![]() ![]() ![]() I’m on my fourth version of VR hardware (Oculus Quest 2), and it does a few things incredibly well, most notably putting you in an environment. That’s the main reason I hate it, because everyone thinks you just mean VR.Īnd look, VR is cool. ![]() The MetaVerse in the book is essentially what we saw on screen in Ready Player One - a simulated virtual worldspace that people strapped on glasses and haptic suits to interact with - which replaced the boring old screens, mice, and keyboards we use now to do all the same things (interact, entertain, communicate, work, etc.). I won’t present my deconstruction of its themes here, I’ll save that for some podcast, but it was enormously influential on anyone interested in the internet in 1992 who was paying attention. The reason I hate the word is manifold, but it starts with Neil Stephenson’s Snow Crash, a book I love from an author I love. The latter is sour grapes, but the former is worth exploring because there’s no question in my mind, a lot of your over-40 clients are going to be a bit confused, and thanks to Facebook, now they’re gonna ask.
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