众所周知，由于这次疫情，给我们的生活造成了很多不便。现在，让我们进入未来科技世界, 我想很多人都听说过 元宇宙 这个词，大家可能对这个新的概念有很多疑问, 什么是元宇宙? 这是什么新技术? 在即将到来的未来会带来怎样的变化？
What is the metaverse?
The Metaverse is a virtual world that is linked and created using technological means, and maps and interacts with the real world. It will constitute everything we do in our daily lives, such as consumption, sales, work and learning. It is not a new service, but a new way to experience existing things.
With the help of the metaverse, we are transforming from viewing the 2D world of the Internet to living in the 3D world.
~ Dave Waters
2021 is the first year of the metaverse. On October 28, the American social media giant Facebook announced that it would change its name to Meta and shift its focus to the future goal of creating a metaverse. On December 21, Baidu released its first domestic metaverse product "Xilang" was officially opened for internal testing, and the metaverse has quickly become a new hot spot, while tactile gloves, brainwave reading bracelets, VR equipment/services/products, blockchain The development of (Web 3.0) and NFT also helps the metaverse become the next big event in digitalization.
What is it currently?
- Hardware products are being developed to enable people to interact with virtual objects.
- NFT is used as a transferable commodity.
- Blockchain is used to track the existence of virtual items and ownership in transactions.
What should it be?
A virtual world in which we can travel with friends and family. A place where we can switch from work mode to party mode without even leaving the couch in the real world. A place that feels like reality, where we can even feel and touch what we want.
What impact will it have?
wedding
With the help of the metaverse, friends participating in weddings can come from anywhere in the world. This is happening. Due to the impact and limitations of the epidemic, a couple from India decided to hold a Harry Potter-themed virtual wedding on February 6.
education
Although there are online courses now, interaction is a problem, and offline courses also have cost problems caused by venues. The current solution is schools in the metaverse (some companies are working hard on this).
entertainment
Companies such as Wave are already experimenting with digital concerts, which people from all over the world can enjoy and have a virtual private theater where you can invite friends to watch any movie you like.
enterprises
Redefine home office so that people can meet, interact with others, roam in virtual offices, and have meetings.
What should I pay attention to?
Few people would disagree that the metaverse is the future, but that does not mean it is perfect.
The main issue is the concern about privacy. In today's world, data has such important value, and living in a virtual world means revealing a lot of information about yourself online, so it is very important to protect personal privacy.
summary
This paper introduces the basic knowledge of the metaverse, and discusses its future and its potential problems. The current application of the metaverse is mainly reflected in games, entertainment, corporate office and other fields. In the future, with the continuous maturity of the metaverse technology and industry, the scope of application will gradually expand and continue to deepen. We will wait and see how much impact the metaverse can have on our lives!