What is the Metaverse? The Metaverse is the Next Internet
In 1992, American science fiction master Neil Stephenson published the novel "Avalanche". In the book, people not only live in the real world, but also exist in a virtual space called the Metaverse. In previous translations, the word was translated as transcendence, and now there is a louder name Metaverse. This is a story of building a global world from scratch, what is the metaverse? The oasis world in the movie's number one player may be the most straightforward presentation, and this has also inspired a group of entrepreneurs to start the exploration of the metaverse.
The novel "Avalanche" actually depicts a story of a treasure hunt, a young boy who has no money, how to pass the world recommended by the treasure hunt, this world is the virtual world we are talking about now, you will find that it brings all the The behaviors in the real world have been moved into the virtual world. When you go to a new world or a new country or a new city, you must first establish a social relationship, and then when the relationship is stable, they will There is a longer drive to build this new city, or a new world.
In fact, in 2020, venture capitalist Matthew Barr proposed three core elements of the Metaverse, and each of these points to the construction of the social relationship of the crowd. Understand this, it is not difficult to understand why the social giant Facebook is developing the Metaverse with great fanfare this year. Looking at the domestic social leader, Tencent CEO Ma Huateng also proposed the true Internet last year. Plain name, next-generation internet.
Many of us usually think that the Internet is already very convenient, which brings great convenience to our lives. After the Internet, we like to use Taobao and other platforms for shopping. After the rapid development of the mobile Internet, we have seen that many places are inconvenient, and many girls have returned to offline shopping. Why? It is because people's requirements for the experience of immersive effects are getting higher and higher, and the future scenarios are exciting enough, not only in social, but also in the industrial field. Design and develop products in the space, thereby greatly reducing the budget.
In October 2021, the metaverse of the A-share market ushered in an explosion, which seems to be a carnival without warning, but if you establish the route of giant investment in recent years, you will find that this is more like a pre-announced layout There is no doubt that behind the construction of the Metaverse is the linkage of a series of industries, including intelligent hardware, software platforms and content scenarios, and the most critical thing at present is the research and development of wearable devices. In 2021, Facebook's oculus shipments will break through Ten million is regarded as a milestone node.
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