It’s difficult to go on the internet these days without reading something about the “Metaverse”. Facebook, now called Meta, is working on its own Metaverse and multiple cryptocurrency projects are working on developing Metaverses as well. With likely more than one Metaverse to choose from, consumers should be prepared for the future with at least a general understanding of what a Metaverse is and how Metaverses could benefit them.
What Is A Metaverse?
Most experts consider a Metaverse to be a 3D model of the internet that exists parallel to the real world, where people can spend their digital lives. In a Metaverse, you will have a digital avatar and will interact with other people’s avatars within a digital space. The Metaverse is the next stage of the internet that will use VR and AR technology to provide 3D virtual spaces that people can experience similar to how they experience the real world.
Although metaverses have the potential to completely revolutionize the way people interact with each other, their surroundings, and their favorite brands, these benefits are not the only ones.
The Metaverse And Job Creation
One of metaverses’ most incredible potential benefits is their ability to provide jobs to people in virtual realms. Job opportunities already exist in some precursors to metaverses. In the play-to-earn sector, players can collect tokens for playing virtual games, with people in some countries earning enough to live off of their earnings from gaming. Virtual versions of stores for brands may need retail workers just like they have in the real world.
Metaverses Need Coders, Developers, And Designers
Metaverses will also need people working behind the scenes to keep them running and further develop them to meet users’ needs. Coders, Developers, and Designers will have access to many more jobs within Metaverses.
Metaverses And Offices
People who work in offices in the real world may be able to transition to working in virtual office spaces that exist in metaverses, and these office spaces will need a team of people to keep them running.
Fashion
Fashion powerhouses like Gucci and Louis Vuitton have already started working on virtual fashions. To have a significant presence in metaverses, fashion brands will need to develop virtual styles and clothes in addition to the real-world styles and clothes that they already produce. Jobs at these fashion companies will need to increase to fill the demand for real-world AND virtual fashions.
Metaverses And Real Estate
Digital land is already selling in metaverse worlds like Decentraland. As more metaverses are developed, and more companies and individuals realize the importance of owning digital space in metaverses, there will be a need for more agents to sell this land to them. Ever thought about becoming a real estate agent? Now is your chance to become a real estate agent for digital land in currently existing virtual spaces and the Metaverses of the future.
Jobs Of The Future In Metaverses
Job titles that could exist in the future due to the development of metaverses include Ecosystem Developer (to continue the development of Metaverse ecosystems) and Metaverse Security And Safety Manager (to make sure these digital worlds are safe for customers). The internet that currently exists is not necessarily a safe place, and Metaverses will need people to ensure safety as well.
ID verification services will be required, while at the same time, consumers will expect companies to take measures to protect their privacy. During the concept stages through to implementation, Metaverses will need experts to ensure they meet any regulations enacted by governments or other entities to protect consumers.
Metaverses could completely change how people work. Some jobs may even ask people to work in their virtual and real-world spaces. An exciting aspect of all this is that we don’t even know yet what some of the jobs in Metaverses will be. The future of employment is unknown, and the possibilities are endless, which is good news for job seekers.
