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Everyone Wants to Own the Metaverse

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Everyone Wants to Own the Metaverse

Metastudies
Nov 12, 2021
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Dear Avatars,

What a week! Unbelievable what has happened around the Metaverse in just one week. Could you keep up - or do you need an update?

To make a long story short: everybody and their dog wants to join the Metaverse after Facebook made its bold Meta move. So once again, thanks for all the attention (and money), Mark Zuckerberg!

What we are experiencing right now is definitely hype-driven, but it also shows how much the trend that started decades ago has long since solidified.

What's News?

First of all, a number that is really exciting, because VR seems to be much bigger than many assume - and the 250,000 MAU at Oculus for example make you expect.

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Metaver.se »Resolution Games Estimates VR Has 5 Million Active Users« roadtovr.com/resolution-gam… #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality
roadtovr.comOne of VR’s Leading Studios Estimates VR Has 5 Million Active UsersResolution Games, which has been making VR games since 2016, estimates that the VR industry currently has around 5 million active VR users. In the VR industry it’s hard to find good data on the number of headsets sold, and even harder to find data on the number of actual active users. This week Reso…
12:06 AM ∙ Nov 12, 2021
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And before we indulge in virtuality, a must-read article on growth (and climate): »The Metaverse and (near-)infinite economic growth. In a world of bits, who needs to bash metal?«

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Metaver.se »Can the Metaverse Grow GDP Without Growing Real Material Consumption?« nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2021/11/me… #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality
nwn.blogs.comCan the Metaverse Grow GDP Without Growing Real Material Consumption?Chart via Noah Smiths Substack Here’s an essay with an interesting new twist on the Metaverse conversation -- or rather, a rebooted twist. Economy journalist Noah Smith argues that a growing Metaverse can grow GDP without necessarily growing production of...
10:35 PM ∙ Nov 10, 2021
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And while last week it looked like Meta and Microsoft were going to fight over the Metaverse, now they seem to want to cooperate there (as well). Remember? Teams is to become Mesh - and move with avatars into the Metaverse...

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Metaver.se »#Meta and #Microsoft announce #partnership to integrate #Workplace and #Teams: The partnership could prove most beneficial to Meta, whose Workplace service lags drastically behind its competitors in terms of users.«
cnbc.comMeta and Microsoft announce partnership to integrate Workplace and TeamsMeta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced a partnership that will allow customers to integrate Workplace with Microsoft Teams.
12:56 AM ∙ Nov 11, 2021
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But let's talk about money and the companies that want to use it in very different ways.

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Metaver.se »#Enjin announces $100 million #fund to support a #crypto #metaverse: Competition for building the #nextgeneration #internet hots up as Enjin makes its play.«
cryptoslate.comEnjin announces $100 million fund to support a crypto metaverseSocial gaming platform Enjin has announced $100 million of funding for the Efinity Metaverse in a bid to bolster its NFT ecosystem.
6:08 AM ∙ Nov 7, 2021
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#Metaverse »#Nvidia is #plumbing the #3Duniverse for our #avatars: Nvidia sees itself as a #hardwareoverlord of #themetaverse and dropped some hints about the operation of a parallel 3D universe in which our cartoon selves can work, play and interact.«
j.mpNvidia is plumbing the 3D universe for our avatarsThat’s so Meta
12:35 PM ∙ Nov 10, 2021
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Metaverse @Metaverse
Metaver.se »'#AR Is Where the Real #Metaverse Is Going to Happen': #Facebook might aim to build an all-immersive digital matrix, but #Niantic CEO #JohnHanke tells us that what he plans to do is take #reality - and make it better.«
wired.com‘AR Is Where the Real Metaverse Is Going to Happen’Facebook might aim to build an all-immersive digital matrix, but Niantic CEO John Hanke tells us that what he plans to do is take reality—and make it better.
5:23 AM ∙ Nov 9, 2021
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Metaverse @Metaverse
Metaver.se »With Disney Announcing "Our Own Metaverse", Prepare for an IP Bloodbath Across Competing Platforms« nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2021/11/ma… #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality
nwn.blogs.comWith Disney Announcing “Our Own Metaverse”, Prepare for an IP Bloodbath Across Competing PlatformsAbove: Dozens among the hundreds of user-made ROBLOX worlds using Disney IP I’m not surprised at all by this announcement, but I’m somewhat surprised that no one at Disney explained to company leadership what a Metaverse actually is: Disney CEO...
11:06 PM ∙ Nov 11, 2021
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Metaverse @Metaverse
Metaver.se »Tencent’s Metaverse Plans to Follow Chinese Law« xrtoday.com/mixed-reality/… #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality
xrtoday.comTencent’s Metaverse Plans to Follow Chinese Law - XR TodayXR Today reports on the latest extended reality news from around the globe, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality.
4:45 PM ∙ Nov 11, 2021
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Metaver.se »#AMD lands #Meta as #customer, takes aim at #Nvidia with #newchips.«
reuters.comAMD lands Meta as customer and takes on Nvidia, sending shares up 11%Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Monday said it has won Meta Platforms Inc as a data center chip customer, sending AMD shares up more than 11%as it cemented some of its gains against Intel Corp .
7:35 PM ∙ Nov 8, 2021
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Metaverse @Metaverse
Metaver.se »NVIDIA Stocks Rise amid Metaverse Funding« xrtoday.com/mixed-reality/… #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality
xrtoday.comNVIDIA Stocks Rise amid Metaverse Funding - XR TodayXR Today reports on the latest extended reality news from around the globe, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality.
2:50 PM ∙ Nov 8, 2021
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And last but not least, the question of all questions remains: Will the Metaverse be (old style) Internet-like decentralized - or just the next centralized walled garden? What do you think?

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Metaver.se »The #Metaverse: Will it be a #decentralized #haven or a #centralized #tyranny?« cointelegraph.com/news/the-metav…
6:05 AM ∙ Nov 7, 2021
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Join the Metaver.se!

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PPS: Actually, we are in the Fediverse on Mastodon, Metaverse-ly decentralised and interoperable: Metaver.se - Nachrichten aus dem Metaversum auf Deutsch gibt’s unter MTVRSM.de - und im MTVRSM.club auf Clubhouse! (Ja, wirklich!)

PPPS: Sooner or later we will expand our presence on TikTok audio-visually, but don’t forget to join us right now: MTVRS.TV

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