Last in our debunking-the-metaverse series, we present five things you can actually get your head around…
1. The metaverse does not exist yet
We hate to burst the bubble, but current metaverse activations grabbing the headlines are actually just online experiences that have been around for ages. The total convergence of physical and digital life just isn’t technologically possible yet. Read more in our first post here.
2. When people say metaverse they mean gaming + digitalisation and a bit of crypto
The term ‘metaverse’ has a lot to answer for. At the moment, it’s an attention-grabbing buzzword for the world’s impending web3 reality. However, when you actually unpick what people are talking about, it’s just gaming innovations and crypto experiments.
3. Don’t fool yourself, a lot of current activations are just fads
Digital burgers? Love Island’s virtual getaway? Need we say more.
4. Real world shifts are a precursor for how the metaverse will develop
The clues of the metaverse lie in genuine human needs. Currently, however, the discourse is dominated by over-commercialised fast culture that responds to the needs of a few. To predict the direction that the metaverse will take, we need to inspect slow culture – those slower moving societal shifts within areas like family and work. Read more in our post here.
5. Listen to people, join cultural conversations, show genuine interest, grow along alongside them
If the goal, as a brand or business, is to use the metaverse to interact with consumers, don’t just jump on the bandwagon (a stance explored more in our post here). To become truly relevant to audiences, it’s vital we listen to what they actually need and want from the endless possibilities of our metaverse future.
This blog is based on our recent Crowd DNA Amsterdam webinar, which you can read here and watch in full here.