The Metaverse is Internet and Web 3.0 components that are viewed by many as a single, universal and immersive virtual world. Visiting this virtual “world” is facilitated by the use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets. Many people simply say the metaverse is a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connections with users.

In this Podcast, your host Dave Erickson and Botond Seres discuss many of the details of the Metaverse with Web 3.0 and Metaverse expert Ely Santos from Metavertising.

The term "metaverse" was first described 30 years ago in the 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, as a combination of "meta" and "universe." 

Currently, Metaverse development is often linked to advancing virtual reality technology due to increasing demands for user immersion, and now the primary motivator of the development of the Metaverse is Facebook, which changed it’s name to Meta just to show the world where it is going as a company.

In this Podcast, we start by discussing exactly what the Metaverse is, and how it is currently accessed and developed.

This raises lots of questions, such as:

• How much of Web 2.0 technologies are now considered Web 3.0 and part of the Metaverse? 
• Can people experience the Metaverse without having AR goggles and all that VR stuff?
• Are they going to have to come up with either an updated browser or a new type of browser to allow people to experience Web 3.0 and the Metaverse more fully?
• How big a challenge is the interoperability of Metaverse components between the different sections of the Metaverse?
• What will shopping and buying be like in the Metaverse?
• What are some of the examples and case studies of how companies are trying to market and sell in the Metaverse?
• What are Avatars and what are some of the issues surrounding them in the Metaverse? 
• What is the future of 3D virtual fashion?
• How is the Metaverse dealing with race and inclusion?
• How can businesses figure out how to do business in the Metaverse, and how they can take advantage of the Metaverse to grow their businesses?
• What roles do NFT’s play in the Metaverse?

Join our hosts and our guests, as they swim around the Metaverse and answer all these questions and more.

If you have questions for our Podcast Hosts or Guest, you can reach them here: 

Dave Erickson = https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveerickson1/

Botond Seres = https://www.linkedin.com/in/botondseres/

GUEST: Ely Santos = https://www.linkedin.com/in/ely-santos-digital/
Metavertising Podcast = https://open.spotify.com/show/33K6wejSodXtCPrVuIvVwM

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