how long will you stay in the Metaverse?
are we actually going to be logged in all day for work and play
“Have you been to Wayne’s World?”
“Wayne’s World?” I say.
“Yeah!” exclaims my friend, Mendex. “It’s this new world where they, like, completely recreated scenes from the movie with some decent AI in the Wayne and Garth characters. You can even..”
I quickly mute myself and groan out loud. She probably saw my facial expressions, though, as I didn’t have time to stop facial tracking. She ignored it and pressed on, gushing out all the wonderful features of this ‘most excellent’ Wayne’s World that we must go visit.
She’s always dragging me along to these half-built, zany worlds she finds. She scopes out new worlds and posts about them like people used to do with new restaurants.
I glance at my watch. 6:17…. PM or AM? Judging by how tired I am and how much I really don’t want to go to this Wayne’s World despite liking the movie, I’m gonna go with AM.
That means I’ve been in the Metaverse for over 18 hours! I should get some sleep. Maybe take a walk in the park tomorrow.
“Mendex, rain check on Wayne’s World? Sorry, I gotta hit the hay” I apologize. “Maybe tomorrow night?”
“Yeah, no worries. Dmitry will probably go with me. I’ll ping him,” she says.
He’s in the UN-controlled former Russian territories, so 11 hours ahead of me in California, should be getting off work now. He’ll probably go. Now I don’t feel so bad.
I really need to sleep now, the fatigue just kinda sneaks up on you. That’s the thing about the Metaverse, the sun never sets, you gotta just log out.
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How long will we spend in VR?
Honestly, I have no idea, but I was inspired to write this little blurb after a recent tweet of mine sparked a rush of defense from the uber enthusiasts of the VR community.
Apparently, some people really are strapping a headset on all day.
These people are the dedicated few with today’s heavy headsets.
But would it be so crazy to be plugged in for 8, 10, 12 hours with sleek, lightweight, powerful headsets?
How much time do we already spend looking at a screen? Maybe we should just dive in. Get some work done then go hang out in Wayne’s World with Mendex and a Mike Myers avatar.
Why not? See you there!
☠ Die in VR die in real life
Palmer Lucky, the guy that founded Oculus but now no longer works there, created a VR art project of a Quest Pro with 3 explosive devices rigged to kill you if your character dies in the game. He calls it art.
👶 World population passes 8 billion
We made it past 8 billion people. Kinda crazy. Contrary to our previous thoughts though that overpopulation would be a thing, the birth rate accross the board is falling. The UN projects we’ll stagnate at 10.4 billion and may reverse. Generally most developed countries don’t have a high enough birth rate to sustain themselves without immigration. But hey, maybe the AIs will solve the problem?
🤑 Crypto Winter Update
FTX is the latest crypto debacle, not sure you understand what went down? Fortune has a plain English article.
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