Serendipity and the Metaverse

Mark: People think the metaverse is a place - but it's really about a time when immersive digital worlds become the primary way we live our lives. The metaverse is a continuation, not a new thing.

The thing that excites me about virtual and augmented reality is the feeling of presence. The idea that this is the first computing platform in the history of computing, where you really feel like you’re there with another person.

The key question: how do you replicate presence?  Mark says Meta wants to make the most human thing possible: visual presence, spatial audio, temperature, olfactory system, touch, etc.

The very premise of the Metaverse presumes that the “next” platform shifts from hardware-based operating systems and hardware-centric experiences to persistent and ubiquitous virtual simulations.