4 Feb 2022
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Mike Boland
AWE Talks: Looking Back and Forward to a Spatial Future
Metaverse
Welcome back to AWE Talks, our series that plucks the greatest hits from the vast AWE conference archive. This week, we deviate from the treasure trove of AWE USA videos and turn attention to the recent AWE Nite SF meetup.
The event featured the "man from the future" himself, Tom Emrich and the always-astute Amy LaMeyer from the WXR Fund. In conversation, they dive into a retrospective view of the recent past and a look forward to our near-term future.
See the full video below (or directly on AWE.live) along with TLDR quick-hit takeaways.
– 2021 was certainly the year of the m-word. That's good and bad, as it's a loaded term.
– LaMeyer contends that people are talking about AR and VR more, which is ultimately a good thing.
– Although there might be hype, there's an underlying set of metaverse technologies that include XR.
– These are the building blocks, which continue to build up regardless of a "metaverse" anytime soon.
– That includes the entire stack: 3D content creation, front-end apps, infrastructure, and hardware.
– Also in a positive sense, metaverse mania has caused a digital awakening, says Emrich.
– Part of that is to force all of us in the XR sphere to realize that a holistic stack extends beyond XR.
– Put another way, the metaverse, though hyped, will unify several orbiting technologies in and out of XR.
– A Covid-accelerated digital transformation has also advanced these factors and provided fertile ground.
– What's next? The metaverse bubble may burst but it will have a positive impact in the long run.
– Those positive results include advancement, innovation, and investment in spatial building blocks.
– We could be at the peak of the metaverse hype cycle but the ingredients will continue developing.
– One ingredient is hardware, including AR glasses. LaMeyer thinks 2022 won't be the tipping point.
– Emrich believes smart glasses for connected – though non-AR – experiences will pave the way.
– What else is coming up in 2022? See the video below (links to AWE.Live) to find out...
Want more XR insights and multimedia? ARtillery Intelligence offers an indexed and searchable library of XR intelligence known as ARtillery Pro. See more here.
The event featured the "man from the future" himself, Tom Emrich and the always-astute Amy LaMeyer from the WXR Fund. In conversation, they dive into a retrospective view of the recent past and a look forward to our near-term future.
See the full video below (or directly on AWE.live) along with TLDR quick-hit takeaways.
– 2021 was certainly the year of the m-word. That's good and bad, as it's a loaded term.
– LaMeyer contends that people are talking about AR and VR more, which is ultimately a good thing.
– Although there might be hype, there's an underlying set of metaverse technologies that include XR.
– These are the building blocks, which continue to build up regardless of a "metaverse" anytime soon.
– That includes the entire stack: 3D content creation, front-end apps, infrastructure, and hardware.
– Also in a positive sense, metaverse mania has caused a digital awakening, says Emrich.
– Part of that is to force all of us in the XR sphere to realize that a holistic stack extends beyond XR.
– Put another way, the metaverse, though hyped, will unify several orbiting technologies in and out of XR.
– A Covid-accelerated digital transformation has also advanced these factors and provided fertile ground.
– What's next? The metaverse bubble may burst but it will have a positive impact in the long run.
– Those positive results include advancement, innovation, and investment in spatial building blocks.
– We could be at the peak of the metaverse hype cycle but the ingredients will continue developing.
– One ingredient is hardware, including AR glasses. LaMeyer thinks 2022 won't be the tipping point.
– Emrich believes smart glasses for connected – though non-AR – experiences will pave the way.
– What else is coming up in 2022? See the video below (links to AWE.Live) to find out...
Want more XR insights and multimedia? ARtillery Intelligence offers an indexed and searchable library of XR intelligence known as ARtillery Pro. See more here.
