Fans who flock to see ABBA Voyage, a digital avatar concert, chase the feeling of a live ABBA performance. They’re finding it, and they’re building meaningful connections, too.
Creating holographic ‘digital twins’ will significantly reduce the stress, cost and logistical issues of touring – and means artists can live forever onstage.
Questions abound on what it means for college to take place in the metaverse.
Iryna Veklich/ Getty Images
That impossibly beautiful model on Instagram might be just that. CGI influencers are already on social media, and Meta’s commercial interest means it shouldn’t be in charge of the ethical guidelines.
In the metaverse, your avatar, the clothes it wears and the things it carries belong to you thanks to blockchain.
Duncan Rawlinson - Duncan.co/Flickr
For the metaverse to work, people need to own their virtual bodies and possessions and be able to spend money. The same cryptographic technology behind bitcoin will make that possible.
Violent extremists could find the metaverse a useful recruiting and organizing tool – and a target-rich environment.
D-Keine/E+ via Getty Images
The metaverse is science fiction, but a lot of people in Silicon Valley are working to make this interconnected virtual reality a, well, reality.
The extensive damage done to lead character Ethan’s hands in ‘Resident Evil’ sparked online commentary.
(Screenshot of Resident Evil: Biohazard/Capcom)
Game design engages players through emotional identification and physical participation, and relies heavily on the role of human hands in knowing and navigating the world.