate.” For others, the word inspires a mild shrug followed by questions like — <em>“Why would I want to spend time doing that?”</em></p>
<p>Personally, I believe it’s way <a href="https://venturebeat.com/virtual/no-the-metaverse-is-not-dead-its-inevitable/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>too early to write-off the metaverse</strong></a> but we have work to do. The industry needs to deploy experiences that are more realistic, more artistic, and unleash genuine <a href="https://bigthink.com/the-future/metaverse-inequality/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>creativity</strong></a><strong> </strong>and <a href="https://venturebeat.com/datadecisionmakers/augmented-reality-superhuman-abilities-and-the-future-of-medicine/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>productivity</strong></a>. We also need to correct the biggest misconception about the metaverse: the flawed notion that <em>virtual worlds will replace our physical lives</em>.</p>
<p>This is not how the metaverse will unfold.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong, there will be popular virtual worlds that are fully simulated, but these will be temporary “escapes” we sink into for a few hours at a time, similar to how we watch movies or play video games today. But the <a href="https://venturebeat.com/datadecisionmakers/future-augmented-reality-will-inherit-the-earth/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>real metaverse</em></a><em>,</em> the one that deeply impacts our daily life, <strong>will not</strong> remove us from our physical surroundings.</p>
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