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prox
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The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft
The Metaverse sounds like a protocol for VR/AR worlds, but I don’t think I read there is any consortium working on such an
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protocol. Unless such a protocol already exists?
thinkmassive
on Nov 2, 2021
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It was called VRML[0] and was superseded by X3D[1]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRML
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X3D
prox
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The article mentions a (discontinued) 3d browser, which would be a necessity probably for any type of metaversial web.
bryant
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This reminds me of Adobe Atmosphere (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Atmosphere
), which I greatly miss. It was a highlight of my early 2000s.
one_off_comment
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I remember that! I loved using an avatar that looked like a bush and then hiding in plain sight.
teraflop
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Lack of openness is a feature, not a bug.
prox
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You mean for the companies working on metaverses?
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