How effective will the Metaverse be on the game world? Do players adapt to this world more easily?
The Metaverse phenomenon is one of the most popular topics of the last period and will continue to be talked about for a long time. This concept, which has entered our lives more intensely, especially with the developments in Facebook Metaverse breakthroughs, has begun to be misunderstood today. The fact that all companies focus on this issue has started to cause even the characters circulating in the virtual world to be perceived as Metaverse. Now come to both this mess and Metaverse game world Let’s talk about the relationship.
How did the Metaverse game world relationship come together?
First of all, we can definitely say that gamers adapt more easily to the metaverse world. Because the concept we call Metaverse and its operation covers the dynamics that the players are already familiar with. However, one should not confuse the situation between the two. Because big companies, especially big companies, perceive this concept, which is still in its infancy, as a world where there are other players with our character in the game, and they build their advertising work on this mistake.
Players have long mastered many expressions such as “avatar” used for this virtual universe or phenomena such as people coming together in the virtual universe. As I said today, the “virtual universe” theme, which lies at the basis of the Metaverse phenomenon, which is still in its infancy and which people cannot even define with very clear lines, has been used for a very long time in both science fiction works and games. Naturally, we can assume that players will enter this universe they already know and their interest will be much faster.
Why are games with avatars popular now?
The theme of “virtual universe, beyond the universe”, which is the main basis of the metaverse theme, is actually a concept that we started to see in games since the 90s, but became more popular with the spread of the internet in the 2000s. We have been seeing many technologies called metaverse in games since the mid-2000s.
On the other hand, Microsoft, for example, allowed players to come together and chat with their own customized Avatars in the interface of the Xbox 360 console. When we look at the world of games, it is possible to encounter many examples like this that people are surprised today. It can be said that many of the events that are launched today as “the first meeting in the Metaverse” were actually experienced by the players years ago.
The biggest reason why it is talked about so much today is that big companies have announced that they will invest in this side. Even the fact that the social media giant Facebook changed its new name to Meta in the roof company recently can be shown as a big factor for this. Or Microsoft recently announced a record acquisition in the gaming industry and announced that it was acquiring Activision Blizzard. It was stated by Microsoft that this acquisition was made for the purpose of investing in the Metaverse side, as well as developing new or existing games.
The impact of digital games on popular culture
Video games have long been one of the most important wheels of popular culture. Although it has just started to develop in our country, it has surpassed all other entertainment sectors, including Hollywood, around the world. It is also possible to count everyone as a part of this culture, albeit from the margins, as it has reached a much wider audience with the mobile game industry that has developed over the past 10 years.
Of course, with this development, we also see that games appear in many areas, including Metaverse. Although many adaptations have been made before, we will see more successful game adaptation films and series in the coming years. As a matter of fact, the League of Legends adaptation called Arcane has recently reached very high viewing figures on Netflix or Mortal Kombat HBO Max platform. Productions like these are seen as the right moves by the companies, as they increase the interest of the viewers who are not interested in the game.
In a way, we see that the two sectors feed each other. Likewise, for Arcane, one of the world-famous bands Imagine Dragons made a special song called “Enemy” and this song was at the top of the charts for a long time. Again, we can witness that different games have changed both the music industry and other industries such as fashion and entertainment. Many companies transfer the shoes and clothes they design to the games, or we see that the products specially designed for these games are actually being sold.
How will the virtual reality world affect us?
Virtual reality glasses are one of the technologies that are still under development. However, we can say that this technology is the most important key to enter the Metaverse world. Although VR technology is in the development stage, it has started to appear with very successful examples. In addition to the games made, many companies develop their own worlds and software that we can enter with virtual reality glasses and present them to the users.
With the development of wireless, more ergonomic models gradually, we will see that the applications of our dreams are passed much faster. In this context, it is possible to say that the technologies we see in science fiction movies or watch in adaptations such as “Ready Player One” are not far away.
What awaits us in the near future?
If we look at the development speed of technology, especially in recent years, we can say that we will encounter applications beyond our dreams. In other words, we now have many technologies that we dreamed of years ago, and most of them have now become a part of our daily lives.
With the development of technology and Metaverse, we will see that many sectors, especially the entertainment sector, will appear with different structures intertwined. With the agreements made on digital platforms, it will be possible to see many different events, especially concerts.
As a matter of fact, the first steps have begun to be taken. For example, the famous rapper Travis Scott held a concert in the Fortnite game, which is very popular especially in America. The character specially designed by the game makers took place in this world with a kind of avatar, and this concert was enriched with stage shows and visual presentation. Especially in the near future, we will encounter many more examples like this.
Video games are more than just a means of entertainment
In fact, although it has only recently been realized in our country, video games have not existed for a long time only for entertainment purposes. This situation has become a huge industry, and with the Metaverse investments of the companies, it is seen that the people who are already experienced in this field have a much more open career opportunity.
At the same time, game production has become one of the most popular business lines today and special departments are opening in schools. Many developed countries started to provide these trainings long before the university. Especially in our country, there is a very strong economy in mobile games.
With the broadcasting and the rapidly growing esports industry, new business lines are opening up and we are witnessing the branching and branching of this industry within itself. In short, video games that our fathers used to lament about “let go of that arcade” are now divided into many different branches within themselves, and Metaverse will continue to give life to the industry and the economy with its relationship with the game world in the coming years.