Meta patents hint at metaverse advertising that uses eye-tracking tech

[rcjordan]

https://www.techspot.com/news/93055-meta-patents-hint-metaverse-advertising-uses-eye-tracking.html

[Drastic]

Debbie's getting the feeling that the metaverse is going to flop. Yours?

[Brad]

Debbie's getting the feeling that the metaverse is going to flop. Yours?

Agreed.  Big time flop.

[rcjordan]

>Debbie

ditto

[rcjordan]

PlayStation Creator Calls VR Headsets 'Annoying', and 'Can't See the Point' of the Metaverse
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-creator-calls-vr-headsets-annoying-cant-see-the-point-metaverse

[Drastic]

The tech is coming along, but nowhere near joe consumer readiness yet, imo.

[littleman]

>>Debbie

>ditto

Yeah.  I don't think anybody wants to hang out in a VR world run by facebook.  The notion seems quite dystopian to me.

[rcjordan]

I've seen the metaverse – and I don't want it | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/jan/25/ive-seen-the-metaverse-and-i-dont-want-it

[Drastic]

https://kotaku.com/facebook-metaverse-horizon-worlds-vr-oculus-quest-2-cha-1848436740

Another brief look.

[littleman]

Good article.  I watched a video of a person who was trying to monetize the metavers.  It looks a lot like Roblox to me too, but with a lot of lemonade stands.

[rcjordan]

>flop

Big Tech Needs to Stop Trying to Make Their Metaverse Happen | WIRED UK
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/metaverse-big-tech-land-grab-hype

[Travoli]

>metaverse is going to flop.

In the near term, I agree. But:
50 years from now, it'll be an amazing escape from reality.
100 years from now, it'll be our default experience.
200 years from now, we live in the matrix.

[rcjordan]

>flop

Microsoft has reportedly killed its plans for the HoloLens 3 | Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-reportedly-killed-plans-for-hololens-3-080308825.html

[rcjordan]

"Analysts attributed the meltdown to several factors: struggles to attract young users, competition from TikTok, Apple's new privacy changes, and the metaverse."

Behind the numbers: Meta's nightmare on Wall Street
https://thenextweb.com/news/numbers-behind-meta-stock-market-crash-facebook-metaverse

[littleman]

>In the near term, I agree. But...

Do you mean VR or Zuckerberg's platform?  Oh, I think VR and AR will continue to grow and improve, I just don't think this is it.  Zuckerberg is not a genius, he just happened to launch FB at a time when Murdoch caused MySpace to implode.