Experts clash over VR's place in the Metaverse
Experts have given mixed opinions on the role virtual reality technology will play in the metaverse.
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Virtual reality (VR) will eventually have a place within the metaverse, but not in the foreseeable future given its slow adoption, experts say.
There's not much that can rival the experience of having your senses almost immersed in a virtual world - which is why many believe the technology will be a natural fit for the metaverse.
It's technology that Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is banking heavily on by introducing Meta Accounts which it says will allow users to more easily access its Meta Horizons platform through Oculus VR headsets.
>Mary Spio, founder and CEO of metaverse platform CEEK, is also the one waving the flag for the VR metaverse. In an interview with Cointelgraph, Spio claims that the true power of a metaverse can only be realized if users are fully immersed through the use of VR devices.
Spio's metaverse platform, CEEK, helps digital content creators, including musicians and athletes, connect directly with their fan base in a virtual environment.
Spio said his platform opted for virtual reality immersion because "the benefits of the metaverse cannot be fully exploited in non-virtual reality mode:"
"Virtual reality allows for total immersion and creates this sense of presence, real emotions, and real memories; no different from actually being in a time and place in real life."
However, Spio admits that their metaverse needs to enable both VR and non-VR accessibility, as content, usability, and accessibility are still necessary for the mass adoption of VR technology.< /p>
She thinks there will be a "quantum leap in the next two to three years" for the adoption of the metaverse and virtual reality.
Janine Yorio, CEO of metaverse ecosystem developer Everyrealm, disagrees, however.
For Yorio, Metaverse platforms and VR technology should develop exclusively from each other without mutual consideration.
According to his estimation, a very small portion of Metaverse experiences are being built for VR like CEEK, noting that VR does...
Experts have given mixed opinions on the role virtual reality technology will play in the metaverse.
New
Virtual reality (VR) will eventually have a place within the metaverse, but not in the foreseeable future given its slow adoption, experts say.
There's not much that can rival the experience of having your senses almost immersed in a virtual world - which is why many believe the technology will be a natural fit for the metaverse.
It's technology that Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is banking heavily on by introducing Meta Accounts which it says will allow users to more easily access its Meta Horizons platform through Oculus VR headsets.
>Mary Spio, founder and CEO of metaverse platform CEEK, is also the one waving the flag for the VR metaverse. In an interview with Cointelgraph, Spio claims that the true power of a metaverse can only be realized if users are fully immersed through the use of VR devices.
Spio's metaverse platform, CEEK, helps digital content creators, including musicians and athletes, connect directly with their fan base in a virtual environment.
Spio said his platform opted for virtual reality immersion because "the benefits of the metaverse cannot be fully exploited in non-virtual reality mode:"
"Virtual reality allows for total immersion and creates this sense of presence, real emotions, and real memories; no different from actually being in a time and place in real life."
However, Spio admits that their metaverse needs to enable both VR and non-VR accessibility, as content, usability, and accessibility are still necessary for the mass adoption of VR technology.< /p>
She thinks there will be a "quantum leap in the next two to three years" for the adoption of the metaverse and virtual reality.
Janine Yorio, CEO of metaverse ecosystem developer Everyrealm, disagrees, however.
For Yorio, Metaverse platforms and VR technology should develop exclusively from each other without mutual consideration.
According to his estimation, a very small portion of Metaverse experiences are being built for VR like CEEK, noting that VR does...
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