Lex Fridman #398 – Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse [video]
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Oddly enough, it was the Unreal 5 Matrix demo that swayed me. I think super realistic graphics is the missing piece (over the current cartoony graphics that we see today). Once you get a Quest like device capable of Unreal 5 level graphics then I think it starts to take off.
I also think younger generations (who will be young adults in the 2030s and 40s) that grew up on games like Roblox (which now has a VR version) and Fortnite will be more amenable to spending time in virtual worlds.
I suspect that the metaverse of the 2040s will be more of a stationary experience. Sort of like the internet of the 1990s. The metaverse of the 2060s becomes much more mobile with very, tiny and light AR devices.
Lex was a little closer I think, but to me they both came across as photorealistic lifeless marionettes. This is not to insult the tech at all, it's beyond impressive, just my feelings while watching it.
Which is exactly how they look in reality anyway. Quite ironic that this technology had to be demonstrated by two of the most famously expressionless characters in the tech world.
That said, I think this technology has huge potential and we'll probably be doing all of our "Zoom" meetings like this in 10 years time.
I can also imagine this tech being fairly easy to replicate by other companies, I think Google and Apple will have their own versions of this very soon.