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Biggest deal in gaming history: Is Metaverse a boon or a bane?
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Metaverse - The New Future or Just Hype?

Anyone who has ever watched the Korean drama “Memories of the Alhambra” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lcy3XUDd_A must have been intrigued by its portrayal of augmented and virtual reality. Although the drama is pure fiction, we may be closer to a future integrated with AR and VR than we think.

Metaverse is a digital universe for social connection that incorporates VR, AR, holographic avatars, live events, cryptocurrencies, NFTs and digital transactions. Metaverse has been embraced by the likes of $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ , $Activision Blizzard (ATVI.US)$ $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ , $Qualcomm (QCOM.US)$ , $Unity Software (U.US)$ , $Autodesk (ADSK.US)$ $Roblox (RBLX.US)$and $TENCENT (00700.HK)$ . Even $Walmart (WMT.US)$ is rumoured to be jumping in and no wonder, for Bloomberg reported on 1 December 2021 that the metaverse market is projected to be worth a cool $800 billion. Meta has shared its vision via a video presentation (below).
Metaverse can allow one to port real-life assets and digital personas in and out of different digital game worlds. Such an interoperable infrastructure opens up possibilities for new forms of shared experiences, be it work meetings, learning, entertainment or social life; this in turn can create new revenue streams for metaverse players. Incredibly, people have started snapping up virtual real estate in metaverse for investment. While all these sound very exciting, I can see the potential for privacy and security issues that needs to be ironed out.

My first experience with virtual reality (VR) was quite a disaster — the hand controls weren’t responsive enough, the headset was clunky and I nearly ran into a wall! It put me off VR after that but if any company can popularise VR and AR, I think it would be Apple. $Apple (AAPL.US)$ could be unveiling an augmented reality (AR) headset as early as 2023. While I’m not sure if metaverse is for me, I will be watching to see how it all unfolds.

Disclaimer: The above sharing is my personal opinion. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to invest. Please consult a financial advisor and consider your investment objectives, financial needs, financial position and risk profile before making any investment decision.
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