Recently, I’m sure you’ve been seeing more and more of the word “metaverse” in TV news and online articles. However, I think that there are many people who still do not know what the Metaverse is, because only words come first. In this article, I will explain what you can do by entering the Metaverse Development Company space and how to enjoy the Metaverse, so be sure to read to the end.
What is Metaverse?
First of all, what is the Metaverse? I don’t have a clear definition yet. The word “Metaverse” is a word that appeared in the science fiction novel “Snow Crash” by Neil Stevenson, an American science fiction writer. In the work, it is used to mean ``a virtual world on the Internet,’’ and has since changed to refer to ``an online space where people can interact and experience various services and entertainment through avatars.’’ rice field.
After listening to this, some of you may be thinking, “Would VR goggles be necessary in a virtual space?” However, many services can be easily accessed from a handheld device such as a PC or smartphone without VR goggles. Therefore, even those who are not very familiar with digital can easily participate. In recent years, such features have attracted attention from the business field, and the metaverse is gradually being adopted in various ways.
10 things you can do in the Metaverse
What do you think when asked what you want to do in the virtual space of the Metaverse? Most people probably think of games.
In fact, there are a wide variety of things that can be done in the Metaverse space, and this time I would like to introduce 10 of them.
Game use
When you hear about how to enjoy the Metaverse, the first thing that comes to mind is probably playing games within the Metaverse. Speaking of Metaverse in Japan, there are many Metaverse-type games such as Animal Crossing and Monster Hunter. In recent years, VR devices such as PSVR and MetaQuest2 have also appeared, and it is now possible to enjoy games with reality with VR goggles. Here, I would like to introduce one metaverse type game that has been attracting attention recently.
The Sandbox
This is a “user-driven metaverse game” based on Ethereum’s blockchain technology. Users can create original games, items, and characters by purchasing or renting LAND in virtual space. It is very similar to simulation games such as Minecraft. Furthermore, in this Metaverse game, it is possible to freely buy and sell LANDs, items, and characters owned by users as NFTs.
In this way, in the current Metaverse game, it is possible to earn money by playing games.
interact with other users
In the Metaverse, you can communicate with other users by text chat or voice. By using avatars, you can communicate with other users in a more realistic way, and you can enjoy the experience as if you were actually talking to that person. Compared to the traditional SNS such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, Metaverse Development Services is not text-based, but communicates between avatars, making it possible to interact with people living in faraway countries as if they were close to each other. People from all over the world use VR goggles and PCs to access virtual spaces and enjoy interacting in various worlds.
Event participation
Recently, the word Metaverse has become a buzzword, and the number of VR events using virtual space is increasing. In addition, due to the influence of the event industry’s self-restraint due to the corona disaster, there were cases where the virtual space that was originally used mainly for Vtuber events was also used for events other than Vtuber-related events.
Such events can also be attended from VR goggles and PCs.
Events are held every day in the virtual space classified as the Metaverse, and if you search for information on SNS, you will find information on various events and you can participate freely.
Host an event
In some cases, individuals can easily host events in the Metaverse. A typical example is VRChat. On VRChat, various events are hosted by users every day.
For example, create a club world and hold a DJ event, or use a campsite world to hold a virtual camp. In particular, social gatherings between people with the same hobby are popular, and people with the same hobby gather from all over the world, so the community is wider than in the real world. One way to enjoy the Metaverse is to be able to host events with people who have specific interests like this.
Also, it can be held more reasonably than in the real world, so that is one of the features of the Metaverse event.
Favorite room, production of the world
Anyone can create their own avatar in the Metaverse space. Furthermore, it is also possible to create your own favorite room and world. After all, in order to create such virtual spaces and avatars, it is necessary to acquire 3D technology. However, once you acquire these skills, you can create an ideal room and appearance, and invite people to enjoy it. In the real world, there are barriers to creating an ideal world, such as cost and lack of furniture design, but in the Metaverse, there are no such restrictions.
If you are an interior lover or someone who is particular about design, you may be addicted to it.
Explore all worlds
In the Metaverse, various people build various Metaverse spaces, and users can freely explore the virtual world. In particular, VRChat has a large number of metaverse spaces. It has been in service since 2017 and has a longer history than other metaverses. In addition, there are many users, and there are various worlds such as recreating real towns, recreating anime townscapes, and more. If there is no entry restriction, you can basically freely visit the world created by the user. One of the attractions of the Metaverse is that you can travel to a space that does not exist in reality or to a Metaverse space in another country while you are in your room.
Buying and selling NFTs
In the Metaverse, you can buy and sell purchased NFT items.
NFT is an abbreviation for “Non-Fungible Token”, which means “non-fungible token” when translated into Japanese.
Before the advent of NFT, digital data could be mass-produced by copying and duplicating, and had no rarity value. However, it is NFT that gives such digital data a unique value.
You can bring these digital assets called NFTs to the Metaverse and enjoy them by decorating them in your own room.
You can also create NFTs and sell them on the metaverse.
In Metaverse games such as “TheSandbox” and “Axie Infinity” introduced in the game usage chapter, you can buy and sell the NFTs you create.
In this way, it is possible to earn money with digital assets and create an economic zone.
Exhibition of NFTs
In addition, NFTs that you have actually purchased can be exhibited in the space as your property.
It is also possible to exhibit the collected NFTs, create a museum, and gather people.
As an example of an actual art exhibition, there is an event called “Crypto Art Fes”. This is an event held by Beyond Concept Co., Ltd. It is a digital art festival where hundreds of NFT creations gathered from all over the world are exhibited.
You can see that with the emergence of NFT technology, various things such as art exhibitions and exhibitions can be done.
business use
More and more companies are adopting virtual offices these days.
The reason for this is that unlike Zoom, the Metaverse is good at communicating with other participants in the Metaverse space.
In the case of Zoom, when one person speaks, all participants can hear the voice, but this is not the case in the Metaverse.
In the Metaverse Development solutions, participants become avatars and can only speak to people they want to talk to. In this way, in the virtual office, your avatar can work and communicate in the virtual space.
As a specific virtual office tool, there is a service called “Horizon Worlds” provided by Meta.
“Horizon Worlds” is a renamed version of the previously announced “Facebook Horizon,” where users can wear VR headsets and participate in virtual worlds with their own avatars.
In particular, “Horizon Workrooms” and “Horizon Vens” among “Horizon Worlds” are services that specialize in online meetings, and it is possible to easily hold a meeting in a virtual office using these services.
Summary
So far, I have explained what you can do with the Metaverse and its advantages and disadvantages. How was it?
There are various ways to enjoy the Metaverse, and it is possible that there will be more in the future than what is currently listed.
However, while there is an advantage that there is a lot of fun, there are many disadvantages. It is necessary to understand the disadvantages and enjoy it so as not to get into trouble.
