Facebook Becomes A Metaverse Company - Fortnite, Roblox & Decentraland. The Race Has Begun.
This week we dive into Mark Zuckerberg's interview where he announced that Facebook are transitioning to being a metaverse company within the next 5 years. The race for the metaverse has begun but where does this leave Epic Games & Fortnite, Roblox and decentralised worlds like Decentraland? Are they even all racing for the same goal? We do an overview of where the space is at the minute and how each virtual world seems to be offering something subtly different across 2D, VR and AR. What is the best way to catch the upside in this new internet revolution that is now coming thick and fast? In this episode we discuss : - Mark Zuckerberg's interview discussing the transition of Facebook becoming a metaverse company - How they are leading the way in terms of hardware with Oculus, but how good is there virtual world Facebook Horizon? - Their vision for a seemless and rich online experience that goes far beyond our 2D smartphones - How Epic Games and Fortnite's version of the metaverse differs, including their already awesome experiences such as live gigs attended by millions - Epic Games and The Unreal Engine which looks set to power the photorealistic virtual future and their $1 billion funding round - How Roblox shape up against the competition and their offering, which primarily has captured Gen Z so far - Roblox and their user first creation model, paying creators to build games and experiences - Decentralised worlds built on the blockchain such as Decentraland, why they are fundamentally different and what that means for their future - The multi billion dollar metaverse economy that is just around the corner As always nothing in this episode is financial advice, always do your own research Thank you for subscribing, if you have 30 seconds to leave a rating and a review that is so appreciated. I have a substack newsletter with paid alerts. Early birds can get free access for life, if you sign up before the end of July here : metaverseluke.substack.com Do say hello on twitter at https://www.twitter.com/MetaverseLuke and you can reach out on email at [email protected] Links You can also check out MetaHuman, the beta avatar builder from Unreal Engine here - it's awesome https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/digital-humans