A new industry group was established to promote the utilization of the virtual space "Metaverse" on the Internet, and Mr. Takeshi Yoro, a brain scientist who became the representative, talked about the possibilities and issues of the Metaverse.
The virtual space "Metaverse" on the Internet is being introduced in fields such as education and tourism, as well as a series of companies entering the business all over the world.
Under these circumstances, a new industry group was established to make use of "Metaverse" to deepen exchanges with people of a wide range of generations such as the elderly and people living in rural areas, and a press conference was held in Tokyo on the 18th. ..
In addition to promoting efforts to bring people closer to Japanese culture and nature in the Metaverse, the group will make recommendations to the national government regarding the development of guidelines for interaction between participants and product transactions.
Several organizations related to the Metaverse have been established so far, but there are voices saying that rule making in virtual space is insufficient.
Yoro representative "has the potential to draw out new interests and values"
In an interview with NHK, Takeshi Yoro (84), an emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo and a brain scientist who became the representative of the organization, said, "The Metaverse can be relived by moving to a distant place or a space in the past. It has the potential to elicit interest and values. Personally, I would like to use Metaverse to introduce overseas nature to the elderly and children of the same generation. "
On top of that, "the real and digital" walls "are gradually disappearing, and we must not be overly dependent on or forced into space in virtual space. How to deal with new technologies. It's time for each person to think about it. "