The Popular Faces of Metaverse
By Vishakha Thakur
In order to help a given sector grow, there are many catalysts who take the decision to build it in its early phases.
Metaverse, too, has been brought to a certain level today by various noteworthy personalities who have contributed to metaverse’s growth.
Most of you must be wondering if it is Mark Zuckerberg. However, there are more such people who have recently sown the seeds or contributed to the metaverse’s popularity.
In this article, we will get to know these personalities and their thoughts on metaverse.
1.Neal Stephenson
Did you read our last blog, ‘Books that will lead you to the digital world’? We discussed Neal Stephenson’s book ‘Snow Crash,’ which introduced the term itself.
Neal has played an important role in making the ‘metaverse’ a hit. He served as Chief Futurist for Magic Leap for more than five years, as well as an advisor for Blue Origin, a firm founded by Jeff Bezos, who is the executive chairman of Amazon.
“The people are pieces of software called avatars. They are the audiovisual bodies that people use to communicate with each other in the metaverse.” – Neal Stephenson
2.Cathy Hackl
You’re talking about the metaverse but not mentioning its godmother; this is impossible. Cathy has played a key role in the metaverse’s progress. She has also authored works about the metaverse. She, like Neal Stephenson, has collaborated with Magic Leap, as well as HTC VIVE and Amazon Web Services.
She also advises Fortune 1000 and other luxury firms on metaverse growth plans, allowing them to expand their businesses into the virtual world. She is even a well-known media personality, having appeared on major media outlets such as Bloomeberg and Forbes.
“The most important concept that should be finally understood by everyone is that the Metaverse is not a technology; it is an infrastructure” – Cathay Hackl
3. David Baszucki
Are you fond of the metaverse platform Roblox? If yes, then you are one among the million followers of this popular gaming platform founded by David Baszucki. He has spent years in building and attempting to bring the interesting games on metaverse and his platform has now garnered millions of users.
“Really participating in inventing and shepherding in the metaverse in an innovative way, when we think about the metaverse and what Roblox is, we do think of it as a utility”
– David Baszucki
4.Sebastian Borget
Sebastien Borget has also played a significant role in the industry. He co-founded Sandbox, a popular metaverse game site. Sebastien has been involved in the web3 sector for a time.
The Sandbox is a virtual world in which gamers may create, own, and monetize their own voxel gaming experiences using the PoS blockchain platform, which minimises the carbon footprint of NFTs by up to 99%.
“Building a Metaverse Of The People, By The People, For The People”
Sebastian Borget
5. Tim Sweeney
Being the founder of Epic Games as well as Fortnite, Tim is a well-known figure in the web3 industry. Sweeney was also named “Person of the Year” at the 2020 Forbes Media Awards for creating and transforming Fortnite into a gaming social network that conducts online events such as in-game concerts, which drew millions of spectators.
“The metaverse is way more attractive to you as a player if the majority of your real-world friends are there”
– Tim Sweeney
6.Jensen Huang
AI is becoming the talk of the town and Nvidia is driving the rally in AI tokens. The CEO, Jensen Huang has worked hard to make his company one of the top five companies in the world by market valuation and the list includes players such as Apple and Microsoft. Interestingly, the visionary, Huang, has also been optimistic about the future of metaverse.
Nvidia has developed a platform, Omniverse, which enables real-time collaboration as well as process acceleration. The platform helps create connected virtual worlds and has been partnering with conglomerates such as Siemens.
“Metaverse is not only a place to game. Future worlds will be photorealistic, obey the laws of physics and be inhabited by human avatars and AI beings. We will create a future in these metaverses before actually downloading the blueprints to be faded in the physical world”
– Jensen Huang
7.Matthew Ball
If you are curious about the metaverse, you must be aware of the Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF. It mainly allows all investors to track as well as invest in companies related to augmented and virtual reality along with metaverse.
Matthew Ball is currently the managing partner of EpyllionCo, which operates a pre-seed and seed venture fund, as well as a venture and corporate advising arm.
8.Dirk Lueth
Dirk Lueth, the co-founder of Upland, is an entrepreneur having enterprises in Europe and the United States. Upland, the metaverse platform comprises NFT Metaverse and property trade games with a decentralised economy.
The platform uses blockchain technology to allow users to purchase, sell as well as trade and develop virtual assets in order to earn money and interact with others.
“The metaverse is like a new country” – Dirk Leuth
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