The road to the Metaverse

Written By Richard Armstrong
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…a brief history

So how did we get here?

Single Compute Platforms

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The 1970’s:

  • Mainframe Computers

  • Mini Computers

  • Dumb Terminals

Distributed Compute Platforms

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The 1980’s:

  • The Micro Computer arrives

  • Personal Computing Arrives

  • Local Area Networks emerge

Mobile Compute Platforms

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The 1990’s:

  • :

    The World Wide Web

  • The Portable Laptop

  • 2D Graphical User Interface becomes widespread

Ubiquitous Compute Platforms

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The 2000’s:

  • Smart-Phone appears

  • The Internet in your pocket

  • The Internet becomes accessible from everywhere

Enter the Wearable Platform

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The 2010’s:

  • Wearable Computing becomes common

  • IoT – Internet of Things appear

  • Virtual Reality becomes commercially available

  • Augmented Reality emerges

So whats next?

The 2020’s:

  • Smart Displays & 5G

  • 3D Compute becomes universal

  • Harder to discern the physical world from the virtual world

  • Smart Contact Lenses appear

  • Spatial Computing begins…

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Richard Armstrong https://www.cassini.tech
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