Hello Venturer,I think science fictions are the most thrilling movie genre (sorry if you love Romcoms). That's because they usually have something bigger than their plots -- a prediction. Think about it. Many of the new-age tech trends started from science fiction. Touch-screen phones and computers, artificial intelligence, robots and even virtual reality were all saliently sold to us through stories. After these movies, innovation always seems to tilt towards these ideologies. It makes me wonder if anyone is going to invent time travel one day. I mean, the many levels of groundbreaking technology today can certainly cause you to redefine what you call impossible.Now we're in the middle of another sci-fi concept, called the metaverse. Everyone is talking about it. Some people say we're going to be living like characters of the Ready Player One movie. Some of us don't even understand what the fuss is all about. Some others have a completely wrong notion of what it is. But whatever side you're on, we can all agree this is likely to be the next big thing on the internet.But how will Nigeria, or Africa, be part of this new wave? We want the sci-fi level of advancement, but are we ready for it? It's 2021, and many people still don't use the internet. This week, one of our stories analyses some of the hurdles African countries have to scale before they can be full partakers of the metaverse.Oluwatosin OgunjuyigbeWriter, Ventures Africa.
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Hello Venturer,I think science fictions are the most thrilling movie genre (sorry if you love Romcoms). That's because they usually have something bigger than their plots -- a prediction. Think about it. Many of the new-age tech trends started from science fiction. Touch-screen phones and computers, artificial intelligence, robots and even virtual reality were all saliently sold to us through stories. After these movies, innovation always seems to tilt towards these ideologies. It makes me wonder if anyone is going to invent time travel one day. I mean, the many levels of groundbreaking technology today can certainly cause you to redefine what you call impossible.Now we're in the middle of another sci-fi concept, called the metaverse. Everyone is talking about it. Some people say we're going to be living like characters of the Ready Player One movie. Some of us don't even understand what the fuss is all about. Some others have a completely wrong notion of what it is. But whatever side you're on, we can all agree this is likely to be the next big thing on the internet.But how will Nigeria, or Africa, be part of this new wave? We want the sci-fi level of advancement, but are we ready for it? It's 2021, and many people still don't use the internet. This week, one of our stories analyses some of the hurdles African countries have to scale before they can be full partakers of the metaverse.Oluwatosin OgunjuyigbeWriter, Ventures Africa.