Is the metaverse going to be sh*t?

03/29/23 • 42 min

It’s undeniable that technology is creeping further and further into our lives - but are we going to end up living inside a virtual reality? Mark Zuckerberg certainly hopes so.

This episode, we uncover what the metaverse might look like, we examine some of its potential benefits (and take a critical view of just how good they actually are) and we consider some of the drawbacks. We also discover how close the metaverse is to becoming a reality and we find out whether anyone actually wants any of this in the first place...

Special thanks to today’s expert, Professor Victoria Baines.

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It’s undeniable that technology is creeping further and further into our lives - but are we going to end up living inside a virtual reality? Mark Zuckerberg certainly hopes so.

Special thanks to today’s expert, Professor Victoria Baines.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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