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Nowadays, a lot of people are talking about Metaverse. For example, the new name of Facebook became ‘Meta’, and there are other circumstances about Metaverse. Also, some people think that there is an important relation between the NFT world and Metaverse, so we would like to inform you about Metaverse and the effects of NFTs on Metaverse. Let’s learn together the relationship between Metaverse and the NFT world!
What is Metaverse?
Firstly, we should explain what is Metaverse and its functions. Metaverse -some people call Metaverse ‘virtual universe’– is a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connection. ‘Metaverse’ term was originated firstly in the 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash as a portmanteau of ‘meta’ and ‘universe’, but the term is catching on nowadays. In Metaverse, people can communicate with each other and move among different devices with the help of the internet. In practical terms, Metaverse refers to augmented and virtual reality products and services. Hence, Metaverse is seen as the next step of the internet.
In the virtual world, people use avatars to represent themselves, communicate with each other, and virtually create community. Also, human beings can use digital currencies when they deal with clothes and games to buy weapons, shields, and many other items. Furthermore, users can virtually travel through Metaverse for entertainment with no purpose in mind by using a virtual reality headset and controllers.
If you understood what is Metaverse and what are its functions, we can move on to the relationship between Metaverse and NFTs.
Are NFTs the Keys to Access Metaverse?
A lot of people think that NFTs are the keys for accessing Metaverse, and we want to explain the details of the belief to you.
Firstly, as you know, there are play-to-earn games in the NFT world, and players can earn money and have fun with the help of the games. For an open and fair economy in Metaverse, people can utilize play-to-earn games. In other words, individuals can transfer real-world assets and services to Metaverse by using innovative gaming models with interoperable blockchain games. Players of these games can participate in the financial in-games of Metaverse, and they can encounter a fair system in Metaverse because the play-to-earn games give the chance of getting full ownership of the assets to players. Moreover, players should purchase some lands and assets as NFTs in the play-to-earn games, and Metaverse includes a system that consists of lands, so the NFTs of play-to-earn games can be used by users and businesses in Metaverse. Hence, Metaverse provides an open and fair economy backed by the blockchain’s inherent properties of immutability and transparency, so we can say that NFTs have a big role in Metaverse for financial issues.
Secondly, there is a social aspect of NFTs in Metaverse. Human beings can utilize NFTs to explain their identities and communicate with other people in Metaverse. As we mentioned above, the avatars in the format of NFT can be used in Metaverse for expressing identities by individuals. In Metaverse, NFT avatars can present persons’ real or imaginary characters, so we can say that NFTs can develop the social side of Metaverse. Furthermore, people in Metaverse can access tokens to enter and move between different locations with the help of NFT avatars. Also, the NFTs, that build virtual identities in Metaverse, can improve the community and social experiences and environment of individuals through content creation and startup launches. If we give examples about the NFT avatars in Metaverse, we should talk about Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks collections that consist of identity-shaping avatars. By utilizing NFT avatars in Metaverse, people can enter private events and exclusive parties.
Thirdly, NFTs can transport virtual real estate to Metaverse. Nowadays, people start to buy virtual lands and spaces in Metaverse, and they can have full ownership of their virtual lands and spaces with the help of NFTs. Blockchain systems can provide individuals with the proving of ownership of the asset and developing their virtual real estate as they wish. You can utilize NFTs in Metaverse for selling your lands for profit, renting land for passive income, building various structures, such as online shops on the existing land, and hosting social events. For the virtual real estate situation, we can mention Decentraland that is a blockchain-based virtual reality platform. In Decentraland, users can get virtual real estate lands as NFTs, so it is a significant example of the real estate aspect of NFTs in Metaverse.
Conclusion
We cannot underestimate the positive effects of NFTs in Metaverse because digital artworks can improve Metaverse. Therefore, we recommend you to research various Metaverse projects, like Immersys, Decentraland, Roblox and use your NFTs in these projects because Metaverse and NFTs are made for each other.
