These two trends are propelling the Metaverse out of the future and into the present.
Merging Realities with a Social Twist.
The hot topic of 2022 was the Metaverse. But now we have 2023 — the year of AI & ChatGPT. Who cares about Zuckerberg’s visions from 2021 that never came true? Nobody wants to wait more than a year for the future, right?
Of course, there has been and continues to be a lot of nonsensical hype around the Metaverse that does more harm than good. It’s also a problem when Meta offers us hardware today for something that they say will take 10–15 years to mature. I can see this making sense for wine and cheese, but a Quest VR headset?
So, does it still make sense to discuss the Metaverse as part of anyone’s future? Yes, it does! Because two trends will ensure that the Metaverse will not disappear any time soon — quite the opposite, in fact. No matter what Meta’s stock price says, the Metaverse phenomenon has just begun and will become a reality sooner than many people think.
But first, let us define what we are talking about. There are already many very elaborate frameworks for defining the Metaverse. They all make sense but are too complicated at this stage of development. We might need all ten layers of McKinsey’s Metaverse model in the future. But for now, maybe…
