What are the major technologies that power Metaverse?

The concept of the 3D virtual world where we can create our digital avatars is Metaverse. What is possible in the Metaverse? In Metaverse, you can go shopping, play games, chat with friends, and conduct meetings in a virtual office. The major technical giants are pouring their investments to enter this emerging market.

Metaverse is powered or supported by different technologies and let’s look into some of those technologies.

1. Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)

Metaverse is empowered by VR and AR technologies. These technologies have been extensively used in the gaming industry but now it is almost used in every industry to provide immersive experiences to the customers. AR uses digital visuals to alter the physical world and they can be accessed through a smartphone or digital device with a camera while VR creates a computerized virtual environment. Users can see the virtual world through VR headsets, sensors, and gloves.

VR-enabled devices became very popular in the past few years in all industries like gaming, entertainment, fashion, and travel and it has opened doors for numerous opportunities.

2. Blockchain

It is the technology that enables Metaverse to preserve and decentralize the data. Blockchain can be utilized to store NFTs, virtual properties and in-game items, etc. Only Blockchain technology makes it feasible to include additional features like control over shared data and transparency over data alterations, etc. It can also assist Metaverse developers in identifying the origins of any incident that leaves servers exposed to risks.

It primarily stores information in groups such as blocks. These blocks have a certain amount of storage space and they close once they are full. This completed block is then connected to the previously completed blocks to create the blockchain, a chain of data. It is one of the preferred technologies for protecting the virtual world and other personal data in the Blockchain.

3. Artificial Intelligence

It is widely used in daily life for a variety of purposes that includes facial recognition, faster computing, business strategy planning, etc. AI experts have recently been exploring the potential of using AI to build Metaverses. It can process a large amount of data very fast. It keeps track of the previous historical data to give proper outputs and insights.

Avatars can be created using AI engines that analyze 2D photos or 3D scans to produce more accurate and realistic results. AI can also be utilized to enrich the digital experience by giving them various facial expressions, features, clothing, and hairstyles.

4. Internet of Things (IoT)

IoT devices (mostly sensors) link everything in the physical world to the Internet. These devices have the capability to send and receive data automatically once they are connected to Internet. Today IoT connects wide variety of devices which includes thermostats, medical devices and voice-activated devices. Data collection and delivery from the physical world is one of the major usages of IoT in Metaverse.

With the support of IoT number of physical devices can be easily connected to Metaverse solution. The classic example of Metaverse integrated with IoT is Digital Twin solution for a manufacturing plant.

5. Edge Computing

Metaverse requires a huge amount of technical infrastructure for faster data transmission. Edge computing caters to the global current business need for the fastest data transmission. Here the users can take advantage of edge computing features through distributed computing without having to build up a substantial hardware infrastructure. Distributed computing will be crucial in helping common customers get access to its features of it.

Take away

Technologies creating enormous impact the way people live today where Sapizon Technologies caters the needs of modern business by developing right Metaverse solution.