It is not surprising that we are confused by so many new words but I think it will become clear with a little clarification. If you have gone on a guided tourist visit before and there is an electronic device that tells you what you see at any moment, when there is no guide, you will only need to change that electronic device for special glasses. augmented reality experience. Blockchain has nothing to do with it here. No NFT, no need for a digital wallet, as we will not receive any prizes or an avatar for a guided tour in a museum.
Augmented reality offers, for example, the possibility of walking in a garden where we can see information about the plants that make it up. It enriches such activities by mixing physical reality with virtual reality. Moreover, you do not always need to use special glasses, you can also experience augmented reality with mobile phone applications.
Extend the use of this technology to education, healthcare, entertainment, advertising or gaming. I’m sure Pokémon Go looks familiar to you. Speaking of the uses of augmented reality, I came across an application for those who want to buy or rent a house, which I find very practical. While we are wandering around the area where you want to find the house, then we will encounter some banners/advertisements containing information about houses in that area, on the mobile phone screen or with augmented reality glasses. that’s where you are. For each of the houses, the number of rooms, distribution, etc. Another banner appears with and also images of the house giving us an idea of whether we might be interested in calling the real estate agent. This isn’t the metaverse.
Metadata also has nothing to do with what Facebook has to offer. Don’t be confused, despite the name Mark Zuckerberg gave his conglomerate. You may have already noticed that the Meta brand has been accompanying the names Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp for a long time. When Zuckerberg presented the possibility of advertising on Facebook with augmented reality technology, he already warned of his intention to go a step further and create his own metaverse. It started by changing its name and investing millions in the development of this digital world where Facebook users can live a life in a parallel digital universe. They will be able to visit showrooms and purchase artwork, but only from the Facebook metadatabase. I am very surprised that Zuckerberg has opened up the possibility from his own metadata store to interact with other metadata stores that are decentralized and where our data will not be stored by any company for their benefit.
People who understand these issues say that the future of different metadatabases depends on users being able to interact wherever they are. This way, if there is a movie premiere or a new game release in the Wax blockchain metadata, and you are on the Cardano blockchain, you will be able to attend the movie premiere seamlessly. Please understand that this explanation is very simple, many details are missing.