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The Metaverse opens up a world of possibilities for Pakistan. Can we take advantage? - DAWN.com

Last updated Monday, September 26, 2022 07:14 ET

Pakistan should consciously pull back and refocus exclusively on technologies shaping the future.
It feels wrong to mention Pakistan and the Metaverse in the same sentence. The latter is the oncoming pinnacle of human technology, while the former is a developing country, stuck in what seems to be a perpetual cycle of economic and geopolitical turmoil. It seems Pakistan will be the last country to enter the Metaverse in any shape or form.
However, Pakistan’s troubles are already a known quantity. This article is an attempt to chart a better future, not wail about the past or the present.
What is the Metaverse?
The Metaverse is the successor to today’s Internet. Think of the Metaverse as a universe of inter-connected virtual words. And just like smartphone users jump between apps on mobile devices, Metaverse users will jump from one world to another without needing to return to real life.
So who is building this Metaverse?
Many companies. Our state of technology is naturally advancing in such a direction that the Metaverse is emerging ipso facto. It’s like how the Internet emerged in the 1990s, through the interplay of rising consumer expectations, and the confluence of various technological advances in the decades before. Those same demand and supply forces are at work now. And while we’re beginning to sense traces of the Metaverse, our children will see it in full bloom.
Don’t think of the Metaverse as merely a virtual twin of your existing life. Instead, consider it an...



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