‘I just think we care more,’ Zuckerberg says of his metaverse detractors during an appearance at SXSW, where he also announced that Instagram will add limited NFT support soon.
AUSTIN–At an event celebrating in-person networking for its first time since 2019, Mark Zuckerberg appeared by video to tout the joys of meeting via augmented and virtual reality in what he’s chosen to call the ” metaverse.” “I believe the metaverse is the next chapter of the internet,” the Meta Platforms CEO told Daymond John of Shark Tank in a panel Tuesday at the SXSW conference here. Zuckerberg argued that head-mounted computing using high-resolution displays and precise sensors will recreate the sense of meeting IRL, and ultimately supplant mobile just as the mobile web overtook the desktop web. “You’ll be able to feel like you’re right there with the other person,” he said. “It’s an extremely magical sensation.” Asked by John if there will be one metaverse or many, Zuckerberg said the company formerly known as Facebook aims to be one of many virtual-world builders. “A metaverse isn’t a thing that a company builds,” he said.
