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But what is the Deal with Having a Virtual Wedding? Article content For a long time the idea of living in the virtual world has become popular. For instance, in Minecraft for instance - players can build houses or entire villages. Article content A couple was married in the metaverse, while other are expressing displeasure about the design. Zoom is a very popular tool for weddings that are held during COVID-19. But what about having the whole wedding take place in the metaverse? An immersive virtual world where guests can play as an avatar? It turns out that it is already possible. Article content And the response on the internet has been mixed with some thrilled by the idea , while others scoffing at it, or pointing out that similar things have been happening for years on other platforms, but with superior graphics. It's hard to imagine anything more harrowing. I don't believe there's anything better than to look at cartoons of people in conference calls. You can call it whatever you like. Article content Traci and Dave Gagnon had their wedding in the metaverse during the labour day weekend, The New York Times reported. The couple had an in-person ceremony at the New Hampshire golf club, however, they also held a wedding in the virtual world for their family and friends. Instead of having a video conference, the couple decided to let the entire event be held in a virtual space. Photos from the real-life wedding were broadcasted in the virtual one. Jezebel immediately reacted to the report, writing in a headline: "The Metaverse may be the most awful thing that could ever happen to weddings." It also said that this could make if impossible to graciously decline an invitation to a wedding. Many Twitter users are not happy with the content of this article. One user wrote, "This was happening 20 years ago, so why is this so special now?" Rabbitfest Others claimed that graphics in games such as Second Life and World of Warcraft were more appealing fifteen years ago. "Really it's hard to imagine anything more awful than anything I'd like to do less than look at cartoons of people on a conference call," another Twitter user wrote. "Call it what you like." More Details on This Topic Microsoft is focused on practical applications of the metaverse. Microsoft creates a corporate metaverse with PowerPoint, Excel Welcome to Tinderverse: Tinder CEO discusses the metaverse virtual currency Some were enthralled by the idea. "A novel kind of wedding!" Could you have ever imagined such a wedding before? One person wrote that the possibilities are endless. Another person pondered an ethereal wedding in front of the Eiffel Tower. Article content The Gagnons said that their wedding being in the metaverse meant people could attend who might not be able to attend in person. Traci's maid of honor, who was sick, was still able to walk her down the aisle, and Dave's friend, who was unable to attend due to his wife's pre-existing health conditions, could deliver the toast. The metaverse that hosts the wedding was developed by Virbela A company that, according on its website, "builds 3D immersive worlds for work learning and events." It is compatible with almost all computers and does not require a VR headset. The result was not appreciated by Gamers. "Graphically, Metaverse looks about the similar to the PlayStation 1" says an article on dexerto.com. It is a gaming news website. this is from my friends' wedding in Final Fantasy XIV and look how much nicer it looks than whatever this is lmao pic.twitter.com/D0CxweAmoW - Warden! ! Article content Many Twitter users shared images of weddings that occurred many years ago in the multiplayer online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV. One user wrote "Look at how gorgeous it looks." For the Gagnons to have their wedding in the metaverse made sense since their avatars had met before they had met in person. According to The New York Times interview the couple's avatars bonded at an Las Vegas company event in 2015, when they were both employed by eXp Realty, a company that is branching into virtual work and the metaverse. Man I love this pic.twitter is more attractive than the one I took to a wedding at FF14 a couple weeks ago. Yeah, that's cool. Check out the wedding I attended in FFXIV. There's a frog in it pic.twitter. I love that so many of these responses are about xiv weddings, they're just adorable pic.twitter.
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