The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, had just changed the company’s name to Meta and announced that he will be introducing the Metaverse to the whole world. The Metaverse is a virtual world and you can access it through Virtual Reality headsets or glasses. Inside, you can find chat rooms, workspaces, games, classrooms, and more. His purpose in creating this Metaverse is to allow more people to have convenience in going about their daily activities.
Education in the Metaverse
The Metaverse can revolutionize education and change our perspective about learning. Metaverse can provide us with immersive learning, which is really helpful for Astronomy, History, Geography, and more. For instance, when you want to learn about Roman times, the Metaverse can teleport you to your destination. Furthermore, it can allow distance learning. If people all over the world want to join a specific class, you can just create a server and invite international students. Although it is true that people might not be able to afford the VR headsets, maybe schools or the government should provide a free headset for students.
Entertainment in the Metaverse
In addition, the Metaverse can have immersive entertainments such as live concerts. For example, the virtual spaces in the metaverse can allow you to attend concerts and socialize with your friends without even needing to be there physically! Furthermore, you can also play conventional games like ping pong, chess, and more with international players around the globe! Players that are using VR glasses and the game is being projected through the holograms. However, a downside is that we might be addicted to the game and not go outdoors.
Workspaces in the Metaverse
In the Metaverse, you can literally work from anywhere. For instance, parents will heavily benefit from this new work environment because they need to take care of their kids. This will also be an advantage for people who are traveling a lot because they do not need to rush to the office for a meeting. However, people might just not take work that seriously anymore, because the bosses could not monitor their employees well.
