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In the second paragraph of Implementations, there's a reference to ChatGPT. This doesn't make any sense. Stray edit from something? 136.159.213.1 ( talk) 18:57, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
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I suggest adding these issues to the criticism and concerns on social issues:
As people increasingly pursue social interactions in the virtual world, concerns have been raised about ethics, sexual predators, terrorism entrapment and indoctrination, privacy, and security. While big tech companies pursuing the Metaverse concept are aware of these issues, they could deter people from enjoying and exploiting the total immersive experiences that the concept provides. Another challenge that may confront the Metaverse concept is the cost for hardware such as headsets and other products that will allow people to enter the virtual world. This could lead to social segregation, as the poor and people of limited economic means may be locked out. The Metaverse will also not suffice the interaction quest for people with different physical challenges, especially the blind and the deaf. The visually impaired will be greatly disadvantaged unless advanced technologies are available to address their plight.
Source: https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/5/3/40 Resilientcity ( talk) 06:09, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
It is fundamentally difficult to speak of "lack of adoption", of something that does not yet exist extensively. Decentraland and Meta's platform are specifically mentioned here as negative examples, which do not even fulfill the criteria of the Metaverse, such as interoperability, economic exchange, AR and VR, etc. The Metaverse is still in its absolute initial stages of development, and for example, according to reports from City Group, McKinsey, PwC, will only be ready for the market in 5-15 years. It is a slow process in which many standards must first be created and everyone continues to work on it. Furthermore, it is nonsense to compare Metaverse with AI, since AI will be a core technology of Metaverse. Using opinion articles with clickbait character as a basis for statements here should be reconsidered. Dave-George ( talk) 12:28, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
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Hi,
Please add sources to the sentence "Proposed applications for metaverse technology include improving work productivity,[31][45] [XX], ..."
We wrote a paper about the use of metaverse in the workplace and we would like to get it to a wider audience.
Thanks in advance, Tereza Tersi Science ( talk) 12:19, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
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The "Blockchain-Powered Crypto Metaverse" seems to be placing undue focus on this one particular possible way to implementing a metaverse. It has citations, but seems to be weaving a narrative that is borderline POV-pushing re blockchain generally. Unsure why this is even here, as there doesn't appear to be any major public discussion on using blockchain to power the metaverse. I think it should be trimmed considerably. -- ZimZalaBim talk 18:55, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
For application process 67.61.19.53 ( talk) 07:28, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
I suggest updating progresses regarding metaverse-enabled interactive learning environments into the "Implementations" section (which is currently mentioned shortly as a promising direction in the last paragraph). For example, Edverse launched Edverse Meta Classroom [1], which provides educators and learners with 3D visualizing and storytelling functions to facilitate K12 education. Another example is that The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology implemented the MetaHKUST [2] platform in 2022, which integrates learning resources and opportunites that surpass geographical boundaries for university students and teachers in both Hong Kong campus and Guangzhou campus. CLclclclcl ( talk) 06:32, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
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Re: Criticism and concerns Feasibility [para 1] [para 2] "In an article for The New York Times on October 26, 2022, Ryan Mac, a technology reporter, claimed that for the past year, Mark Zuckerberg has struggled to find the best way to achieve the metaverse. He failed.[69]"
Given source article, suggest this is excessively negative interpretation, which mentions metaverse investment as only one factor in FB earnings call. Still - given reasonable editorial leeway - suggest minor edit (sentence 2) may be sufficient for a fix.
"In an article for The New York Times on October 26, 2022, Ryan Mac, a technology reporter, claimed that for the past year, Mark Zuckerberg has struggled to find the best way to achieve the metaverse. He has yet to succeed.[69] 203.118.175.40 ( talk) 20:39, 23 November 2023 (UTC)"
I’m wondering whether it would be a good idea to remove the three words starting this article (“In science fiction,”). Of course, the Metaverse can still be described as “hypothetical” in the first sentence, but the term has come into use outside purely science fiction contexts. I’m personally fine with either outcome, but I wanted to know what other editors thought. Gluonz ( talk) 21:01, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
The metaverse is a loosely-defined term which can have different meanings depending on context. In science fiction...That way it's clear that how its used in science fiction isn't the same as how its used in research or colloquially. That's a clunky proposal, but hopefully you get the idea. Grayfell ( talk) 01:44, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
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Change X: "The metaverse is a loosely defined term referring to virtual worlds in which users represented by avatars interact,[1] usually in 3D and usually focused on social and economic connection."
Request change to Y: The metaverse (or "meta" for short) is a loosely defined term referring to virtual worlds in which users represented by avatars interact,[1] usually in 3D and usually focused on social and economic connection.
The reason why: "meta" was used as a shorted term to mean "metaverse" way before Facebook Meta took hold of it. It should be made clear on this Wikipedia page that "meta" is the shortened version of "metaverse", like TV & television, etc.
Not everyone even uses Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp - whereas the metaverse is for EVERYONE. 90.243.245.205 ( talk) 14:39, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
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In the second paragraph of Implementations, there's a reference to ChatGPT. This doesn't make any sense. Stray edit from something? 136.159.213.1 ( talk) 18:57, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
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I suggest adding these issues to the criticism and concerns on social issues:
As people increasingly pursue social interactions in the virtual world, concerns have been raised about ethics, sexual predators, terrorism entrapment and indoctrination, privacy, and security. While big tech companies pursuing the Metaverse concept are aware of these issues, they could deter people from enjoying and exploiting the total immersive experiences that the concept provides. Another challenge that may confront the Metaverse concept is the cost for hardware such as headsets and other products that will allow people to enter the virtual world. This could lead to social segregation, as the poor and people of limited economic means may be locked out. The Metaverse will also not suffice the interaction quest for people with different physical challenges, especially the blind and the deaf. The visually impaired will be greatly disadvantaged unless advanced technologies are available to address their plight.
Source: https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/5/3/40 Resilientcity ( talk) 06:09, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
It is fundamentally difficult to speak of "lack of adoption", of something that does not yet exist extensively. Decentraland and Meta's platform are specifically mentioned here as negative examples, which do not even fulfill the criteria of the Metaverse, such as interoperability, economic exchange, AR and VR, etc. The Metaverse is still in its absolute initial stages of development, and for example, according to reports from City Group, McKinsey, PwC, will only be ready for the market in 5-15 years. It is a slow process in which many standards must first be created and everyone continues to work on it. Furthermore, it is nonsense to compare Metaverse with AI, since AI will be a core technology of Metaverse. Using opinion articles with clickbait character as a basis for statements here should be reconsidered. Dave-George ( talk) 12:28, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
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Hi,
Please add sources to the sentence "Proposed applications for metaverse technology include improving work productivity,[31][45] [XX], ..."
We wrote a paper about the use of metaverse in the workplace and we would like to get it to a wider audience.
Thanks in advance, Tereza Tersi Science ( talk) 12:19, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
References
The "Blockchain-Powered Crypto Metaverse" seems to be placing undue focus on this one particular possible way to implementing a metaverse. It has citations, but seems to be weaving a narrative that is borderline POV-pushing re blockchain generally. Unsure why this is even here, as there doesn't appear to be any major public discussion on using blockchain to power the metaverse. I think it should be trimmed considerably. -- ZimZalaBim talk 18:55, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
For application process 67.61.19.53 ( talk) 07:28, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
I suggest updating progresses regarding metaverse-enabled interactive learning environments into the "Implementations" section (which is currently mentioned shortly as a promising direction in the last paragraph). For example, Edverse launched Edverse Meta Classroom [1], which provides educators and learners with 3D visualizing and storytelling functions to facilitate K12 education. Another example is that The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology implemented the MetaHKUST [2] platform in 2022, which integrates learning resources and opportunites that surpass geographical boundaries for university students and teachers in both Hong Kong campus and Guangzhou campus. CLclclclcl ( talk) 06:32, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
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Re: Criticism and concerns Feasibility [para 1] [para 2] "In an article for The New York Times on October 26, 2022, Ryan Mac, a technology reporter, claimed that for the past year, Mark Zuckerberg has struggled to find the best way to achieve the metaverse. He failed.[69]"
Given source article, suggest this is excessively negative interpretation, which mentions metaverse investment as only one factor in FB earnings call. Still - given reasonable editorial leeway - suggest minor edit (sentence 2) may be sufficient for a fix.
"In an article for The New York Times on October 26, 2022, Ryan Mac, a technology reporter, claimed that for the past year, Mark Zuckerberg has struggled to find the best way to achieve the metaverse. He has yet to succeed.[69] 203.118.175.40 ( talk) 20:39, 23 November 2023 (UTC)"
I’m wondering whether it would be a good idea to remove the three words starting this article (“In science fiction,”). Of course, the Metaverse can still be described as “hypothetical” in the first sentence, but the term has come into use outside purely science fiction contexts. I’m personally fine with either outcome, but I wanted to know what other editors thought. Gluonz ( talk) 21:01, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
The metaverse is a loosely-defined term which can have different meanings depending on context. In science fiction...That way it's clear that how its used in science fiction isn't the same as how its used in research or colloquially. That's a clunky proposal, but hopefully you get the idea. Grayfell ( talk) 01:44, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
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Change X: "The metaverse is a loosely defined term referring to virtual worlds in which users represented by avatars interact,[1] usually in 3D and usually focused on social and economic connection."
Request change to Y: The metaverse (or "meta" for short) is a loosely defined term referring to virtual worlds in which users represented by avatars interact,[1] usually in 3D and usually focused on social and economic connection.
The reason why: "meta" was used as a shorted term to mean "metaverse" way before Facebook Meta took hold of it. It should be made clear on this Wikipedia page that "meta" is the shortened version of "metaverse", like TV & television, etc.
Not everyone even uses Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp - whereas the metaverse is for EVERYONE. 90.243.245.205 ( talk) 14:39, 26 February 2024 (UTC)