Since a few months ago Mark Zuckerberg talked about his new Meta and what this platform was going to bring us in the future, much has been said about other similar proposals. In fact, surely many of you are already more than familiar with the term metaverse, although on many occasions we are not very clear about what it is.
What is certain is that certain current technologies that are in full growth, such as augmented reality and virtual reality, will soon be part of our lives. Like many other novelties of these characteristics in the past, its impact on users will depend on the interest of each one, or its use. There are many companies related to technology, and not so much, that are currently working on their own metaverses.
With everything and with it we must bear in mind that right now we are at the beginning of all this. Therefore, we should not be in a hurry or rush when starting to enter this type of virtual platform. First of all, the most advisable thing is that we are very clear about what it is, the benefits that we can obtain, and in what it can be harmful. There are certain elements related to the metaverse that we are referring to here, that we must keep in mind before we start using all of this.
A clear example is found in those known as avatars that we will use on these online platforms. With this, what we really want to tell you is that you must be very clear about the real role of an avatar in these environments in order to start in the metaverse safely.
This is the actual role of avatars in the metaverse
There are several important elements that are going to be part of the different metaverses that we are going to see in the coming years. But with everything and with it, perhaps one of the most important is the avatar element that will populate this virtual environment. First of all, the first thing we must keep in mind is that this element we are referring to, the avatar, could be said to be the virtual object that represents ourselves.
Its importance is largely due to the fact that it makes it easier for us to interact with the environment and with other avatars in these three-dimensional virtual spaces. The truth is that these customizable objects that serve as their own representation have been used for years. A clear example of all this is seen in the popular platform that has been with us for a long time, Second Life.
However, as you can imagine, the metaverse in which many companies are beginning to enter is much more complex. Just as we adapt our appearance in real life to what we want to offer to the rest of the world, the same will happen with the avatars of the metaverse. Obviously, the main difference here is that we are talking about virtual worlds and interactions through the Internet. With this, what we want to tell you is that these virtual objects or characters can be customized in a fairly complete way.
In a certain way, we will give an aspect to our avatar that in most cases will be the one that we want to offer to the rest of the world of the metaverse. Hence, the customization capabilities of these objects by the platforms are increasing.