This week in the ➡️ #Metaverse - Issue #4

A weekly roundup of what’s happening in the digital land(scape). Metaverse ethics, governance and interesting trends from crypto, gaming and regulation.

What's going on:

Equinix, which has more than 240 datacenters around the world, is contemplating how to build the metaverse.

More on

Scott Free and Versus Entertainment's 'The Infinite Machine' film pacts with Decentraland and Lumiere to expand its metaverse components.

If there is one aspect of metaverse design I have not seen anyone write about, it is the sonic dimension and how the conscious integration of soundscapes into virtual worlds can radically amplify our…

Keep an eye on this!

Molly White, a 28-year-old software engineer who edits Wikipedia pages in her spare time, has become an unlikely thorn in the side of the burgeoning cryptocurrency movement. As the tech and finance world largely embrace crypto tech, she's helping lead a band of skeptics pushing the other direction.

NFTLand:

An anonymous developer has released a contract that can mimic or clone your very expensive Bored Ape. Is this the end or a new beginning for NFTs?

Some investors turned to nonfungible tokens in search of a haven among digital assets in the first quarter. However, the bets soon turned sour.

Just like email in the 1990s: Exploring what’s next for NFTs — mainstream adoption through a streamlined and trustworthy experience.

Meme corner:

"#Not my Web3"

For Science!!!

YouTuber SadlyItsBradley (Brad Lynch) shared apparent internal schematics for Meta’s upcoming Project Cambria headset.

Ending nugget:

"I think there is two ways we avoid that. The first way is that virtual worlds, like the real world, need to have in-between spaces where we can meet in-between groups. It is very difficult to become extremist when you are in a room contaning a number of people who have different view points. Virtual worlds can bring a lot of people in a share space, and by doing that, they can reduce the risk of extremist behavior"

The second one, -which we can argue on it- is some of the business models, like advertisement, unfortunately have at least cracks that let slip trough, where we are amplifying these behaviours, sugesting essentially worse and worse ones, pushing people further and further in polarization. So, no ads and letting people share a single space".

Philip Rosedale, Second Life founder, speaking about polarization in virtual worlds and the Metaverse at Davos 2022.