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Re:I’ve seen the metaverse – and I don’t want it by brettdeveffect on Friday January 28, 2022 @07:21PM (#30122361)
This is similar to an idea we have been playing with:

https://www.betabytes.io/blog/introducing-the-metaverse

For instance, here is a video of a shared canvas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unVzxgjJNdA

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Re:I’ve seen the metaverse – and I don’t want it by smt88 on Friday January 28, 2022 @07:45PM (#30122532)
Your idea is interesting (if not practical) because it opens up some weird questions, like: what if Second Life were a life simulator for some people, but a FPS zombie shooter for other people? Or: what if Fortnite became a dating app, like Instagram has over time?

Your PoC at least proves that you don't actually need cooperation between developers to achieve something. You just need a compatibility layer.

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