Metaverse

Corporate Virtual Reality Is Dead. A Solo Dev in Brazil Just Replaced It.

flat.social proves that a solo dev in a Brazilian jungle can beat corporate Metaverse attempts by treating remote meetings like multiplayer games. It wins on feel, not features. But its use of AI-generated demo faces reveals a dangerous truth: the bottleneck of virtual presence isn’t 3D tech or polish, it’s authenticity.

This Isn’t Art. It’s a Digital Land Grab That Teaches Us Everything Wrong With the Metaverse

Earth.tattoo lets you own a permanent pixel tile on a live globe. But this isn’t just collaborative art β€” it’s a stark simulation of digital land-grabbing, where permanent ownership kills collaboration and foreshadows the inequality of future metaverses. The first bots to claim Manhattan win.