What is the Metaverse and how will it replace the internet?

Do you remember the 2018 science fiction movie “Ready Player One” by Steven Spielberg? If yes, then you will have a clear picture of the Metaverse!

Nevertheless, the actual concept of the Metaverse is not just about playing games. It will be a kind of heir to the mobile Internet.

What Is Metaverse?

In our minds, the Metaverse is all about a walk or a tour of the digital world or games. Basically, roaming in a virtual theme park!

This is not wrong, but it is just a small portion of Metaverse. Metaverse is not about playing games in a virtual world. You can not stop, reset, or pause.

It is more like the real world with no limits for the users to experience real-time things without going to a particular place.

Metaverse can remind you of second life.

If you do not know about the second life, Second Life is a digital platform where you can create your second or alternate existence

Like in second life, Metaverse will also have its own economic system and currency. The experience of Metaverse will be a blend of the real-time world and the internet. Metaverse will overtake the internet because of the interoperability it provides and the current internet lacks.

Many experts consider Metaverse a pervasive network and also predict that isolated services like iMessage or WhatsApp, Signal, or Telegram will fade. Being more interactive technology, Metaverse will minimize the limitations of interoperability that today’s Internet has. Also, the data from different providers will be easily exchanged.

Metaverse will also finish the hassle of logging in and out of multiple accounts. It can sound like heaven to you!

The craze of Cryptocurrencies and NFTs indicates that there is a huge shift toward virtual things. We are already witnessing more and more money sent on virtual products.

Will Metaverse Replace Internet?

We have understood enough about Metaverse and what is its current state. Now, Let’s clear out the confusion about whether Metaverse will replace the internet or not.

If you have seen the movie Ready Player One, you might think Metaverse is the substitute for the internet.

But, Metaverse will enhance or expand the capabilities of the internet. It will not replace it. If you see it logically, Metaverse is only possible with an ultrafast internet connection.

To get a clear picture, we have listed a few points to elucidate how Metaverse will enhance the internet.

Internet: Computers / Tablets / Smartphones

Metaverse: Virtual Reality (VR) / Extended Reality (XR)

Internet: 2D Screens using Touch or Mouse

Metaverse: Natural UI/UX

Internet: Profile Pic / User ID

Metaverse: Personalized Digital Avatar / Universal ID

Internet: Software Applications / Websites

Metaverse: Virtual Experiences

Internet: Text, Audios, Videos, or Images

Metaverse: Everything oriented in 3D

Internet: Live streaming

Metaverse: Lifestreaming

Internet: In-App Purchases

Metaverse: Crypto/NFT

Outlook:

Let us not take Metaverse as a replacement for the internet and accept it as internet 3.0!

The dream to make Metaverse a reality is still far to achieve because of the too slow networks and weak computers. But we can not ignore Metaverse, considering it is just a new buildup.

The ideas and vision of Metaverse may look unclear, and much of our understanding is based on what we have seen in the movies and series.

But many of the new technologies are replicas or the real version of great science fiction novels of the past.

We all have experienced the frustration of multiple accounts and compatibility issues in our daily lives. The desire for a smoother and more interactive experience with the digital world will become a reality, but not without the internet.