e388 – Does the metaverse have legs?

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Andy and Michael R get a running start to this week’s episode with all things metaverse, kicking things off with stories related this week’s Meta Connect event.  Discussing whether the metaverse has legs now is easy, when a lead announcement from Meta Connect was the introduction of legs and feet.

Continuing with news from Meta Connect, John Carmack does not tiptoe around whatsoever with what he’s grumpy about.  The former Oculus CTO and current Meta executive advisor walks through his frustrations with the state of the hardware and software powering the experience today.  An article from AdWeek highlights how Walmart is leveraging the Roblox Livetopia platform to drive users to Walmart Land in order to build brand.  A tweet from Gregory Ng brings Decentraland into the conversation.

Going back a step to last week’s episode on Google’s exit from Stadia, the co-hosts discuss the new Chromebooks designed for cloud based gaming.  

Continuing with the overarching VR theme, Andy and Michael make the jump to outer space with an experience  designed to engage the public with the scientists and engineers who worked on the James Webb Space Telescope.  When you walk up to the portraits of the scientists in the experience, you can hear their interviews, and when you walk away, you hear other elements of the soundscape depending on where you are in the space.  The LEGO Ideas entry for the JWST hits 10,000 supporters (again).  And one more LEGO innovation – a step by step set of instructions for constructing a LEGO powered submarine with automatic depth control.

What would you want to see in your ideal metaverse environment?  Drop us a line at @gamesatwork_biz and let us know! 

Selected Article Links

Kotaku article: Facebook’s Legs Video Was A Lie

Ars Technica article: Carmack: “There’s a bunch that I’m grumpy about” in virtual reality

AdWeek article: Two Weeks Into Its Metaverse Debut, Walmart Sets Up Shop In Roblox’s Livetopia

TechCrunch article: Google introduces Chromebooks geared for cloud gaming

Popular Science article: A new VR exhibit takes you inside the James Webb Space Telescope’s Images

Brickfanatics article: James Webb Space Telescope hits 10K supporters on LEGO Ideas (again)

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