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What is the metaverse doing? (Genuine question, not an attack)

Generative AI is helping me write code, make drawings and learn. Crypto is helping me make international payments, use more open social networks, and get a new class of supplementary news via polymarket.

What is the metaverse doing? (Genuine question, not an attack)

https://x.com/edzitron/status/1833914016240222715

I spent about 10 years working in AR/VR and this question is part of why I've been so burnt out and stepped away from the industry. There are some games that really make sense in VR like Beat Saber, Super Hot, and Half Life Alyx, all of which are great. But existing games don't map to VR and you have to really design from first principles of what the device wants. That's not something big game developers are willing to do given the size of the market. And because the medium is inherently spatial it requires users to burn calories to engage with,  which is not a behavior compatible with gamers as they exist today. They want to sit still and move as little as possible.

Spatial movies are great on the vision pro, and video calls even though they are wonky are pretty compelling. Because of the ray traced audio it really sounds like the person is in the room with you. The added sense of presence is way better than a standard video call

We've been ten years away from VR for the last ten years, still 10 years away