Online Class Notes (Tibo)

discussion about the metaverse

You didn’t need to go into the park to see it. / you could see it from afar.

We drove a car there and waited to see the fireworks

When we haven’t had it for several years I started missing it.

The nanny has lived on her own for more than a year.

You need to pay a set of money to make her going to HK. -> you need to give her a financial package to make her enter HK

I think it is quite nice, I gradually understand the charm of the metaverse.

We are more focusing on the testing this or that. -> we focused more on testing  / we are focusing a bit more on testing for the coming few days … 

It is some troublesome -> it is troublesome / it brings some troubles 

We took photos together and taught some people who didn’t know how the metaverse works, it is efficient.

The US team is familiar with this tech, although it was the first time they joined you could quickly move on to the topic.

There are 2 things. Maybe users don’t know the metaverse’s advantage.
Yesterday I did feel / I felt as we solved the tech problems the whole experience was quite nice.

For the log in it is easier.
As long as the users will tackle the first part, the rest is very special especially during/in the covid period. -> as long as the onboarding becomes easier… / as long as it becomes more user friendly …

There is more imagination in the metaverse.

The other part is the bottleneck of the headset itself. / the other bottleneck is the headset itself

yesterday we didn’t have the budget to design personalized ones.

In the real life your clothing depends on your figure, in the metaverse you have more freedom to choose. / you aren’t limited by your real body.

Now the storage of the 3d world in the metaverse is one of the bottleneck of this technology
transfer or huge data size is a bottleneck if we want higher graphic fidelity

The speed of the internet and the high fidelity are mandatory parts for the metaverse to improve. / to improve the metaverse needs higher internet speed and fidelity .

if your friends are in the metaverse you want to use it more often ->the metaverse follows a  network effect 

It is definitely more engaging on this platform than on zoom.

You don’t need to make a profit to get investment / to get funded  / to raise capital
According to my understanding they don’t want to lose their edge so they don’t have a choice. / they want to get a first mover’s advantage

As long as more and more people are using it they can monetize 

The quarantine and the lockdown make meeting in person more difficult.

each company might want to have their own platform so as long as they make the log in easy it won’t be a big challenge.

I don’t see people spending too much money on avatars and virtual assets.

Some people will be willing to spend a lot but for most of the people they won’t spend too much just like I won’t buy skins for Tencent meeting.

It is not necessary to have a home or virtual apartment.
maybe a different generation they born with virtual things. / maybe a younger generation born with virtual worlds will see more value there.  / will value virtual assets more

If one place is too expensive they can go to another metaverse except you have limited resources.

Actually each one can have a first row concert spot/seat in the metaverse but you can still sell different prices.

I saw Gucci, YSL, they launched several images of virtual assets. They leverage these new things to make their brands look young.  / they want to rejuvenate their brand

On the other way if the old brand wants to be relevant to new money. Like people who get rich from crypto they can do that. -> on the other hand …it is a way for old brands to become more relevant to new money such as people who got rich from crypto 

Cosmetic brands design some special looks.
For beauty they can have iconic new looks

Vocabulary

Graphic fidelity : being as close as possible to the real world
Right now computers are not powerful enough we we have to use low graphic fidelity environments 

Fidelity (n) degree of exactness when something is copied
I feel the English translation of this Chinese book has a low fidelity, the jokes are totally different.

Momentum (n) quantity of motion of a moving body
When you have to drive uphill you do not want to slow down before going up it would make you lose momentum
We will start to do some marketing on our new product 4 weeks before the launch and we will not stop after the launch so that we do not lose momentum. 

On my own / by myself
I live on my own

I did the job by myself 

Instinctive (adj) you can guess naturally
The UI is very instinctive, although it is the first time I use it I could find everything I wanted.

To rejuvenate (v) make young again / give new energy

They want to rejuvenate the brand 

Pronunciation

Monetize (make something generate money)
The company monetizes Facebook thanks to ads 

Technology

Tech knowledge