The Tech&Co program offers this Tuesday, May 2 a special program dedicated to the metaverse, produced directly in a virtual universe, in order to show the concrete cases of use of this technology.
“Often we talk about metaverses, but it remains very abstract for the general public.” It is from this observation by Louis Cacciuttolo, the founder of VRrOOm, that the Tech&Co show decided to go and meet this 3D universe where people are represented in the form of avatars that can interact with each other. .
Beyond devoting a special program to the subject this Tuesday, May 2, the show will take place within the metaverse with a set modeled in virtual reality. Just like the presenter, François Sorel, or the guests including the musician Jean-Michel Jarre.
“Technology dictates styles”
Very invested in this technology, the artist became interested in it from the beginning of the 2000s. In 2018, he “got his hands dirty” with a first digital concert where a visual staging reacted to the music played. All in order to “convey emotions on a visual level”, he explains.
The show focuses on entertainment and culture with the presence of Joséphine Bories, innovation and XR manager at the Montreux Comedy Festival, and choreographer Gilles Jobin.
“We have tended too much in France to separate Tech from culture. It is technology that dictates styles and not the other way around”, assures Jean-Michel Jarre.
According to him, it was the invention of the violin that allowed Vivaldi to express himself, the invention of the camera that led to the emergence of leading directors. “Today, the metaverse is a mode of expression in the making which will inevitably generate the musical or visual styles of the future”, predicts the artist.
Production of events and shows
But the metaverse is also a question of sovereignty. “We helped invent the internet 30 years ago, and we let it slip away across the ocean. Let’s not make the same mistake again with the metaverse,” warns Jean-Michel Jarre. “We absolutely have to participate in this sovereignty.”
The transposition of the Tech&Co show within the metaverse was made possible by VRrOOm. This company specializes in the production of events and shows in the metaverse. It seeks to democratize technology by offering a monetizable platform allowing anyone to create their own “miniverse” in a few clicks.
Visually, the virtual world remains quite basic, far from resembling reality in any way. “The interest of the metaverse is not necessarily to copy reality”, also tempers Jean-Michel Jarre, who sees above all the undeniable practical interest.
