Startup building the open-source “operating system” of the Metaverse
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Re: Startup building the open-source “operating system” of the Metaverse
#2Again? :)
It does look quite cool though.
Re: Startup building the open-source “operating system” of the Metaverse
#3Calling this an "operating system" just seems like misdirection from the actually cool problem of visualizing distributed systems. I mean the whole thing about the Metaverse is that it's simply a vivid realization of what's already happening on the internet --- it's not some extra layer on top.
This technology is pretty impressive, and I get the marketing speak that will appeal to certain folks, but I'd rather call it what it is --- an impressive, distributed, rendering engine.
IDK, maybe I'm thinking about this all wrong.
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#4It's another CLR monstrosity (see the code on their Facebook page)?
Why!!!???
Re: Startup building the open-source “operating system” of the Metaverse
#5Calling this an "operating system" just seems like misdirection from the actually cool problem of visualizing distributed systems. I mean the whole thing about the Metaverse is that it's simply a vivid realization of what's already happening on the internet --- it's not some extra layer on top. This technology is pretty impressive, and I get the marketing speak that will appeal to certain folks, but I'd rather call i…
A minor amount of Snow Crash (the book in which the term is coined) is dedicated to descriptions of the team that built the Metaverse "protocol." It actually was software purpose-built to drive this kind of distributed VR experience, rather than a simple visualization of the Internet as it existed.
William Gibson's "Matrix" from Neuromancer was more of a visualization of data as it flew about a virtual world, doing whatever it is data does when you watch it. Certain servers are protected by layers of "ice," which you have to "drill" through in order to gain access, etc.
There are a few working groups that appear to also still be working on standards for the Metaverse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse
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#6Having been in on two previous attempts, let me state my wry amusement at this go-around :-)
Re: Startup building the open-source “operating system” of the Metaverse
#7Sounds like High Fidelity: https://highfidelity.io
(No affiliation other than having tried it a couple months ago and written a little bit of code for it.)
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#8Anyone know if the source code is available? Their post says it's an open source project -- would be cool to explore.
Re: Startup building the open-source “operating system” of the Metaverse
#9Anyone know if the source code is available? Their post says it's an open source project -- would be cool to explore.
Nothing on their GitHub yet.
Their Facebook page header has what looks like some F# on it.
Re: Startup building the open-source “operating system” of the Metaverse
#10Having been in on two previous attempts, let me state my wry amusement at this go-around :-)
Indeed. It would perhaps be easier to rephrase - What problem is this actually solving?