Does Amiga have a presence in billionaire fantasyland called Metaverse?

[donnie]

In a way, most mainstream multi player games are like metaverse. Like fortnite or roblox.

[rothers]

I'd rather play quake, it looks better and is from 1996

[malko]

Originally Posted by S0ulA55a551n

I think there is a lot to hate about him, not because he is rich , but because of the evil tactics of Facebook. They have known the harm they have been doing for years and actually sought to profit from it and increase the harm for gain.

The same is going to be very true of Elon Musk very soon.

Speaking about Mr Musk, have you seen this ?
[ Show youtube player ]

[rothers]

Originally Posted by Ras Voja

I play Quake, Amiga release and latest PC 2020 update or so

You can multiplayer with your friends and actually have fun in it too.


This facebook world looks like trash.


Also Quake has no ads in it.

[Weasel Fierce]

I usually judge whether some tech thing will become a big success by what the super nerds online are into and then bet on the opposite.

Everyone said VR would be "the next big thing" and in my experience it is mostly terrible.

See also NFTs, crypto as actual currency and a bunch of other crap nobody wants.

[jotd]

.. because people want amigaaaaaa

crypto is evil/energy wasting/ponzi scheme scam

But VR IS fun. Just look at failarmy videos where bozos break their TVs or hurt themselves with a VR helmet on.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by Weasel Fierce

See also NFTs, crypto as actual currency and a bunch of other crap nobody wants.

But, but... aren't we just "a certain clique of 'smart' people" that want to see those things fail? I mean who can say those are terrible ideas just because the majority doesn't like them. It's like if you want something to succeed you'd need to make sure that it meets what people actually want (even if they don't know it yet) rather than making something up that you think is 'the future'.

[jotd]

3 things I want to see:

- Nuclear fusion
- Space curving spaceships to dwarf the speed of light
- NASA's 'Helical Engine' which could approach the speed of light

[Weasel Fierce]

Originally Posted by TCD

But, but... aren't we just "a certain clique of 'smart' people" that want to see those things fail? I mean who can say those are terrible ideas just because the majority doesn't like them. It's like if you want something to succeed you'd need to make sure that it meets what people actually want (even if they don't know it yet) rather than making something up that you think is 'the future'.

"Okay, so everyone hates online meetings but what if it was more expensive and you got car sick while doing one?"

"...."

"...."

"Sold"

[TCD]

Originally Posted by Weasel Fierce

"Okay, so everyone hates online meetings but what if it was more expensive and you got car sick while doing one?"

"...."

"...."

"Sold"

[rare_j]

I had a go at Virtual Reality once in the Trocadero in the 90's. Later I found out it was powered by Amigas. It was pretty cool. I got eaten by a Pterodactyl.

[gimbal]

Originally Posted by Pyromania

@gimbal

Microsoft already has HoloLens 2. Are you willing to pay $3,500 or five grand for it? I'm not, no thanks. I wouldn't pay $5 for it.

Cool. Early adopters always pay through the nose. I will wait.

[ImmortalA1000]

Originally Posted by TCD

It's a bit like those 3D TVs. The world just isn't ready...

More like people didn't give two shits for animated Viewmaster vision lol.

If you like or support anything Zuckerburg does then you are a cockzucker*

In a parallel dimension where irving gould and TI founder were stillborn the Amiga would be king of the world

*tm me

[Pyromania]

Originally Posted by ImmortalA1000

More like people didn't give two shits for animated Viewmaster vision lol.

If you like or support anything Zuckerburg does then you are a cockzucker*

In a parallel dimension where irving gould and TI founder were stillborn the Amiga would be king of the world

*tm me

Yes, Amiga should have been King! I agree, and the world would have been a much better place. It’s kind of a freak show in 2022. There are some cool and exciting parts but their are also some really really strange things going on.

[Pyromania]

Here”s some more Meta news.

[ Show youtube player ]

[Weasel Fierce]

Originally Posted by Bruce Abbott

Most of it went on wages. They hired a bunch of people during pandemic lockdowns. That was a good thing even if nothing comes out of it, but you won't hear anyone praising Zuckerberg for this act of charity. Instead they feign concern over how it's affecting the company's worth - while secretly rubbing their hands in glee at the prospect of its demise. You see, for some unknown reason a certain clique of 'smart' people hate Zuckerberg's guts and are hoping he will fail. Yes, I know - it's irrational - but people are mostly driven by emotion, not logic.

I just hate them because they helped facilitate genocide https://www.abc.net.au/religion/face...ocide/13737882 but the other stuff is cool I guess.

[ourflat]

I remember watching Real Player movie and thinking that I would never go for it! Not a Fakebook fan either…

[Zak]

Originally Posted by jotd

3 things I want to see:

- Nuclear fusion
- Space curving spaceships to dwarf the speed of light
- NASA's 'Helical Engine' which could approach the speed of light

Nuclear fusion will never be economically doable, the material wear and tear is just too heavy. Just go for renewable energies, it's cheaper and more realistic.

[jotd]

Maintaining 150 million degrees long enough to be able to produce energy, yes that sounds a bit steep.

It's going to take a few years/centuries. But in the end it has to be done.

[BastyCDGS]

Why Amiga should have a place in Metaverse in the first place?

The graphics in the Metaverse are way too bad for our beloved Amigas.