{"id":330,"date":"2023-02-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/?p=330"},"modified":"2023-02-06T19:17:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T00:17:55","slug":"reality-checking-the-metaverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/2023\/02\/reality-checking-the-metaverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Reality Checking the Metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Enza Iannopollo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The metaverse is already here.\u00a0 Companies like Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Nike, Nvidia, Epic Games and even SK Telecom have invested heavily. Thus far, even with 400 million users, the metaverse is still in its infancy.\u00a0 The 3-D virtual places are run by different companies with little interoperability in terms of devices or operating systems; there are no persistent identity and property rights. Would we expect more of the same? Join us for a conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/enza-iannopollo-b633b64a\/\">Enza Iannopollo<\/a>, Principal Analyst at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forrester.com\/bold\">Forrester<\/a> for a conversation on the key challenges to solve to deliver the full promise of the metaverse.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Further reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Snow-Crash-Neal-Stephenson\/dp\/0553380958\">Snow Crash, Novel by Neal Stephenson<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/meta-ceo-zuckerberg-predicts-the-metaverse-will-be-mainstream-in-5-10-years\">Meta CEO Zuckerberg predicts the metaverse will be mainstream in 5-10 years<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/s23.q4cdn.com\/979560357\/files\/Adobe-'Future-of-Creativity'-Study_Creators-in-the-Creator-Economy.pdf\">Creators in the Creator Economy- Adobe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=4439216379507287\">The Smithsonian Institution\u2019s augmented reality <\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/22588022\/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-ceo-metaverse-interview\">Mark in the metaverse<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/news\/currencies\/metaverse-property-sandbox-virtual-real-estate-deal-record-4-million-2021-11\">A plot of virtual land that went or $4.3M the Sandbox is the most expensive metaverse property sale ever<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/01\/12\/investors-are-paying-millions-for-virtual-land-in-the-metaverse.html\">Investors are paying millions for virtual land in the metaverse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hosted by:<\/strong> Alexa Raad and Leslie Daigle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The views and opinions expressed in this program are our own and may not reflect the views or positions of our employers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_204\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-330-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20230201-EnzaIannopollo.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20230201-EnzaIannopollo.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20230201-EnzaIannopollo.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20230201-EnzaIannopollo.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=330-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/content.blubrry.com\/techsequences\/20230201-EnzaIannopollo.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20230201-EnzaIannopollo.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/techsequences\/id1509826111?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6BgXkvatS6UgsTsJVi7BJE?si=N7tlTeOkTlOrg3Ysco2nbw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Android\" rel=\"nofollow\">Android<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/techsequences\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_blubrry\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Blubrry\" rel=\"nofollow\">Blubrry<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Enza Iannopollo The metaverse is already here.\u00a0 Companies like Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Nike, Nvidia, Epic Games and even SK Telecom have invested heavily. 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