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Spatial computing: why the future of the internet is 3D

May 9, 2024

Experts Yonatan R and Brittan H explore the metaverse's future, discussing spatial computing, 3D internet interfaces, legal implications, privacy concerns, and challenges in regulating new tech. They delve into personalized experiences in a metaverse context, highlighting the fusion of sensory input and AI processing for enhanced engagement.

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Spatial computing is reshaping the internet towards a 3D experience with personalized immersive interactions.

VR interactions raise concerns about emotional impact and the boundary between virtual and physical harm.

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Spatial Computing and Metaverse: The Future of the Internet

Experts discuss the evolution of spatial computing and the metaverse, highlighting the shift towards a 3D internet experience. As technology advances, AI processing combined with spatial computing promises highly personalized and immersive experiences, potentially surpassing the addictiveness of traditional flat screen internet. The focus is on reimagining online interactions, communication, shopping, and expression within a 3D immersive environment, accessible from 2D and 3D devices.

Introduction

2min

Exploring the Metaverse and Future Technologies

16min

Exploring Spatial Computing: Legal and Ethical Implications

8min

Privacy Implications of Eye Tracking Technology in Law

5min

Navigating Legal Challenges in Regulating New Technologies

4min

Exploring the Concept of the Embodied Web and Personalized Experiences in Computing

3min

'Spatial computing', 'blended reality', 'the metaverse'. For those of us who still use screens and keyboards to access the digital world, those phrases might not mean very much. But many experts believe the '2D' internet will soon be a thing of the past, and we will all be, one way or another, in a 3D metaverse.

With Apple's Vision Pro headset renewing interest in virtual reality, we speak to two proponents of the metaverse who see both huge opportunities and significant risks.

Guests:

Yonatan Raz-Fridman, CEO of Supersocial and host of the podcast “Into the Metaverse”

Brittan Heller, lecturer on International Law, Technology, and Human Rights, Stanford University.

Links:

Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/home

Metaverse Identity: Defining the Self in a Blended Reality: https://www.weforum.org/publications/metaverse-identity-defining-the-self-in-a-blended-reality/

Navigating the Industrial Metaverse: A Blueprint for Future Innovations: https://www.weforum.org/publications/navigating-the-industrial-metaverse-a-blueprint-for-future-innovations/

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