The Metaverse Is an Underwhelming Mess...How Do We Fix It?
TL;DR
Most metaverse platforms are straight up ghost towns, because there's very little to do/play/explore. So what's the fix? Software Development Kits (or 'SDKs').
Basically, SDKs are to software, what Photoshop is to images - an interface of tools that let users build and create.
The wealth of 'stuff to do' and 'content to consume' in the metaverse will be built largely by users and third party developers.
And easy-to-use SDKs (like MSquared) are exactly what is needed to push the 'content snowball' down the hill.
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The metaverse has a problem...
It's underwhelming as all hell.
Most metaverse platforms are straight up ghost towns, because there's very little to do/play/explore.
So what's the fix?
Three little words: Software. Development. Kits. (or 'SDKs')
Basically, SDKs are to software, what Photoshop is to images - an interface of tools that let users build and create.
And the team at Improbable have just released a metaverse SDK called 'MSquared,' that early users are praising for its ease-of-use.
Ok, but why is this important?
Right now, multiple companies are working to figure out how to allow thousands of players to explore shared virtual worlds, in real-time, without everything breaking.
Once that baseline is achieved, the next (and tallest) hurdle to jump is figuring out what the hell to do with it all.
(What games/experiences/environments will people want to explore in the metaverse?)
Now, here's the twist: it won't be up to these companies to make compelling apps and content, but users and third party developers.
We saw the same thing play out with the iPhone.
It was a slick piece of tech, which appealed to early adopters...but was initially seen as un-needed and overpriced by most consumers.
That changed as early iPhone users turned creators, and built apps like Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Spotify, Uber, etc.
And the more iPhone specific apps/content/services there were, the more compelling the device became...until we all had one in our pocket.
This is why software tools like MSquared get us all giddy:
Just like with the iPhone, this wealth of 'stuff to do' and 'content to consume' in the metaverse will be built largely by users and third party developers.
And easy-to-use SDKs (like MSquared) are exactly what is needed to push the 'content snowball' down the hill.