In the Land of the Rising Sun, a very specific project has taken a first step toward breaking out into the metaverse. In fact, six Japanese cities have been selected to start this project in 2022. For users, it will be a matter of integrating mixed reality content in these urban areas.
Japan in the Era of Metaverse
A few months ago, Facebook changed its name and it is now called Meta. The goal of this change was to send a signal to everyone that the giant will be working harder on virtual and augmented reality technologies. A few weeks later, Méta presented a prototype of the glove with haptic feedback, and it will be used exclusively in the metaverse. Remember that the metaverse is a kind of digital backbone of the physical world, which is accessed over the Internet. This concept is still in its infancy, but it will allow it Freeing users from physical restrictions Multiplying human interactions using 3D.
As VR Focus explains in an article dated December 20, 2021, Japanese company Psychic VR Lab is working on a project called STYLY. This is a mixed reality platform, that is, it supports both virtual and augmented reality. The company has just announced a new update that is a first step towards entering the metaverse.
« The world we perceive is subjective, based on our perceptions and experiences. I think the essence of the metaverse is that by extending this realization through technology, we can perceive a world that was previously unrecognizable.« said Masahiro Yamaguchi, Head of Virtual Reality Psychology.
Artwork and info points
Psychic VR announced that this new feature will be available in 2022 and will allow users to integrate Urban Mixed Reality Content. Six Japanese cities have been selected to start this mega project: the capital, Tokyo, as well as Fukuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and Sapporo. In the future, however, other cities will have to integrate the metaverse.
Thus, it will be a matter of importing 3D mapping data that artists can use, for example. They will then have the possibility Placing artworks near buildings And everywhere in the public space. It will also be a matter of installing information points floating in the air, among other things. According to Psychic VR, the possibilities are very diverse.
However, the company indicated that the mixed reality content will only be visible By going directly to the respective places, is on the map. In order to monitor and interact with it, users will obviously have to use a smartphone or even compatible smart glasses.
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