Premier League champions Manchester City and Sony have begun the construction of Etihad Stadium in the Metaverse to serve the purpose of virtual recreation. Do You Know Metaverse? A virtual reality version of the internet that is accessible to users through their mini digital version is called ‘digital avatars.’ Facebook, now Meta has been leading the charge in transforming metaverse into a new reality. The objective of Facebook is to create ‘a set of virtual spaces where you can create and explore with other people who aren’t in the same physical space as you.’ Users can work, play, hang out, create, explore, among other things through Metaverse. Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook, is betting big on the potential of a virtual reality world determining our future. He sees it as the next generation of the internet, where everyone will connect, trading flat displays for three-dimensional immersions. Etihad in Metaverse Etihad Stadium is home to England’s premier soccer team, Manchester City. Earlier this month, the premier league’s digital pioneers have signed a three-year partnership with Sony. The club’s stadium will become the center of Manchester City in a virtual reality environment due to image analysis and skeletal-tracking technologies developed by Hawk Eye. Hawk-Eye is a subsidiary of the tech and entertainment behemoth, Sony. Individuals working on the project foresee a time when fans who may never be able to ...
