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Collaboration

The metaverse is seeing a shift towards collaboration among major tech companies, aiming to enhance user experiences. Alex Wilhelm notes that companies like Meta and Sony are working together to create interoperability, moving away from the isolated ecosystems traditionally seen with companies like Apple and Alphabet 1. This collaboration is seen as a positive development, sparking renewed interest in the metaverse's potential.

The fact that it made the show, not to gas ourselves up too much, but, like, the fact that it made the show, means that it's crossed at least our own. We can only speak for ourselves, our own barrier of lack of interest.

--- Natasha Mascarenhas

Natasha Mascarenhas highlights how this formal approach to collaboration could lead to more structured development in the metaverse, contrasting with the previous chaotic attempts at digital world-building 1.

   

Standards

The establishment of the Metaverse Standards Forum marks a significant step towards unified standards in the industry. Natasha Mascarenhas lists key players like Meta, Microsoft, and Epic Games as part of this initiative, while noting the absence of companies like Niantic and Snapchat 2. This forum aims to create a cohesive framework for metaverse development, potentially reducing fragmentation in the industry.

Anyways, let's talk about the last thing for the show today, which is going to be the metaverse, but not the metaverse in terms of us talking about crypto or VR headsets, but really about standards.

--- Alex Wilhelm

Alex Wilhelm and Natasha discuss how these standards could influence the future of digital interactions, making the metaverse more accessible and integrated 2.