The metaverse

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

The metaverse

WASP reporter text nr 5 

Read the text on pages 24 and 25. Underline/ highlight important information in every paragraph. Look up the words you don't know. You are allowed to write their translations (and other notes) in your text. You are not allowed to use your notes (summary) written on a separate sheet of paper during your orals. 

Do your best with highlighting the text, as you will orientate much easier in it (don't forget that you can use your WASP during orals). 

KEY WORDS: 

metaverse                                app Immersed

Roblox                                        catfishing and hacking

virtual space                           harassment and hate speech

virtual avatars                        data rights and security, radicalisation

cryptocurrencies                  misinformation, platform power

VR evangelist                          inequality , disparities, food deserts

augmented reality                 empathy and kindness

Why did Facebook rebrand itself as Meta? 

Do you do social media? What about virtual reality games? How do you feel about them? 

Can you think of how our future life might be impacted by virtual or augmented reality options? 

Are people without access to the Internet at a social disadvantage? 

What is the metaverse? 

How/ where did Cathy's son decide to celebrate his birthday? 

Why have virtual social spaces (Roblox, Fortnite) and productivity platforms been becoming increasingly popular? Give some examples from the text. (lines 40-75) 

How has the word metaverse been coined? What do you know about its history (76 - 98)? 

What is the difference between virtual and augmented reality and how do they influence our physical reality? Give some examples from the text. (99 - 116) 

How has the metaverse helped Paul Tomlisen to become more efficient at his work? 

Mention some problems related to the metaverse we have to solve yet. (155 - 163)

According to Matthew Ball, which five problems in the mobile internet haven't we solved yet? 

Which problems can the metaverse never solve, according to Ted Chiang? 

Which speculative benefits of the metaverse are mentioned in the text? (196 - 209)

Which benefits of the metaverse are real and already exist, according to its proponents? (209 - 231)