Today I got a Linkedin message asking: “Hello! Could you contribute your knowledge about the metaverse to our Q & A database?”
I replied:
Thanks for the invite. I must confess that I’m rather puzzled these days about the whole metaverse topic, so I doubt if I have anything relevant to contribute. For me the journey into a metaverse world started in Second Life, but it also ended there: https://sndrv.com/secondlife
Currently I’m fore mostly creating AR. Personally, I am in doubtful about the whole idea of shippable identity that goes from world to world. To me, it seems a benefit to be one person in one domain, and be a totally disconnected being in another space. But that seems to be the oppositie of what the tech world wants to hear these days.
I do even think that we should differentiate our own identities in the real world, and be able to switch from one mode to the other. That will become a relevant topic when we enter the age of AR, which will co-exist or be part of the metaverse. Conclusion: it’s very hard to say anything meaningful at this time, let’s see how this evolves organically. And let’s hope that happeny with the right dynamics between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world which will be impacted by choices and developments made collectively and individually.
Second Life walkie talkie walks
