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What is the Metaverse? Does it exist or not yet? Do we need it, or is it only a hype? When and how will be able to access it, what will we be doing over there?
The metaverse is an online, digital world that can be accessed through our computers/internet devices. The Metaverse will allow us to interact with others virtually, create and share content and play games. The metaverse offers unlimited possibilities for our creativity and imagination, as well as for communication across time and space.
Making use of the metaverse, will lead us to explore many different worlds, communicate with other people anywhere in time or space, share our ideas with others, build things and much more.
So learning about it, is, as I see it, the only way in!
Can we let this chance go by without being properly educated?
How can we educate ourself
One way is to read articles about it or we can participate in certain courses and have a more academic knowledge about the subject
- https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-the-metaverse
- https://www.binance.com/en/blog/markets/the-metaverse--a-world-beyond-the-one-we-live-in-421499824684903549
- https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/can-there-be-more-than-one-metaverse
- https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/The-metaverse-explained-Everything-you-need-to-know
- https://www.mygreatlearning.com/blog/what-is-metaverse/
I am posting here some articles and below I am sharing information both about the new META - Metaverse Course as well as the NFT-Metaverse course offered by the University of Nicosia.
META offers a Metaverse course via coursera platform
The way I see it, it seems strange to me that META is offering a Metaverse course, without even mentioning who the instructors are. As I saw at the beginning of some videos, Marc Zuckerber is starting the first 3 minutes lesson, the instructors are working in META and are mostly discussing about Meta's Metaverse.
This is the coursera link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/what-is-the-metaverse/
What does it include?
Instructor?
Taught by META experts?
What sessions will be taught?
Week 1 What is the metaverse?
In this module, you will take your first steps into the metaverse, exploring what it is, how to interact with it, and how to communicate and connect with others within it. You'll also examine the ecological ramifications of the metaverse, and the role of decentralization in making the metaverse more ethical, inclusive, and accessible.
8 videos (Total 41 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
Week 2 Who is creating the metaverse?
In this module, you will explore how the metaverse will be made by identifying the architects of the metaverse, as well as the devices, platforms, and game engines they will use to build it and you will use to interact with it. You will also explore how extended reality (XR) is used in the metaverse, and the role of the creator economy.
5 videos (Total 26 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
Week 3 Metaverse verticals
In this module, you will explore how the metaverse will impact various verticals, including education, healthcare, city planning, and civic engagement. You will also examine what communication, marketing, and design will look like in the metaverse, and what it will mean to engage with art, entertainment, and sports in the metaverse.
5 videos (Total 27 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Week 4 - Money in the metaverse
In this module, you will define blockchain and crypotcurrency as you examine how commerce will work in the metaverse, explore the implications of a decentralized metaverse economy, and discuss economic trends and opportunities in the metaverse.
3 videos (Total 19 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Week 5 Metaverse responsibility
In this module, you will explore the ways in which the metaverse can—and must—be built with diversity, equity, and inclusion in mind, how to build a safe and secure metaverse, and protecting intellectual property in the metaverse. You will also discuss the importance of centering ethics when building the multiverse.
4 videos (Total 20 min)
Week 6 How will we build the metaverse?
In this module, you will explore the possibilities of the metaverse, focusing on research and development opportunities, how university and enterprise partnerships will help the metaverse evolve, and the infrastructure changes needed to support the growth and development of the metaverse.
3 videos (Total 16 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
You have the possibility to enroll either purchasing a certificate at 49 Euros, or not.
I enrolled for free so that I can have a more clear opinion.
NFTs & the Metaverse Course offered by the University of Nicosia
If you would like to have more options to choose from, I invite you to take a look at the NFT Course offered by the University of Nicosia.
At the moment 4 weeks out of the 12 weeks of the course are completed. Still, the course is self paced so you can also jump in to watch the sessions or to join the community on Discord.
Here are some useful links and everything can be found in this hackmd file: https://hackmd.io/@katerinaramm/Sko5uhXVi
https://www.unic.ac.cy/openmetaverse/mooc-nfts-metaverse/
All sessions: https://www.unic.ac.cy/openmetaverse/mooc-nfts-metaverse/meta-511-fall-2022-live-sessions/
GitHub: https://github.com/UniversityOfNicosia/META511MC-Course-Materials/tree/main/Fall-2022
Discord Community: https://discord.gg/joinUNIC
Course Outline:
And something else, all live sessions take place in the Metaverse!
You can take a look about it here:
https://leofinance.io/@katerinaramm/free-to-attend-mooc-introduction-to-nfts-and-the-metaverse
What do you think?
Do you prefer acquiring knowledge from articles or do you seek more well-shaped, academic knowledge and potentially a certificate that you can use in your CV?
Thank you for your time & attention!
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