Chinanews client, Beijing, November 12th (Zuo Yuqing) Recently, the concept of meta universe has exploded, not only the capital market reacted enthusiastically, but also made many people's brains open.
Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, even declared that the meta-universe will subvert human society in the future.
Some people even think that if mankind realizes the meta-universe world before moving on to space civilization, it will be a disaster.
From the virtual world oasis created in the movie "Top Player" to the self-awakening of virtual NPCs (non-player characters) in "Out of Control Players" released this year, people have also begun to examine the possibilities of the virtual world.
Will the meta universe really subvert the human society in the future?
How much does it affect the direction of human civilization?
In this regard, Zuo Pengfei, deputy director of the Institute of Quantitative Economics and Technical Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Secretary-General of the Information Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, accepted an exclusive interview with the "China New Observation" column of Chinanews.com.
"The essence of technology is a means to achieve better integration with the environment in which it is located. Going to space civilization and entering the meta-universe world respectively reflect the two different technological pursuits of human beings for the exploration of the outer world and the needs of the inner world." Zuo Peng Fei believes that the realization of the meta-universe (world) before mankind goes to space civilization is regarded as a disaster. The root cause is the fear that mankind will be unable to extricate themselves from being immersed in the virtual world and lose the spirit of exploration.
This concern is reasonable, but it may not be appropriate to describe it as "disaster".
"These two technological pursuits are not an antagonistic relationship in themselves, but can be parallel. The most basic consideration is that not everyone will like the virtual world, just like not everyone likes games, so don’t worry about everyone. Will be immersed in the virtual world.” Zuo Pengfei said that in the process of developing the metaverse, we will inevitably focus on the formation of a positive interaction between the real world and the metaverse, and make necessary corrections for negative development, just like the current game Anti-addiction system.
In addition, "Exploring space civilization is very important, and it is also very important for us to live in harmony with the earth. The development of the meta-universe will promote our better compatibility with the earth's environment."
Data map: Visitors experience high-tech glasses.
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So, where will our future world go?
"Metacosm will guide mankind to actively explore the inner world and create an ideal life in the virtual world, which will affect the real social activities of human beings to a certain extent." Zuo Pengfei believes that with the development of the metaverse, a virtual world and a real world may be formed in the future. The high degree of interaction derives a "dual world" civilization form that is complementary and balanced at the levels of concepts, habits, technology, and thinking.
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