45 min
The End of The Metaverse / Beginning of The Metaverse: Contradictions in the Digital World of Web3 What The F*** Is The Metaverse?
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- Technology
Ex-Apple engineer Tony Fadell says "f--- the metaverse" and "the metaverse is wrong." - Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg is cutting back on his metaverse-focused AR/VR division. Meta will “slow the pace of some of our investments” due to slower growth than what was forecasted. However, Meta still plans on a 2022 launch of “Project Cambria”, its high-end VR headset focused on mixed reality. Also discussed on this podcast is Google’s I/O event ending with a teaser of its upcoming AR glasses, how tribal rituals could help guide the metaverse, the future of Web3 buzzwords, and more metaverse-related topics!
Send us your questions on Twitter @directorleonard and @shannonleonard. Thanks for listening!
Brett Leonard is a veteran Hollywood film director known for introducing the concept of Virtual Reality to popular culture with his hit film Lawnmower Man. Apart from directing many other feature films, he is involved with innovating immersive content production for the emerging virtual mediums of the Metaverse era. Shannon Leonard is a creative director, YouTube creator and VR early adopter. Original theme music by Gregg Leonard.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatisthemetaverse.substack.com
Ex-Apple engineer Tony Fadell says "f--- the metaverse" and "the metaverse is wrong." - Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg is cutting back on his metaverse-focused AR/VR division. Meta will “slow the pace of some of our investments” due to slower growth than what was forecasted. However, Meta still plans on a 2022 launch of “Project Cambria”, its high-end VR headset focused on mixed reality. Also discussed on this podcast is Google’s I/O event ending with a teaser of its upcoming AR glasses, how tribal rituals could help guide the metaverse, the future of Web3 buzzwords, and more metaverse-related topics!
Send us your questions on Twitter @directorleonard and @shannonleonard. Thanks for listening!
Brett Leonard is a veteran Hollywood film director known for introducing the concept of Virtual Reality to popular culture with his hit film Lawnmower Man. Apart from directing many other feature films, he is involved with innovating immersive content production for the emerging virtual mediums of the Metaverse era. Shannon Leonard is a creative director, YouTube creator and VR early adopter. Original theme music by Gregg Leonard.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatisthemetaverse.substack.com
45 min