

But, if the majority backs them up, can you imagine what will happen? Both these wouldn’t have survived a day if the demand was low. It’s safe to say that Metaverse is a decentralized world, just like cryptos are decentralized currencies. It still sounds futuristic, but if we examine the interest in Metaverse, we’ll understand that it has already taken its toll. It’s a virtual world we enter with the help of headset devices – like those for VR – only here we’re not playing games but connecting with real people wherever they are and where we want to meet. Instead of just ‘passively’ bracing the internet with our screens – we can ‘physically’ enter inside and become active virtual citizens! Metaverse is the successor of the internet. But first – let’s break the whole concept down. Not so long ago, he made a virtual presentation where he revealed that Facebook is going Meta.īelow, we will deepen the new Facebook innovation, including why Zuckerberg insists on going Meta. Quickly after the allegations, Zuckerberg shifted Metaverse through the back door and overshadowed the whistleblower case. People were disappointed in Zuckerberg, and they burned Twitter with nasty comments. You can even audition to star in a live recording of musicals such as The Lion King and Dreamgirls, if that’s your bag.On October 4 th, Facebook faced a severe financial crash and allegations they’re supporting hate speech in the virtual community. If you want to speak, you can ‘raise your hand’ and be brought up to the ‘stage’ alongside the moderator who controls everything in the room.Ĭlubhouse has become a place where you can tune into hilarious stories about the worst dating app experiences but also come across World War Three due to an argument about a kettle – honestly, that really did happen. Inside, you have the moderator aka the person who started the room, and the audience. It works on an invite-only basis to not only give subscribers that feeling of exclusivity, but to ensure that the people who do get accepted are genuine.Ĭlubhouse is made up of ‘rooms’, which anyone can join or start, and are titled with the topic of discussion. What is Clubhouse?Ĭlubhouse launched in April 2020 as a space for creatives to network all over the world. The social media giant says it plans to allow 50 per cent of its 58,000+ employees to work remotely using VR by the end of the decade. Whether or not virtual reality could bridge the gap remains to be seen but Zuckerberg is aggressively pursing it at Facebook. Millions around the world are still working remotely due to Covid-19 and the effects of prolonged Zoom meetings and lack of in-person contact are starting to show.

I think the advance in electric cars in reducing emissions is great and exciting, but I tell my team that it is easier to move bits of atoms around so we should be teleporting, not driving….’ ‘I am also pretty optimistic about the impact on climate, in reducing the amount of commuting that people have to do. ‘It is going to unlock a lot of economic opportunity because people will be able to live where they want and increasingly work where they want and kind of teleport into place. ‘One of the things that will unlock is the ability to live anywhere you want and be present in another place and really feel like you are there,’ the Facebook CEO told the assembled listeners on Clubhouse. Facebook acquired Oculus VR – one of the most recognisable brands in the market – in 2014 for $2.4 billion.


Of course, the billionaire has a horse in the race when it comes to virtual reality. The Facebook boss spoke of a science fiction-esque future where workers would ‘teleport’ into offices using virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Mark Zuckerberg has followed in the footsteps of Elon Musk and jumped on the audio-only social platform Clubhouse to appear on a talkshow.
