The arrival of metaverse is taking leaps and bounds, as well as the anxiety of users for their dangers.
Since the appearance of the first computer, the course of humanity has shown a considerable evolution that would not have been thought possible until a few years ago, where Technologies have become an indispensable element of everyday life. in millions of people around the world, whether in terms of education, information, leisure, health, entertainment and others.
But the adoption of a digital world does not seem to stop the planet from technological evolution, since another element is making its due space to continue with cutting-edge solutions in the face of human and business advances, virtual reality.
The reality virtual It is a digital environment full of scenes, environments and other simulated objects with a real appearance, giving the user who has this technology the feeling of entering a space (or universe) different from their daily life; however, it not only offers hours of entertainment to explore, but it is also boosting their consumption habits and, consequently, increasing the profits of some world-class companies.
This market is shown as promising, since according to the Statista study where it shows the number of mobile augmented reality users worldwidel, since 2019 and with 0.44 billion users around the world, these have been constantly growing, which is expected to represent 1.73 billion users by 2024.
Considering the announcement and metaverse growthvarious brands are developing in this new digital world to position themselves before the eyes of the most up-to-date virtual consumers, as was well demonstrated by H&M with its virtual fashion show, Zara with the sale of its digital garments and Pull&Bear with a virtual fitting room, among other initiatives to monopolize this new market that have undoubtedly managed to capture the attention of Internet users.
Despite this, some sectors have not been able to accept 100 percent of the arrival of the metaverse dominated by virtual reality, since some dangers on this they have shown to lie in wait for those who choose to enter the “new universe” (a considerable minority).
According to Aviva’s insurance company, the claims for the dangers and accidents related to the metaverse and virtual reality they are already having their first victims in the United Kingdom, since during the last year these have grown by 31 percent, where televisions in homes have also been hit victims due to sudden movements of people in the “physical plane”. Likewise, Aviva Property Claims Director Kelly Whittington has mentioned that:
“These devices can be a great source of fun, but we encourage people to be aware of their surroundings and take a look at their home insurance to make sure it suits their needs.”
Also, the Statista chart shown above shows that perils of the metaverse Not only can they affect people’s physical health, but also their mental health, since a considerable number of Internet users think that entering this new universe can create an addiction to augmented reality, create privacy problems and also have repercussions on health mind of its users.
Although the metaverse can lead to some inconsistencies for Internet users, it also opens the door for companies to develop some solutions capable of helping the world’s daily life, whether in the field of health, entertainment and even online shopping.