The majority of the population in the internet community are familiar with the term Metaverse. This is where each individual’s activity is interconnected to each other, whenever, wherever. It’s like we are living on a second planet, on another realm that is familiar to us.
But, did you know that Metaverse was coined more than a hundred years ago?
This is the brainchild idea of Sir Charles Wheatstone, from his ‘binocular vision’ perspective stereoscopes originated — a technology using visual illusions to create depth in an image. It’s more like combining two images, designated for each eye creating a single 3D image. The same concept applies to what we are using today. known as Virtual Reality headsets.
The first VR machine was developed in 1956 by an American filmmaker, Morton Heilig. He was immersed in developing virtual illusions and human sensory signals to upgrade the presentation of cinemas. By late 1960, the filmmaker built a console with multiple inputs including motion chair, audio, temperature, and stereoscopic images — coining it The Sensorama Machine. The concept was a simulation of a motorcycle ride experience, along with atmospheric audio sound, 3D video, scents, and the vibrating chair. This provided a revolutionary form of entertainment ideas to the masses.
The word ‘metaverse’ itself was used in a 1982 Novel, Snow Crash. The author, Neil Stevenson introduced the idea of a virtual place somewhere where the characters can find solace outside the cruel world.
The point here is that the metaverse has existed for a long time. It has been in our system, even before the pandemic, even before the Spanish flu, and even before our great-grandparents were born. It’s the ‘in’ thing.
Progressive companies are moving into Metaverse for more immersive and interactive transactions. Consumer brands, art creators, enterprises, gaming companies, academies, telecommunications, etc are moving to this platform for a fast and efficient alternative business system.
Statistica showed that the international metaverse market garnered a whopping $38.85 billion in 2021; has the potential to gain $47.48 billion in 2022; and is expected to bloat to $678.8 billion by 2030!
EXGOLAND is one of the fastest-growing platforms in the metaverse. It is the first-ever Metaverse created in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The company is geared to provide all users with a plethora of opportunities to build, own, and operate projects and businesses.
EXGOLAND can do business transactions for you. It is well-versed in creating a highly immersive and interactive virtual community for the education, tourism, banking, retail, real estate, government, gaming, and entertainment industry.
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