HTC Sees Backlash Over Bizarre ‘Viverse’ Concept Trailer
HTC revealed its vision for the future metaverse, branded ‘Viverse’, and the internet did not like it.In a now-pinned tweet, the Vive Twitter account yesterday posted a concept for a virtual ecosystem split across both augmented and virtual reality hardware labeled as Viverse. It suggested this platform would deliver a “future where the impossible becomes possible.” The video itself proposed several broad possibilities for Viverse, from graspable concepts like working out at the gym with your performance displayed on virtual overlays to more outlandish ideas like attending virtual wine tasting sessions and then purchasing said wine using bitcoin. Oh, and there’s of course a bit where a young woman buys an NFT of the ‘Meowna Lisa’ (which is exactly what it sounds like) for her grandma. Check it out in the video below. And, just in case you were wondering, no, that’s not a typo. It’s Viverse, not Viveverse. HTC’s