The almighty Metaverse – its Rise and Fate

by Thomas Wieberneit | Apr 27, 2022 | Blog

This is the third part of my return of the undead series. The first two parts dealt with identifying what components or building blocks a metaverse ecosystem needs to consist of. These components basically define how metaverse can work and serve as a model for the...

The Return of the Undead – Do they go B2B or B2C?

by Thomas Wieberneit | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog

In the first part of this article, I explained why there is no metaverse (yet), although the idea is around for quite some years. Despite the current hype, it is just a re-emerging topic. Foundational technologies like VR are around since as long as the...

Metaverse – The Return of the Undead

by Thomas Wieberneit | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog

There. Is. No. Metaverse. I am sorry to be a party pooper but read me out. It doesn’t exist. At least not yet. And not for quite some years to come. I am talking of a decade or more. Perhaps not ever. And whence it comes, it probably looks different from what we see...

Is Microsoft bringing the joy and community of gaming to everyone?

by Thomas Wieberneit | Jan 19, 2022 | Analysis, Blog

The News On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced the intention to acquire Activision Blizzard with the vision of bringing the joy and community of gaming to everyone, for $95 per share, which equals a transaction value of $68.7 bn. This is a bit more than...

A look beyond the hype – and some humble wishes

by Thomas Wieberneit | Dec 31, 2021 | Blog

It is the end of 2021 and I do not have anything better in mind than writing a last post for the year. So let’s do it. There have been some terms that were used more than others with some of them actually being quite hyped. Some of them for the right reasons,...