virtual reality in fiction
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Meta Wants Some Fresh New Ideas for the Metaverse, so It’s Asking Libertarian Think Tanks
Meta, the freshly rebranded parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is reportedly seeking insights from right-wing think tanks and nonprofits as it goes about its grandiose plans to usher in a whole new era of digital reality.
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PlayStation Inventor Thinks the Metaverse Sucks
The concept of the metaverse has gained an army of supporters over the past year, ranging from Big Tech companies to fashion brands and even dating apps. However, one major tech heavyweight isn’t as convinced: PlayStation inventor Ken Kutaragi.
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10 Companies That Think Following Facebook Into the Metaverse Is a Good Idea
By this point, you are probably already sick of the metaverse, and it hasn’t even arrived. Though the term has existed in science fiction for decades, it quickly became tech’s hottest buzzword and greatest source of marketing material since Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook (now Meta) would become a metaverse company within the next five years.
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Zoom Is Getting Ready for the Dystopian Hellscape of Working in the Metaverse
Throughout the pandemic, Zoom turned into a verbal shortcut for referencing remote work, helped in part by its easy-to-use software and features tailor-made for meetings. Now that tech companies are clamoring to define and dominate the metaverse, a hybrid of the virtual and physical worlds, Zoom figured it might as well develop tools for getting…