What is the Metaverse?

The metaverse is the next generation of the internet--powered by a new generation of creators and enabling real-time, immersive activities.

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In this video I introduce the key concepts of the metaverse, including the experiences it enables (games, social, music, esports, etc.); discovery; the creator economy; spatial computing (virtual reality, augmented reality and other immersive 3D technologies); human interface; decentralization (open source, distributing computing, and blockchain); and infrastructure (enabling semiconductors, networks, 5G+6G, cloud computing).

0:00 Introduction
0:42 The Metaverse is the next generation of the Internet
1:35 What does the Metaverse do?
2:22 Properties of the metaverse; Games will inform how the metaverse is built
4:13 Emphasis on Activities rather than transactions
5:27 Exponential rise in creativity
6:26 The 7 Layers of the Metaverse
7:20 Discovery
8:15 Creator Economy
9:36 Spatial Computing
10:22 Decentralization
11:24 Human Interface Hardware
12:34 Infrastructure - semiconductors, batteries, cloud computing, networking, 5G, 6G
13:38 Who are the companies and projects building the metaverse?
14:27 Multiverse of metaverses, not a single metaverse
15:03 Summary - Real-time, decentralized, direct-from-imagination

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