With the development of technology, people will usher in the "metauniverse", or they are now living in the prototype of the "metauniverse".
Metaverse As a carrier for realizing the deep interaction between the physical world and the virtual world, it is accompanied by the iteration of the new generation of information technology and infrastructure updates. The digital economy continues to develop in depth, driving the product of Internet technology integration and business model transformation.
At this stage, there are still uncertainties in the development of the metaverse, and there are risks such as many obstacles to realizing value and excessive capital speculation. To this end, should give full play to the advantages of my country's massive data and domestic super-large-scale markets, and encourage enterprises in related fields to accelerate technological innovation, product development, scenario expansion and business model reshaping.
At the same time, we must scientifically analyze the impact of the metaverse on production and life, social networks, public governance, etc., make a "first move" in supervision, guide the metaverse to develop in a healthy and orderly direction, and positively empower digital transformation , consumption upgrading and smart society construction.
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meta universe development and its potential impact
The hottest topic in the current technology and industry is the "meta universe". In this wave of meta-universe craze, we can not only see the leading layout of Internet giants and technology companies such as Google , Meta (formerly known as Facebook ), but also observe that various capitals chasing new trends have begun to move from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. .
As the boundary between the physical world and the virtual (digital) world becomes blurred, the metaverse and similar technologies, products and business models that may appear in the future are The future human production mode, social order, social network, and public governance The impact and impact brought by it has attracted high attention from government departments, entrepreneurs, scholars and consumers.
As a new thing, the metaverse will naturally have optimistic and pessimistic judgments on the impact of its evolution and development. Optimistic The meta-universe will open a new cognitive world for mankind and allow the individual's mind and brain to obtain unprecedented freedom to stretch.
Pessimistic 's argument is exactly the same as science fiction films and TV shows that are highly prevalent in catastrophic events. It is nothing more than the danger meta-universe impacting the inherent order of human society and will drag humanity into a dangerous situation of self-destruction.
These judgments are based on the distinctive characteristics of the metaverse such as sustainability, real-timeness, no access restrictions, economic functions, continuity, and creativity. However, they all have positions behind them and are driven by different interests, so they are inevitably each with their own characteristics. limitation.
At the industrial level, For example, the industrial school represented by Nvidia has shown physical enterprises a different vision of the metaverse than Internet companies, emphasizing the development of the metaverse Applications should not only focus on entertainment and commerce, but for physical sectors Bring "real money".
NVIDIA positioned its enterprise-oriented real-time simulation and collaboration platform for enterprises, the "Omniverse" (Omniverse) in the meta-universe of engineers. By implementing the "three-core" strategy of "GPU+CPU+DPU", it builds the meta-universe The universe the underlying technology. While improving its own competitiveness,
continues to explore the advantages of enterprises in software and hardware technologies such as CPU, CUDA, optical tracking, and truly simulate R&D, production and sales scenarios to shorten product R&D cycle and reduce product R&D Improve business efficiency, This has led to the metaverse taking root in the industrial field.
At the social life level, the impact of meta-universe may be more complex and difficult to predict. is the boundaries of the virtual world and the rules and governance of the metaverse. Another layer of concern about the metaverse in regulators and academia comes from people’s hidden and diverse needs for the virtual world.
It is certain that the commonality of imagination is the embodiment of human nature, and its differences also reflect human nature. Based on this understanding, different consumers (including some institutional consumers) have the demand for the content of the metaverse, not only or are always limited to the ideal paradise with sunshine and lush flowers and trees, but may also be decisive and happy. The world of hatred will even become a virtual "outside law" that will arbitrarily vent evil thoughts and break through the moral bottom line.
At present, on the Roblox platform where more than 5 million young developers have participated in the creation and sharing, the governance characteristics of the meta-universe "self-organization and self-configuration" are gradually becoming a trend. It can be seen that is technically feasible to control the "destructive" experience derived from the metaverse and establish rules for the behavioral paradigm of the virtual world.
is the impact on the allocation and utilization of leisure time. Although the metaverse helps shorten the distance between time and space and expand the boundaries of experience and cognition, even if time and space can be "folded" multiple times and the life span of human beings is extended, human life is still limited after all.
A variety of "addictions" in the Internet era have become a chronic disease in modern society, and many game companies and social platforms have also been criticized for this. If it is the function it displays, whether the metaverse will add another "lesion" to this stubborn disease is worth discussing and predicting. The experience of decoupling from responsibility brought by the metaverse may further replace the needs of traditional social life and reduce the willingness to employment, marriage and childbirth. The social ethical issues caused by this need to be paid enough attention.
The third is to amplify the " digital divide ". If the metaverse is the technology and commercial carrier that brings "dreams into reality", then some groups will come and go randomly in three-dimensional space in the future, while others may not have such opportunities and abilities.
The journey between the physical world and the personal spiritual realm depends on various advanced infrastructure and intelligent hardware. Given the economic development level and infrastructure of various countries and the actual income gap between different groups of people, the science fiction work " Beijing Folding " The scene will become more sharp in the metaverse, thereby aggravating the contradiction of social differentiation.
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Meta Universe Future Trend Outlook
At present, the understanding that "the metaverse must and must not be equal to, not limited to games" has become a consensus among all walks of life, but immersive gamified products will still be concentrated in the metaverse for a long time in the future. Powerful market.
In the meta-universe ecosystem, internal intelligent hardware including AI chips, high-end sensors, tactile devices, etc. is not only the direction of intensive investment in R&D, but also the link with the largest value-added effect in the industrial chain, and can rank at the top of the "pyramid" of the meta-universe. However, the entry threshold for high-end hardware field is high and the technology accumulation cycle is a long technology "highland" that is difficult to overcome in the short term.
From the perspective of development pattern, the meta universe will undoubtedly be the arena of a great power.
China's advantages lie in the continuous gathering of massive data, the rapidly developing digital economy, rich application scenarios, a super-large domestic market and hundreds of millions of mobile Internet users.
In fact, in the meta-universe field, Chinese companies are not slow to move. As domestic Internet companies successively hold shares in Roblox and acquire Pico, using capital operations as a rocket, Chinese companies are accelerating their expansion of China's territory in the metaverse, becoming an important participant and strong competitor in this emerging industry, and the content production is Originality and high-end hardware are the shortcomings that Chinese companies need to break through.
In addition, Domestic local governments have shown higher enthusiasm for the emerging market of the metaverse , Shanghai, Zhejiang, Beijing, Hainan, Wuhan and Hefei , Xiamen , Wuxi and other provinces and cities may include the meta universe in The "14th Five-Year Plan" special plan may introduce industrial support measures, and strive to join the competition in this new track.
It should be seen that in the final analysis, the technical combination stimulates the realization of high-level human needs is the basis of the metaverse. From this perspective, the protagonists of the meta-universe are enterprises and science and technology innovation teams.
For new things like the meta universe that are full of uncertain factors and have certain potential risks, while making the "first move" in terms of industry standards, market norms, regulatory systems, etc., it should encourage different disciplines and fields to actively explore and fully explore and fully Discussion, comprehensive evaluation, scientific prediction, activate the empowerment mechanism of the meta-universe that connects the virtual and real world, and play an active role in promoting digital transformation, consumption upgrading and the construction of a smart society.
Editor: Sun Lang
Producer: Li Hongmei
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