A step towards the future.
New Zealand director Peter Jackson announced on Wednesday the sale of his special effects studio, Weta Digital, one of the most renowned in the film industry, to an American software company that wants to develop the metaverse, the universe parallel digital.
Unity Software, headquartered in San Francisco, said the $ 1.6 billion (€ 1.38 billion) acquisition will enable it to "shape the future of the metaverse ", Contraction of meta-universe (" metaverse "in English), a kind of digital lining of the physical world, accessible via the Internet.
The creation of an ultra-realistic universe of a virtual world
According to this American company, the technology that Weta possesses - used in blockbusters such as the
Lord of the Rings
and
Avatar
trilogy
- must allow its subscribers to create their own ultra-realistic universe of a virtual world. "We are delighted to democratize these cutting edge tools and bring the genius of Sir Peter Jackson and the incredible engineering talent of Weta to life for artists around the world," said John Riccitiello, president of Unity, in a statement.
As part of the deal, Unity Software will own the technology and engineering assets of Wellington-based Weta Digital, while Peter Jackson will remain the majority owner of an independent film effects company called WetaFX.
The director claimed that being able to use Weta Digital's revolutionary programs is a game-changer for people working in the creative industry.
“Together, Unity and Weta Digital can pave a way for any artist, regardless of industry, to take advantage of these incredibly creative and powerful tools,” he said.
The next big internet revolution?
The parallel digital universe whets many appetites because it should make it possible to multiply human interactions, freeing them from physical constraints.
Considered the next big leap in the evolution of the Internet, this “Grail”, imagined by science fiction for almost 30 years, has become a new horizon of development.
Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of the American giant of social networks Facebook, announced in October that his company is now called "Meta" as the Greek word for "beyond", but also as metaverse, for meta-universe.
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