Realistic simulation technology has the potential to bring immersive experiences beyond what we can currently imagine. At the heart of this technology are spatial 3D reconstruction and the Internet of Things (IoT). 3D reconstruction is necessary for creating realistic spaces in the metaverse and ensuring that the virtual representations of buildings, objects, and physical locations adhere to physical laws and scientific principles. Meanwhile, IoT technology enables the connection between the metaverse and real-world devices.
Real-time simulation technology, which combines rendering and simulation models to achieve real-time physics scene simulation, is also crucial. It is based on 3D reconstruction and IoT technology and is often used in 3D real-time image games to generate real-time images through a series of programs called shaders. These shaders simulate the reflection effect of photons on different materials, creating ray tracing effects and making the images more gorgeous and realistic. For example, there are platforms that can simulate fluid dynamics, which could potentially be used to simulate the flow of a river or the heating and air conditioning system of a high-rise building.
Neural mechanical control devices extend immersive experiences to the real world.
In addition to these technological advancements, neural mechanical control devices are extending immersive experiences into the real world. These devices integrate human sensory and mechanical movement systems with computers, such as audio-visual game input/output devices, wearable devices, mobile phone expansion devices, and virtual reality headphones. They allow humans to connect their senses with physical devices. In the past, humans and the digital world were separate, but with the integration of neural mechanics, humans will be able to enter the digital world and the metaverse will become a part of our daily lives.
Smartphones are also evolving into portable devices for metaverse interaction, with virtual reality headphones already allowing us to access immersive virtual spaces. In the future, we may even have functional smart glasses that respond to our eyes, head position, and hand gestures, bringing this immersive experience into the physical world around us. Holographic technology may even be able to project photons and their accompanying depth of field onto our retinas, creating a truly holographic experience. Smart devices will be able to interpret our emotions and intentions through facial expressions, voice, and posture, and metaverse devices will be able to control and manipulate virtual and physical objects based on our intentions.
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology will enhance the level of immersive experiences.
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology will also enhance the level of immersion in the metaverse. It will give virtual NPCs (Non-Player Characters) the ability to exhibit realistic behaviors and will be able to automatically generate 2D or 3D animations (avatars) based on 2D or 3D scans of real people, creating dynamic and realistic digital animations.
Blockchain technology enables digital trust.
Blockchain technology is also essential for establishing digital trust in the metaverse. As a decentralized ledger technology, blockchain allows for trustless data exchange, decentralized authorization and authentication, tracking of transaction histories and origins, and proof of digital asset scarcity, among other things. It is considered a "trustless trust" technology, as people do not need to trust any authority, but rather trust the technology itself. This trust in technology is necessary for the smooth operation of the metaverse and for ensuring the security and integrity of digital assets.
Low-code development techniques significantly reduce the cost of scene generation.
Low-code and no-code development technologies provide higher-level abstractions, such as visual development frameworks and drag-and-drop tools, to replace the manual coding of processes, logic, and applications. The main value of low-code platforms is that business personnel (non-programmers) can do some of the work that programmers used to do. In the trend of low-code platforms, serverless architecture will be the trend of the future, with more and more creator tools combining the various participants in the metaverse being used to construct the metaverse, build the metaverse community, write complex behavior scripts, and participate in specifying business rules. For low-code platforms, how to adapt to standardized and mature enterprises while also taking into account small and micro enterprises and individual customers will be a challenge.
Distributed edge computing upgrades metaverse computing power.
The trend towards decentralization and distributed metaverses means that the focus of future network computing capabilities will shift to the edges of the network, meaning that data and information preprocessing can be done locally. In the future, fast interactions between computing equipment and data sources will be needed to locally analyze data and information, significantly reducing the need for server or central computation power. In the long term, this edge computing capability will become the main provider of metaverse computing power.