Relevance Of Open Source In The Metaverse World

With the introduction of the metaverse, the technological space has seen a complete overhaul and it has changed our way to perceive technology altogether. Since open source has always been one major pillar in the industry for development, let us today find out the position it holds in the world of metaverse

- Laveesh Kocher

The metaverse is a magnanimity of a whole bunch of technologies. There are four pillars of metaverse, namely, virtual spaces, virtual assets, virtual interactions, and digital payments. “Open source will play a huge role in the metaverse,” states Dr Lokesh Boregowda, Samsung. “Open source is going to facilitate huge entities like metaverse to evolve faster,” he adds.

Look at co-workers or students gathering for a coffee chat, irrespective of what part of the world they belong to. Even musicians or artists who can now interact with fans from around the world in a large digital venue, which probably would be impossible in the physical world. Today, conferences can reach new audiences, unlike before.

All this can now be achieved due to 5G, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR). The biggest driving force here is the technological advancements in the field of AR, VR, or even edge computing. It is turning into what we call the ultra-reliable, low-latency service. It ensures the rendering of the 3D graphics and content, and makes the virtual experiences faster while not impacting the human brain.