Hi all... my name is Celeste Lear, I am an entertainment industry specialist & VR experience & event producer/designer who has been actively working & creating in the "metaverse" since 2019. Since I have been directly involved with various communities for the last 3 years in the underground entertainment, arts, music & events scene on a few different platforms, I feel like I can offer some unique insider perspective to anyone who is curious. I identify with the term "futurist" also, as a person who is excited by the possibilities of the uses of new technologies for the betterment of life... I will state, I let technology into my life, I am also adamant about balancing my time spent online with essential time spent in nature.
Firstly, I am NOT referring to Zuckerberg’s new “Meta” necessarily here, as there have been MANY different & vibrant VR platforms, even since 2003, with Second Life leading the way with a lot of diverse meta-cultures already established. SO many of my friends and family generally have developed a negative, fearful reaction around what is happening with this new technology & understandably so, as we have all probably watched too many Black Mirror Episodes right?!
One of my favorite fundamentally simple past quotes on immersive tech is, “VR is for Artists”. I am a believer & proponent of using this incredible & efficient new space enabled by #web3 as literal #worlds like #artgalleries & #publicplaces we can hang out inside of, socialize, exchange information, do business & express ourselves in VERY fascinating new ways… some riveting, some bizarre, some revolutionary… #humanpsychology But as always, #technology progresses on, it is OURS to have fun with, to use to advance society … AND SERIOUSLY PEOPLE - to be RESPONSIBLE with. We need to WORK to keep it integral, communal, fair, functional for both business & pleasure & enrichment - I do want to assure you that there ARE people in here working to keep these sparks alive & well.
I personally think the metaverse has potential to #revolutionize the world in some very beneficial ways. I am admittedly very concerned about our planet’s last remaining #naturalresources including, #deforestation #virginforests & urgent need to reduce global #waste #fashionindustry #pollution #trashproblem Moving into the #metaverse a bit more, even 1-2 days a week for #virtualwork #virtualconferences & entertainment CAN potentially slow down mass consumption of certain precious scarce #resources #logging #fossilfuels #mining #actnow #actnowvr #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #sdgs #UNESCO #UN I realize this is potentially a controversial statement, but this topic should start being discussed more.
AND by the way, we need more artists in here to help be #futurearchitects If you have #unity3D #UE4 #unrealengine #blender3d skills – you can & will be employed & paid well into the future. Worldbuilders are a growing demand and for film/videogame Hollywood is paying top dollar $ especially since #virtualproduction with #LEDstage technology is rapidly progressing.
So, in short form, there are some of my thoughts on all this madness! Please follow me for more metaverse antics & philosophizing:
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