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As facebook changed its name, boasts 2021 RMB will be the first year of the universe, the yuan, the concept of the universe once again set off the media become a crispy Fried chicken, despite zuckerberg and ma platform for one of the bosses, but yuan hit also accompanied by questioning and abuse of the universe, such as cardinal Zhou Hongyi RMB as the development of the universe will be the demise of the human. But what is the truth? In the spirit of no investigation, no right to speak, I have consulted relevant materials. This article will include where does the meta-universe come from? What is the meta-universe? How will the metasverse change your life and mine? I hope this information can help you who are also confused but full of curiosity.
Where the meta-universe came from
Yuan originated in the universe in American science fiction writer neal Stephenson, 1992 issue of the science fiction “avalanche”, the leading role of “avalanche” hong through a specially designed computer will be able to enter the real world parallel to the other world, the world is called yuan of the universe, all in real life people in yuan in the universe has a network of “busy”, Millions of “cyberdopplegs” traverse the confines of space to traverse the lit streets of the meta-universe, chatting and playing games. Written in the early days of the Internet, the novel shows that technological limitations did not limit people’s desire for a better digital life.
Technology has been in progress, human imagination on yuan universe digital world is also true, released in 2018 Steven spielberg film, “oasis” in the top players for human imagination future yuan is further draw the outline of the universe, the wade through VR head is shown in the movie and so on a series of equipment into the digital world “oasis”, In the oasis, he can climb Mount Everest, drive Manhattan in a modified car and search for treasure, as if living in the digital world all over again. Compared with avalanche’s wild imagination, Ready Player One is more grounded in reality. The development of VR and AR technology has made people feel the charm of immersive experience brought by VR and AR technology, and the pictures in the movie seem to be at their fingertips.
According to the given trajectory yuan universe may not be so quickly into the public’s vision, but a new crown outbreak accelerate off-guard yuan universe from behind the scenes on the stage, all countries in the height of the epidemic was shutdown, people were quarantined at home, people as a social animal, is hidden in the gene social and recreational needs, This demand was greatly amplified during the pandemic, as evidenced by the rapid growth of related companies during the pandemic. Not only is the volume growing, but users are demanding more of the quality of social entertainment. A concert during the epidemic gave an answer. In April 2020, during the epidemic and severe period, The American rapper Scott held a concert which attracted 12.3 million people through the large-scale game Fortnite. When the concert began, the stage lit up with purple flames as Scott’s song played. At the moment when the whole stage was smashed by falling flames, a huge avatar of “Scott” made a grand entrance. During the concert, it would also be moved to other stages, and all the audience could sway along with the singer and enjoy an immersive audio-visual feast. Have you ever had trouble getting tickets for Jay Chou’s or Eason Chan’s concert, or made fun of the fact that you can’t just watch the concert video? Maybe this is another kind of charm of the meta-universe. Through the digital world, a group of like-minded people can get rid of the constraints of space and pursue the ultimate experience.
Metaverse: The continuation and upgrading of the Internet
The introduction may have given us a sense of what the metadverse is, but what is it? Are they just big 3D entertainment games? The answer is no, if it were just an innovation of entertainment games, it would not have been so popular. The metasomes could have a far more profound impact on our work, life and entertainment. So what exactly is the metadverse? Wikipedia defines it as follows:
Yuan universe is collective Shared virtual space, contains all the virtual world and the Internet, may contain the derivatives of the real world, but different in augmented reality, yuan universe concept is often used to describe the future of the Internet, iteration, by persistent, Shared, 3 d virtual space, and connect into a virtual universe perceived.
It can also be seen that the meta-universe is a lasting, shared three-dimensional virtual space. The meta-universe is the next generation of Internet, that is, the third generation of Internet (Web3.0), and will become the digital space for human entertainment, social contact and even work in the future. In the era of the meta-universe, a new digital space will be built in which the physical world and the digital world are integrated, and the deep integration of the real economy and the digital economy will be promoted to shape the future shape of the development of the digital economy. In the era of the meta-universe, digital technology will be integrated into all kinds of operation scenes of the whole society to achieve high-quality development of the data economy. Computing power and data are fundamental to the development of the meta-universe and the digital economy. 5G enables high-speed and stable data transmission; The Internet of Things and the Industrial Internet connect online and offline data to realize the “digital twin”. Blockchain technology capitalizes the data of the metasurverse, forming a new trust mechanism and collaboration mode; VR and AR change the way people interact with the digital world, realizing “virtual reality symbiosis”; Artificial intelligence has become the intelligent brain of digital network, leading digital economy into a new stage of intelligent economy development.
From the above introduction, it can be seen that the meta-universe is a continuation and iteration of the Internet, but it integrates many technologies such as 5G, VR, AR and blockchain. The diagram below shows the development track of the beginning of the Internet, is “at the beginning of the birth of the Internet, which is PC Internet era, beginning in 1994, the first generation of the Internet has the advantage of efficient information, so the network news, online search and E-mail applications such as popularization, Internet users connect quickly, improve the efficiency of global information transmission, Lower the threshold of access to information. During the representative has Yahoo, the United States online, Sohu, NetEase and so on. Then Web2.0 refers to mobile Internet. Since 2008, smart phones have the characteristics of “always online” and “anytime, anywhere” online. The concept of “surfing the Internet” gradually disappears in the era of mobile Internet, because users are always on the network. Social relationships have been introduced to the Internet in large numbers, and more new social relationships have been established. Online and offline interactions have become closer. Social networks, O2O services, mobile games and network live broadcasting and other mobile Internet services have become the mainstream, represented by Apple, Xiaomi, Meituan and Ant Financial. 2021 is the first year of the metasomes, and the Internet is about to be upgraded iteratively. A series of new changes will occur. Blockchain makes data become assets, smart contracts create a programmable intelligent economic system, and the Internet of Things allows the physical world to be widely mapped to the digital space. AR realizes the superposition of the digital world and the real world. 5G network, cloud computing and edge computing are building a more magnificent digital world.
Welcome to the meta-universe
The last section looked at the metasomes from a macro perspective. The metasomes are the continuation and upgrade of the Internet. Zuckerberg once said that the metasomes are not about letting people participate more in the Internet, but letting people participate more naturally in the Internet. So how will the metasverse affect our lives? There may have been several major trends in the meta-cosmic age:
The convergence of digital and physical worlds
The primary purpose of the meta-universe is not to engage people more with the Internet, but to engage them more naturally. The meta-universe is not just a digital world, but a strong interaction and deep integration between the digital world and the physical world. Therefore, the meta-universe will provide better immersive Internet access experience. For example, during the epidemic period, many meetings were held online, but the current 2D meeting experience is poor and the effect of information transmission is not satisfactory.
In the yuan in the universe can provide a more immersive experience, equipment, such as by VR glasses attendees can span physical space limit in a digital space together, every one in the digital space have a digital copy, you can clearly feel everyone’s language and actions, and even more subtle facial expressions. And I think in the yuan it will be more diversified information transfer in the universe, in the class, for example, in the first students to acquire knowledge through the text books, the advantages of this approach is concise enough, its drawback is that for some highly abstract things only through words difficult to understand, severe cases may lose interest in learning, Later, the appearance of PPT brought a glimmer of brilliance to traditional teaching. Some videos and pictures made dull knowledge points more vivid, but the scenes were too single and the experience was not good enough.
Yuan universe to provide a more immersive experience will make knowledge more vivid image, knowledge come from, not from their own experience is our ancestors, and concise, the concise result finally come down in the form of text, this is we learn knowledge, knowledge formation may be a long process, during this period of some representational constantly abstraction and concise, The end result can be hard to understand, and the metasexes may offer the user a chance to experience this abstract and condensed process once more, so that they can better understand and absorb it. Wrote that I suddenly thought of junior middle school learning the zuiweng pavilion “, maybe in the future when students learning the text, the teacher and classmates together through ouyang xiu the famous party, in a digital space really feel what is the “south”, what is a “water renovation of works qu”, and finally in the setting sun XieHui feeling has the sip satrap say “positively call who? Luling Ouyang Xiu also “a little lonely.
The integration of digital economy and real economy
In addition to more immersive interactive information, yuan universe also need to realize the digital world and physical world in the economic exchange, like mobile payment for the mobile Internet era has brought convenient payment, but the scene is relatively simple, and compared with the mobile Internet era, the universe has more complex scenarios and system, Therefore, the meta-universe will establish a more complex economic interconnection with the physical world, forming a complete closed-loop economy with high digitalization and intelligence, and realizing the integration of digital economy and real economy. The meta-cosmic economy may contain the following characteristics:
Intelligent economy
The smart economy of the meta-universe is a new economic paradigm based on blockchain and smart contracts. Blockchain is a collaboration protocol and computing network. Based on smart contracts of blockchain, people, people and things and things can easily realize automated and trusted economic collaboration. At the same time, blockchain can also use atomic exchange in the digital world to “hand over money, hand over delivery”, without the need for third-party institutions as a credit intermediary to provide guarantee, the two parties do not face trust risks, thus greatly reducing transaction costs.
The creative economy
An important part of the metasomes is digital content. The metasomes are creator-driven worlds. Users are no longer just consumers of digital content, but creators of digital content. NFT and other related concepts and technologies can effectively protect the rights and interests of creators, stimulate the creative passion of creators, and promote the further prosperity of digital culture.
Economic data
The essence of a data economy is to turn physical transactions in the real world into data flows. In the meta-universe, people around the world can communicate and collaborate efficiently, intelligent devices connected to the Internet will be linked effectively, and industrial chain collaboration will become more transparent and efficient. Asset on-chain is expected to become a mainstream business model, which can promote the integration of digital assets and physical assets and comprehensively improve the flow and value of assets.
Convergence of digital and physical assets
The ability to transfer value efficiently and reliably is at the heart of modern finance. In the meta-universe. Blockchain technology can not only ensure the ownership, transfer and security of digital assets, but also enable digital economic activities in the meta-universe to accumulate and form large amounts of digital wealth. Tokens, digital assets on the blockchain, will serve as a bridge between the physical world and the digital world. These digital assets, combined with Defi, can greatly increase the liquidity of assets, thus truly activating the value of assets.
Are you ready?
Professor Christensen of Harvard Business School mentioned in the Innovator’s Dilemma that the innovation that requires the end users to change their behavior is the innovation that disrupts the market and can bring great business value, which is called “discontinuous innovation” or “disruptive innovation”. Yuan universe ultimately shape may be different, but the user experience for the pursuit of the won’t change, yuan universe is now very good development direction, as shown in the figure below, in the era of yuan universe user behavior will dramatically change, may create a number of times of tves, RMB in the face of the universe, are you ready?
Write in the last
Personally, I am optimistic about the meta-universe, so I am also deeply understanding blockchain and VR and other related technologies, and I will write some articles later. If you are interested, you can pay attention to the public number QStack, and share with you.