The Metaverse is the term used by some to describe the digital world that is created by extended reality (XR) technologies and other advancements in the internet landscape. In the Metaverse, you can immerse yourself completely in another world. You can be inside the Universe of your own creation. There will be just about everything that we have in the physical world but in the digital one. Whether you are excited about this prospect or are skeptical of it, there is no stopping the future. One thing many people are excited about is gaming in the Metaverse. Here's everything you want to know about it.
Within Extended Reality
One of the most interesting aspects of gaming in the Metaverse is that games are found completely within the extended reality of the digital world. This means that you must go into the Metaverse to play games. You can only play with people who are also in the Metaverse. Instead of the game itself being the conduit in which people interact with each other, the game is one way that people can function inside this digital landscape. There will be no separation between the normal functioning of the Metaverse and the game. You simply start playing a game. With less separation between the digital world and gaming, it becomes much more immersive.
Headsets
Of course, to completely immerse yourself in the Metaverse and the games you play there, you need a headset. The headsets that were first created for virtual reality (VR) purposes were not as good as they are now or where they will be in the future. At first, the headsets gave people the spins and made them feel sick. This has improved already, but the amount of progress that is to come will be staggering. Not only will it get to the point where these cumbersome headsets are small, you won't notice them on your head. You won't get the spins if you move around quickly. You won't even be able to distinguish it from the tangible world. Why? The result of this is contact lens.
Contact Lenses
Contact lenses to interface with the digital world have already been invented. It's already possible to engage with the internet through your eyes themselves. This technology will only improve over time. Now, these contacts specialize in a form of augmented (AR) and mixed reality (MR) that combines the tangible and digital worlds, but who is to say that these lenses won't be used for full immersion in gaming or whatever else you are doing. If it's already possible now, imagine how we will be able to immerse ourselves in the Metaverse in the years to come. Contact lenses are where all of this is headed.
Making Purchases
Of course, in the Metaverse you will want to buy things. You will want to buy games, access special features, upgrade your avatar, and engage with all the services available in a game and beyond. How will you make a purchase on the Metaverse? Of course, right now you can connect these apps and services to your debit and credit cards in the physical world, but you can also make payments with Metaverse cryptocurrency. Crypto is an encrypted blockchain currency that always shows a history of ownership. These coins can be exchanged for all kinds of things. Games, features, and other digital resources are just some of what Metaverse crypto can buy you.
While these elements of gaming in the Metaverse provide a window into what you can do now, what's to come is more difficult to predict. Whether you are excited about the future and the technological progress that comes with it, or you are a little nervous about where all this is headed, it's already on its way. Whether it's video games or our lives at large, it's vital to keep up with this progress to determine what works for us and what we should avoid.
Gaming in Metaverse is just one aspect of this digital revolution. It's possible to go as far into the digital realm as we want. The only question is, how far do we want to immerse ourselves in a new, digital Universe of our own creation?
