[x3d-public] What is the metaverse?

[John Carlson]

Correction, WebXR is a Candidate Recommendation.  OpenXR 1.0 and 1.1 are
standards.

John

On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:

> XR = VR + AR + MR + objective reality
>
> XR is extended reality.  Google it.
>
>  XR devices are used to enter the metaverse, webiverse, the external
> world.  There’s already OpenXR and WebXR standards.
>
> Come out and see what’s outside the Cave.
>
> What we haven’t handled yet is subjective reality.   Ideal reality?  IR?
> Yes, UR.
>
> On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM Christoph Valentin via x3d-public <
> x3d-public at web3d.org> wrote:
>
>> Correction:
>>
>> I mean, MR does not "extend" reality, it's just a special part of
>> reality, which deals with immersive, interactive, multiuser story telling,
>> command and control
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>> Am 02.05.25, 13:41 schrieb Christoph Valentin via x3d-public <x3d-public@
>> web3d.org>:
>>
>>> The "metaverse" is the thing, that is perceived by the user, but that's
>>> nothing, that must be specified
>>>
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>>> Am 02.05.25, 13:33 schrieb Christoph Valentin via x3d-public <x3d-public@
>>> web3d.org>:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I like "mixed reality = virtual reality + real reality".
>>>>
>>>> I mean, VR does not "extend" reality, it's just a special part of
>>>> reality, which deals with immersive, interactive story telling, command and
>>>> control
>>>>
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>>>> Am 30.04.25, 20:33 schrieb John Carlson via x3d-public <x3d-public@
>>>> web3d.org>:
>>>>>
>>>>> I kind of like “Spatial Internet” is to Metaverse/World as Internet is
>>>>> to Website.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps “extended-reality” would be better than “virtual-reality.”
>>>>> Meaning we’ve extended beyond mere VR into other accessible media including
>>>>> the passive and active external environments.
>>>>>
>>>>> This means that real objects with behaviors can be brought into each
>>>>> metaverse, and many metaverses can be viewed in the metaverse, and state
>>>>> can transfer between metaverses via the external environments.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> XRML anyone?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM Joe D Williams via x3d-public <
>>>>> x3d-public at web3d.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This XR idea of our blossoming metaverse to integrate
>>>>>> realtime Spatial anchors and assets of the current reality
>>>>>> with realtime Scene anchors and assets of the current virtuality
>>>>>> means the metaverse definition of our Immersive Web
>>>>>> needs to be extended.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From Google Dictionary
>>>>>> (Current) Definition from Oxford Languages ·
>>>>>> met·a·verse
>>>>>> /ˈmedəˌvərs/
>>>>>> noun Computing
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with
>>>>>> a computer-generated environment and other users"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> New Extended Candidate:
>>>>>> metaverse or webiverse or webimetaverse, or whatever, you get the
>>>>>> idea.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "a virtual-reality space in which a user can interact with
>>>>>> the real external environment,
>>>>>> a computer-generated environment,
>>>>>> and other real and virtual users"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All Good for the WWW,
>>>>>> Joe
>>>>>>
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