p>Article content The idea of living in the virtual world has been around for years. For instance, in Minecraft players can construct houses, or even entire villages.
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p>Article content But what about having a virtual wedding?
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p>A couple was married in the metaverse, while others are complaining about the images.
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p>Zoom is a very popular tool for weddings that are held during COVID-19. But what about having the entire wedding take place in the metaverse? A symbiotic virtual world where guests can be an avatar? It turns out that it is already possible.
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p>The reaction to the idea has been mixed. Some were thrilled and others were skeptical. Others noted that similar events have been taking place on other platforms for years, but with superior graphics. https://files.fm/f/bmgrcsbws </p>
p>It's hard to think of anything worse, anything I'd rather do other than watch cartoons of people on a conference call. You can call it whatever you want.
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p>Article content Traci and Dave Gagnon had their wedding in the metaverse over labour day weekend, The New York Times reported. The couple held their in-person wedding at a golf club in New Hampshire, but also held a virtual wedding in the realm at the same time for any friends and family who couldn't make it. Instead of a video conference, the couple opted to have the whole thing play out in a virtual world, with images from the real-life wedding broadcast being re-played in the virtual one.
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p>Jezebel immediately reacted to the story, declaring in a headline: "The Metaverse may be the most awful thing that has ever happened to weddings." It also noted that this trend could make if impossible to graciously decline an invitation to someone's wedding.
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p>Many Twitter users are not happy with this article content.
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p>"This was 20 years ago, so why is it so unique 2022-09-19 (月) 00:14:20" one user wrote.
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p>Others claimed that graphics in games such as Second Life and World of Warcraft were more appealing fifteen years ago.
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p>"Really difficult to think of anything better, anything I'd want to do less than look at the cartoons of people on conference calls," another Twitter user wrote. It's your choice to call it whatever you like.
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p>More on this topic
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p>Microsoft is focused on the practical applications of metaverse. Microsoft creates its own metaverse for corporate use by using PowerPoint?, Excel
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p>Welcome to Tinderverse: Tinder CEO discusses the metaverse, virtual currency
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p>The idea was loved by many. "A unique wedding!" Have you ever thought about such a wedding? One writer wrote that the possibilities are endless. Another thought was of a metaverse wedding right in front of the Eiffel Tower.
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p>The Gagnons explained that having their wedding in the metaverse meant that guests could attend who might not be able to attend in person. The maid of honor for Traci was able to walk Traci down the aisle. Dave's friend was also able to make his toast even though he was not able to attend due to his wife's pre-existing medical issues.
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p>The metaverse hosting the wedding was created by Virbela the company that, according to its website, "builds 3D immersive worlds for work learning and events." It is compatible with almost all computers and does not require a VR headset.
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p>Gamers were not impressed by the outcome.
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p>"Graphically the Metaverse is as impressive as the PlayStation? 1 game," is the claim of an article on dexerto.com, a gaming news website.
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p>this is from my friends' wedding in Final Fantasy XIV and look how much nicer it looks than whatever this is lmao pic.twitter.com/D0CxweAmoW
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p>- Warden! !
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p>Article content Many Twitter users posted photos of weddings that were held years ago in the multiplayer online game Final Fantasy XIV. "Look at how nice it appears," one wrote.
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p>For the Gagnons, having their wedding in the metaverse just made sense, since their avatars were able to meet before they ever met in person. According to The New York Times interview the couple's avatars bonded at a Las Vegas company event in 2015, while both were employed by eXp Realty, a company that is branching into virtual work and the metaverse.
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p>Man, this pic.twitter is more attractive than the one I attended a wedding in FF14 a couple weeks ago.
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p>That's awesome. In any case, take a look at this wedding I attended in FFXIV with an elfin on it pic.twitter.
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p>I love that a lot of these responses are about weddings xiv, they're just adorable pic.twitter.
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