What will the metaverse mean for current companies? • Hacker News Board

Re: What will the metaverse mean for current companies?

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Post by ilaksh » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 5:26 AM UTC

If you want an open Metaverse, get Firefox and the Oculus Browser to put back in the links/portals immersive feature that allows you to navigate between spaces in VR without getting kicked out to 2d mode.

Web browsers support VR by the way. A-frame VR is a convenient option for that.

I just added a VR mode to our NFT auction website for galleries. https://gifeconomy.com

Re: What will the metaverse mean for current companies?

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Post by crate_barre » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 11:10 PM UTC

dotcoma wrote: post #7

So, Second Life is going to work for real this time around? They were just ahead of their times? Really?

Think about it more like how Tobacco companies once operated. If you can get kids to smoke young, you’ll have a lifetime smoker. If FB wants to literally create their customers, inoculate them in the first thing they will gravitate to as kids - games.

It’s no surprise they were trying to make Insta for Kids, and they are keeping a watchful eye on the success of TikTok, Roblox, and Twitch.

It’s better to make your customer than find your customer.

Re: What will the metaverse mean for current companies?

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Post by dotcoma » Fri, Nov 05, 2021, 6:08 PM UTC

crate_barre wrote: post #12

dotcoma wrote: post #7

So, Second Life is going to work for real this time around? They were just ahead of their times? Really?

Think about it more like how Tobacco companies once operated. If you can get kids to smoke young, you’ll have a lifetime smoker. If FB wants to literally create their customers, inoculate them in the first thing they will gravitate to as kids - games. It’s no surprise they were trying to make Insta for Kids, and they are keeping a watchful eye on the success of TikTok, Roblox, and Twitch. It’s better to make your cus…

Interesting take.

And I guess tobacco companies learned from the Catholic Church.