Who will take the lead in the "meta universe" battlefield?

简言之，"元宇宙"实际上来源于1992年出版的美国科幻小说《雪崩》，中文名为"雪崩"。据说"元宇宙"是一个与现实生活平行的世界。

In short, "metauniverse" actually comes from an American science fiction "snow crash" published in 1992, which is called "avalanche" in Chinese. It is said that the "meta universe" is a world parallel to real life.

利用增强现实（AR）、虚拟现实（VR）和互联网等技术，可以将现实世界逐一投影到元宇宙中。你也可以去数字化和有一个网络存在那里。

The real world can be projected into the meta universe one by one by using technologies such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and Internet. You can also go digital and have a cyber presence there.

在元宇宙中，人们可以做他们在现实中能做或不能做的事情。例如，你可以在那里吃，喝，工作和结婚，就像在现实中一样。

In the metauniverse, people can do what they can or cannot do in reality. For example, you can eat, drink, work and get married there, just like in reality.

同时，你可以找到你在现实中没有的经验——如果你失去了你的手臂，你可以在那里体验打篮球；你也可以创造一个在现实中死去的人，让Ta永远"活"在元宇宙中。

At the same time, you can find the experience that you don't have in reality - if you lose your arms, you can experience playing basketball there; You can also create a person who has died in reality and let Ta "live" forever in the meta universe.

元宇宙和现实世界不是完全分离的，而是相互联系的。例如，你在虚拟世界赚的钱和你申请的专利可以转移到现实世界。

The meta universe and the real world are not completely separated, but interconnected. For example, the money you make in the virtual world and the patents you apply for can be transferred to the real world.

看到这一点，很多人可能都想到了斯皮尔伯格的电影播放器一号。其中，男主人戴上VR设备后，立刻进入另一个虚拟世界绿洲。

Seeing this, many people may have thought of Spielberg's movie player number one. Among them, after the male owner puts on the VR device, he instantly enters another virtual world oasis.

演唱会总共只持续了10分钟，但逼真的人物造型、惊人的游戏场景特效，以及玩家的沉浸感都是前所未有的。有人说，除了在陆地上唱歌，特拉维斯还把玩家带到深海和太空。视觉奇观充斥着整个屏幕，这比现场看音乐会更令人愉快。

The concert lasted only 10 minutes in total, but the realistic character modeling, amazing special effects of the game scene, and the immersion of the players are unprecedented. Some people say that in addition to singing on land, Travis also brings players to the deep sea and space. The visual wonders fill the whole screen, which is more enjoyable than watching a concert on the spot.

要创造一个元宇宙，关键是要有一个能自学的虚拟人。

To create a meta universe, the key is to have a virtual human who can learn by himself.

元宇宙中的虚拟人

Virtual human in meta universe

如前所述，元宇宙应该有八个特征，文明是其最终发展方向。

As mentioned earlier, the meta universe should have eight characteristics, and civilization is its ultimate development direction.

众所周知，文明的诞生是一个进化的过程。因此，元宇宙要发展文明，就必须有虚拟人——他们不同于现实世界中的人，而是数字世界中的土著人，他们有自学的能力，能够继续生存和发展。

As we all know, the birth of civilization is an evolutionary process. Therefore, in order for the metauniverse to develop civilization, there must be virtual human beings - they are different from people in the real world, but indigenous people in the digital world, who have the ability of self-learning and can continue to survive and develop.

有些人可能会想到CS和吃鸡游戏中的NPC（非玩家角色），也就是说，不是由真实玩家控制的角色。它在某种程度上也是一种虚拟人，可以与真实的玩家进行互动。但从根本上说，它仍然是人工设计的产物，没有自我学习的功能。

Some people may think of the NPC (non player character) in CS and chicken eating games, that is, characters not controlled by real players. It is also a kind of virtual human to some extent, which can interact with real players. But fundamentally, it is still a product of artificial design and has no function of self-learning.

今年1月21日，寓言工作室CEO爱德华·萨奇（Edward Saatchi）发表了他对元宇宙和虚拟人的看法。他认为虚拟人的终极目标是实现《刀锋杀手2049》中虚拟人的复杂性和自我意识。

On January 21 this year, Edward Saatchi, CEO of fable studio, expressed his views on metauniverse and virtual human. He believes that the ultimate goal of virtual human is to achieve the complexity and self-consciousness of virtual human like in her or blade killer 2049.

2013年，美国科幻电影《她》上映。这部电影讲述了一个未来人和虚拟人之间的爱情故事，引起了热烈的讨论。

In 2013, an American science fiction film named "she" was released. This movie tells a story about the love between a future person and a virtual person, which has aroused heated discussion.

主人公西奥多是一个写信的人，在结束了一段婚姻之后再也没有出来过。一个偶然的机会，他遇到了人工智能系统OS1。萨曼莎，OS1的化身，声音温柔，体贴幽默。结果，西奥多和萨曼莎很快坠入爱河，陷入了"人机恋"。

The protagonist Theodore is a letter writer who never comes out after ending a marriage. By chance, he met the AI system OS1. Samantha, the incarnation of OS1, has a gentle voice, which is considerate and humorous. As a result, Theodore and Samantha soon fell in love, to a "man-machine love.".

在接受记者采访时，布鲁德直接让米奎拉以活生生的受访者身份出现，而不是机械产品。

In an interview with reporters, brud directly let Miquela appear as a living interviewee, rather than a mechanical product.

两个社会巨人的元宇宙布局

The metauniverse layout of two social giants

试想，如果变幻莫测的元宇宙真的成形了，谁会第一个感到不安呢？

Imagine, if the transformative meta universe is really taking shape, who will be the first to feel uneasy?

当然，这是一个在线社交平台。

It's an online social platform, of course.

因为元宇宙使得更多新的社交形式成为可能，比如进入现实世界、进入虚拟世界、寻找新朋友，旧的社交形式必然会受到冲击甚至被淘汰。

Because the metauniverse makes it possible for more new forms of social interaction, such as entering the real world, entering the virtual world and finding new friends, the old forms of social interaction are bound to be impacted or even eliminated.

因此，我们可以看到，Facebook和腾讯这两家以社交网络为基石的公司，拥有国内外最强的"元宇宙"概念布局。

Therefore, we can see that Facebook and Tencent, two companies with social networking as the cornerstone, have the strongest concept layout of "meta universe" at home and abroad.

据说《雪崩》是Facebook管理层的必读读物，其CEO扎克伯格对虚拟现实非常着迷。

It is said that "avalanche" is a must read for Facebook management, and its CEO Zuckerberg is crazy about virtual reality.

在某些方面，地平线有点像元宇宙。例如，在horizon中，用户可以创建角色、与朋友聚会和娱乐，每个人都可以构建自己的活动。

In some ways, horizon is a bit of a meta universe. For example, in horizon, users can create roles, party and entertain with friends, and everyone has the ability to build their own activities.

最近引起外界关注的Roblox和epic，背后其实都有腾讯的影子。

Roblox and epic, which have recently attracted the attention of the outside world, actually have the shadow of Tencent behind them.

2012年，腾讯斥资3.3亿美元收购epic 40%的股权。目前，这些股票的估值约为115亿元，增长近35倍。此外，Epic Games是腾讯集团的联营公司，腾讯有权提名Epic Games董事会的董事。此外，腾讯也在去年2月roblox 1.5亿美元g轮融资的投资者名单上。

In 2012, Tencent spent $330 million to buy 40% of epic. At present, the valuation of these shares is about $11.5 billion, an increase of nearly 35 times. Moreover, Epic Games is an associated company of Tencent group, and Tencent has the right to nominate directors on the board of directors of Epic Games. In addition, Tencent was also on the list of investors in roblox's $150 million round g financing in February last year.

事实上，腾讯眼中的下一代互联网也与"元宇宙"密切相关。

In fact, the next generation of Internet in Tencent's eyes is also closely related to "meta universe".

去年12月，腾讯领头羊马化腾曾表示，移动互联网时代已经过去，下一个升级就是全真互联网。

In December last year, Ma Huateng, the leader of Tencent, said that the era of mobile Internet has passed, and the next upgrade is Quanzhen Internet.

值得一提的是，不久前，腾讯集团副总裁、人工智能实验室总裁姚星离职创业，创办了远翔伟思。该公司是面向虚拟现实的，也有一个完整的互联网标签。

It is worth mentioning that not long ago, Yao Xing, vice president of Tencent group and President of AI Lab, left to start a business and founded Yuanxiang Weisi. The company is VR oriented and also has a full-length Internet label.

可以说，Facebook和腾讯已经感受到了元宇宙的脚步，他们都在提前布局。

It can be said that Facebook and Tencent have already felt the footsteps of the meta universe, and they are all laying out ahead of time.

目前，纵观最近整个国内外资本圈，与元宇宙相关的VR/AR融资和支出密集发生，势头越来越猛。

At present, looking at the whole domestic and international capital circle recently, VR / AR financing and expenditure related to the meta universe have occurred intensively, and the momentum is more and more fierce.

虽然各种科技企业所从事的元宇宙不是最纯粹的，也不能像电影《头号玩家》和《她》那样实现真实体验，但虚拟现实的浪潮一定是势不可挡的。

Although the meta universe that various technology enterprises are working on is not the most pure, nor can it achieve the real experience like that in the movies "number one player" and "she", the wave of virtual reality must be unstoppable.

当现实够残酷够孤独的时候，谁不想在心中的元宇宙中解放自己呢。

When the reality is harsh enough and lonely enough, who doesn't want to free himself in the meta universe in his heart.

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update time：2021-04-30 18:32:09