Strapping on the Metaverse: A Deep Dive into the Augmented Reality of Tomorrow
The metaverse's potential for creating a realistic experience is discussed in this article (Part 1).
Here's a glimpse into the future as we delve into the realm of the metaverse and dissect how the technologies behind it are working to captivate our senses. Today, we focus on sight and sound - the two most coveted realms of virtual immersion. Buckle up, because we're about to embark on an incredible journey!
Peer into the Future: Metaverse Sight
While we may believe we've already reached the pinnacle of visual virtuality, there's a world beyond the cartoonish landscapes of Facebook Horizons. Pioneering companies like Vogue are embracing hyper-realistic avatars that mimic human movements and appearances to a riveting degree. These realistic digital doppelgängers are poised to revolutionize the fashion industry, offering an elevated, unparalleled experience for enthusiasts.
Amongst the visually advanced, Unreal Engine stands tall. Known for its ability to generate the most lifelike virtual worlds, platforms utilizing Unreal Engine - such as Victoria VR - bring the metaverse to breathtaking life. This decentralized metaverse promises users the power to shape their own worlds, a testament to the empowering potential of Web3 at its finest.
Take a peek into the realm of our very own metaverse, where futuristic cities await you. In the heart of Cyber Tokyo (launching early 2023), you'll find countless NFT penthouse apartments immersed in a visionary world of sci-fi and cyberpunk. But despite all the visual bells and whistles, the human mind is a formidable obstacle to true immersion; the nagging feeling of being in a simulation persists. Maybe, with the aid of other senses, these environments could conceivably feel real.
Listen Closely: Metaverse Soundscapes
Sound quality in the metaverse is already leaps and bounds beyond what was once possible. In fact, it outstrips our wildest dreams from only a few years ago! However, there's a tantalizing challenge looming overhead - the precise localization of sounds.
To tackle this quandary, Meta has introduced three advanced AI models: Visual-Acoustic Matching, Visually-Informed Dereverberation, and VisualVoice. These models work in harmony to create more realistic acoustics, delivering a potentially immersive listening experience. VisualVoice handles audio-visual speech separation, allowing virtual meetings to feel as seamless as real-life ones as participants interact with one another.
Our very own platform is no slouch in the auditory department. Spatialized positional sound technology is woven into the fabric of our metaverse platform, ensuring that each sound is positioned with surgical precision within the virtual world. Furthermore, the technology adapts to users with specific hearing challenges, further enriching the overall audio experience.
With captivating visuals and immersive audio, the metaverse is poised to create a multi-layered reality that redefines what the digital world can offer. But what about the other senses? Stay tuned for part 2 when we delve into tastes, touches, and scents that could mold the metaverse into a truly lifelike virtual utopia.
Contribution by Rafał Siejca
Rafal has over twenty years of corporate experience, including stints at Millennium Bank, Comarch, and leading software teams at PZU, one of Europe's largest insurance companies. As one of Poland's few true VR experts with a decade of experience, he ensures timely, high-quality project delivery as CEO and CTO.
Virtual meetings in the metaverse are set to feel as seamless as real-life ones, thanks to advanced AI models like VisualVoice from Meta, which handles audio-visual speech separation.
Unreal Engine, known for creating the most lifelike virtual worlds, is also playing a significant role in the auditory department of metaverse platforms, such as Victoria VR, ensuring that each sound is positioned with utmost precision within the virtual world.
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