TECHNOLOGY
Morris-Manuel isn ’ t the only person who ’ s confident ( and vocal ) about the metaverse ’ s potential to “ change everything ”. Facebook ’ s founder , Mark Zuckerburg , is throwing his company ’ s considerable weight behind a multibillion dollar bet that the future of social engagement belongs inside a metaverse - preferably one that Facebook has created .
Earlier this year , more than 200 South Korean tech firms joined together to form the “ Metaverse Alliance ” - a sweeping series of public and private sector partnerships between financial institutions , game developers , telecoms , Samsung , and the government ’ s Ministry of Science and ICT , all aiming to infuse a number of industries ( including national defence ) with “ metaverse technologies ”.
But when it comes down to exactly how , and for whom everything is about to change - not to mention whether these changes will
“ A virtual replica of the built world , made up of billions of digital twins , will fundamentally change how we experience , interact with , and analyse with space around us ”
JAMES MORRIS-MANUEL EMEA MANAGING DIRECTOR , MATTERPORT
96 November 2021