Bill Gates Predicts All Office Spaces Will Exist On The Metaverse In 3 Years
We have about three years before all workplace deliberations migrate to the metaverse, or at least according to Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
In his famous "Year in Review" collection of reflections, Bill Gates predicted that "within the next two or three years... most virtual meetings will move from 2D camera image grids... to the metaverse, a 3D space with digital avatars."
Are office spaces a thing of the past?
Goodbye physical office spaces? At least Gates thinks so. Instead of physically meeting in office spaces, Gates predicted that our digital avatars would get the job done. Using motion capture and spatial audio technology, the metaverse intends to blur the lines between the physical and digital, defining a new world.
Just last month, Microsoft announced plans to launch Mesh, a virtual platform for teams to collaborate in a 3D space using customised avatars, akin to what Gates is predicting for humanity.
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Essentially, the metaverse is the future of internet, whereby virtual worlds will interact with each other like they do on our phone screens - with more immersion, of course!
Tech giant Facebook recently changed its parent company's name to Meta, suggesting new priorities for Mark Zuckerberg's social media company. On Thursday, Meta opened its metaverse platform Horizon Worlds to the public.
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Gates warned though, that this is just the beginning - Ą°People shouldnĄ¯t assume that the quality of the software that lets you have virtual experiences will stay the same. The acceleration of innovation is just starting."
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Logan, K. (2021, December 11). Most office meetings will take place in the metaverse within 3 years, Bill Gates says. Fortune.
