Tag: metaverse

NEXT23 theme: Let’s get physical

By Martin Recke

The digital revolution is entering a new phase. It will lead to a fusion of digital and physical, and a rewrite of how the world works.
Is language a system?

By Martin Recke

Whether we understand language as a system has implications for our understanding of reality and representation.
If you’re waiting for the metaverse to arrive, you’ll be disappointed

By Adam Tinworth

Behind the buzzword, there's a much more interesting dynamic at work. And if you understand that, you can make better plans for our virtual future.
David Mattin: how Web3 is unleashing creativity, and a new quest for status

By Adam Tinworth

We might be creating a new, decentralised version of the internet with blockchain-based technologies, but the same old human needs are driving its evolution. In our final episode of this season of the NEXT show, David Mattin explores a new model of creative communities.
David Mattin: The intersection of status, Web3 and Metaverse

What happens when emerging digital technologies and powerful fundamental human needs collide? Web3 is a powerful emerging technology trend. But…
Katie Burke: you can still help define the metaverse

By Adam Tinworth

If building metaverse concepts and communities during the pandemic has taught Accenture Song’s metaverse lead anything — it’s that this future is still being shaped.
The next iteration of the web

By Martin Recke

It seems clear that we are facing a new iteration of the web, but what exactly the next web will look like is still an open question.
Deborah Papiernik: how Ubisoft’s digital worlds grew beyond gaming

By Adam Tinworth

For companies like Ubisoft, the Metaverse has existed for 20 years. Deborah Papernik explains how digital worlds are more than just play in our latest episode of the NEXT show.
Systemic changes

By Martin Recke

The changes we face today are systemic, and they are tearing apart the fabric of our late-modernity lives. Time to shift our perception.
Christopher Böhnke: weaving Fjord Trends 2022

By Adam Tinworth

We’re creating a new fabric for our lives, post-pandemic. Fjord’s Christopher Böhnke explains the five threads that will make up the next phase of our lives.
Another framework for the metaverse

By Martin Recke

Current frameworks for the metaverse focus on hardware and software – but it's more important to understand it as a cultural phenomenon.
Trends for 2022: Crypto, Web3, VR, and the Metaverse

By Matthias Schrader

What are the macro and strategic trends in the tech industry? Matthias Schrader shares his thoughts about Benedict Evans' annual presentation.
New webs of relationships

By Martin Recke

This year's trend report from Fjord is all about the relationships that form the fabric of our life. It's time to design new systems.
Holoride: making a mobile metaverse

By Adam Tinworth

The Metaverse will not be the preserve of one company. Some businesses, like Holoride, have been working on it for nearly a decade.
Reality versus Metaverse: the tipping point

By Martin Recke

Physical reality is only a subset of today's reality, and soon the default will be the metaverse. Think black & white TV.
Nils Wollny: the Metaverse in motion

By Adam Tinworth

What does the Metaverse look like in action? What does it look like in motion? That's what Holoride has set out to explore.
David Mattin: Navigating the Metaverse

By Adam Tinworth

Let's cut through the Metaverse hype: what do humans really want from it, and how can we facilitate that?
Make mine the Metaverse

By Adam Tinworth

The Metaverse may well be the next wave of digital disruption. Act now, and you can avoid a handful of companies becoming its gatekeepers.
Digital reality and the virtual world

By Martin Recke

Virtual reality is no less real than physical reality. Experience is the key to reality. Oobah Butler explains how VR will shape us, comparing it to a mind-altering drug.
Migration is back on the agenda

By Martin Recke

Are we prepared for the age of mass migration? No, we aren't, says Parag Khanna, who just wrote a book about the subject.

Tag: metaverse

NEXT23 theme: Let’s get physical

Is language a system?

If you’re waiting for the metaverse to arrive, you’ll be disappointed

David Mattin: how Web3 is unleashing creativity, and a new quest for status

David Mattin: The intersection of status, Web3 and Metaverse

Katie Burke: you can still help define the metaverse

The next iteration of the web

Deborah Papiernik: how Ubisoft’s digital worlds grew beyond gaming

Systemic changes

Christopher Böhnke: weaving Fjord Trends 2022

Another framework for the metaverse

Trends for 2022: Crypto, Web3, VR, and the Metaverse

New webs of relationships

Holoride: making a mobile metaverse

Reality versus Metaverse: the tipping point

Nils Wollny: the Metaverse in motion

David Mattin: Navigating the Metaverse

Make mine the Metaverse

Digital reality and the virtual world

Migration is back on the agenda