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Austin — NFT is heading to Instagram, but Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only one planning a journey to the Metaverse of humanity.
Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and its parent company Meta, said, “It’s going to be pretty powerful,” while teasing the crowds gathering at the Austin-based SXSW conference this week for NFTs to arrive on the social platform. Told.
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Daymond John, FUBU’s founder and CEO and ABC’s “Shark Tank” star, speaks with Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW. Photo by Channa Steinmetz / Startland News
In a conversation with Damond John Founder and CEO of FUBU ABC’s “Shark Tank” star Zuckerberg has insights into what the future of the Internet will look like and how new technologies like NFTs can lead people to augmented reality and slide their goggles. Was shown. Commute to virtual offices and places where people with various disabilities leave wheelchairs and pedestrians to dance for the first time.
“I think the Metaverse is the next chapter in the Internet,” Zuckerberg declared, comparing the transition of the world with the evolution of web browsing from desktop computers to mobile phones and tablets.
“This will be the successor.”
To truly revolutionize the way humans interact, he must first feel that he is completely present in the Metaverse, he continued. Meta’s daily work To ensure such a reality.
“Today you may see the document — you may see the website, but in the future you will join it … basically you are right there You can feel like you’re with others, “he explains, using examples that include the future of remote work, such as moving beyond zoom conferencing to a whiteboard session in augmented reality. I explained. The burden of communication experienced by distributed teams.
Such connections and experiences are undoubtedly exhilarating, but what makes Zuckerberg most excited about the new Metaverse is the opportunity to present content creators and creativity.
“There is this great opportunity around us,” Zuckerberg said of how the Metaverse is built by the hands of the inhabitants. This is the same as in the real world.
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Facebook and Meta can deploy virtual and augmented reality headsets and establish systems and networks that make the world operational, but people determine that experience, Zuckerberg continued.
“Our goal is to help build some basic technologies that will help bring the Metaverse to life … [Creators] People around this who have created this massive new economy and are doing the kind of creative work they want to do, rather than the millions of jobs and perhaps the kind of work they feel they have to do. Hope to support [do] today. “
Kansas City-based creatives expect such a statement to be true, Brendan O’Shaughnessy said, and the launch of NFTs on Instagram seeks to build a bridge between the two worlds. He said it would be a step in the right direction for tech companies.
Brendan O’Shaughnessy, sea and sea
“”We are pleased that Meta has implemented NFT integration. I feel the timing is right. It’s never too early or too late. That makes sense to me. ” O’Shaughnessy, founder of Web3 design studio Ocean and Sea and community organizer of the NFT Central Professional Group, said.
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“Like Twitter’s profile integration in January, whether you like it or not, adopting NFTs was the next step needed to stay ahead of new technologies.” Osha Nessie He went on to note that refusing to participate could lead to serious setbacks for tech companies.
“The integration is gradual, but the inevitable result is to create native NFTs directly in the apps we’re used to,” he continued.
“Even if you don’t need an NFT, you can eventually get one …. Come, mark my words.”
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Sam Kulikov, Chief Marketing Officer and Founder of the KCPioneers esports team, agreed with O’Shaughnessy’s view and said similar progress could be made in a corner of his world.
“The digital environment is changing rapidly, making it easier to create new tools that connect to new communities,” said Krikov.
“Like Twitter, NFT integration within Instagram provides users with a convenient way to promote and share NFTs and connect with others throughout the community. We at Pioneer, this is ours. We look forward to seeing the potential of the industry and beyond. “
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Mark Zuckerberg shows the integration of reality and augmented reality in the Metaverse
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There is no timeline for NFTs to roll out to Instagram, Zuckerberg said, admitting that he wasn’t ready to announce development details yet.
What he can say is that including NFTs within the Instagram platform for the SXSW crowd is an extension of the Metaverse.
“With these platforms used by hundreds of billions of people, the ability to have these social environments and bootstrap many of these actions (which I think will be even greater in the Metaverse) will be significantly stronger. “He said. ..
“We are excited to bring the next generation of the Internet to life with all these tools that exist today.”
Zuckerberg’s use of NFT in the Metaverse included casting clothes and choosing a unique style for Avatar.
A short distance from Zuckerberg’s session, SXSW attendees were completely immersed in the early iterations of the Metaverse through the conference’s Extended Reality (XR) exhibition.
Pop culture fanatics attended Megan Thee Stallion on stage for the performance of the 2021 hit “Thot Shit” in a VR experience titled “Enter Thee Hottieverse”. AmazeVR will provide a concert experience to some theaters in the United States later this year.
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At the additional SXSW exhibition, users were able to experience theater from the perspective of military service, actors, and step into the unknown world to experience events that include the end of the world.
The NFT Gallery presents the work of technology-based artists in traditional gallery settings, explaining how the new media works, how computers scrape the Internet to act as artists, and the state of humanity they bring. Revealed the revelation. On the surface, and the price people are willing to pay for their unique presence.
“People are always trying to share their experiences and experience the experiences of others in the richest possible way,” Zuckerberg describes a similar case within the Metaverse.
“When I started in 2004, it was mostly text. That’s why Facebook started as a website …. A few years later, the main thing we all get and share a camera-equipped phone. The method is now visual, “he continued.
“We’ve moved from text to photography. Now video is the main way to share our experience … but I don’t think it’s the end of the line,” Zuckerberg resolutely said. rice field.
“The next logical step beyond that is to have a medium to immerse yourself in.”
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