Metaverse And Video Game Industry Become One!

The Metaverse and Video Game Industry Becoming a Single Entity!

The video?game?industry is constantly evolving since its inception. It isn’t a distant memory when video?gaming?meant?playing?minimalistic pong?games?or arcade firing games on an 8-bit console.

Many of us have been there and done that, however, nowadays playing?video games?has entirely changed. Today, we play?3D?video games on 4K resolution on next-gen consoles like?PS5?and?Xbox Series X?and S, and even on smartphones.

The expansion continues with?developers?creating?content?for?VR?headsets?and making progress in a holistic, all-encompassing, and immersive?virtual world.

To better understand the concept of the?metaverse, let’s consider video games.

Several video games highlight how the?future?might shape up. Take for example 3D Charades, an online?multiplayer?game that takes place in a 360 degree 3D?virtual?world requiring a VR headset.

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People in the game?engage?in activities like meetings, playing games, and?socializing?while (being) in form of a 3D?avatar. Some other examples which show the first wave of metaverse applications are?Roblox,?Second Life, and?Minecraft.

Some games have offered more than just playing and socializing.?Players?in?virtual worlds?create their creations using virtual materials; an element closer to the real metaverse.

Battle royale?games like?PUBG?and?Fortnite?have experimented with(in) the game by including?metaverse-like?elements. These games have become more than just hunger games like video games, players can?socialize, watch movies, attend?concerts?by?popular?music?artists like?Ariana Grande?and?Travis Scott.

The video?games industry?is pushing way faster into the metaverse when compared to?tech companies?like?Meta?and Microsoft.?Tech?companies?view the metaverse as a place to?live?and work along with the ability to do all the activities of real life.

At the moment it is all about experimenting with ideas, for the metaverse is a story-driven space just like?World of Warcraft?and Fortnite. While others suggest that it is more like creating and building space like Minecraft.

One thing is for certain; the idea of the metaverse is in a nascent stage and there is a lot of room for improvement and experimentation.

Game developers?are creating tools that make their games more immersive and a place where people would love to live in.

There is no denying the impact and prospects of the metaverse. However, there will remain some limitations.

Pistol Whip’s Denny Unger said, “If I’m going to have a conversation with my mom or a serious meeting, I want the real them, so I can understand them and their emotions.”

To be continued.