virtual reality reception. Guests will be able to attend in avatar form — each avatar will be dressed in a digital sari or suit — and will be able to interact as if they were in the same room.
There’ll even be a ghost avatar of the bride’s father, who died last year. “Because of the pandemic, a physical, real kind of reception is not possible with the huge number of people attending,” Padmavathi, 24, has said of the ceremony. “So, we decided: let’s make it in the metaverse. ” It’s certainly a step up from a Zoom call.
So… could this really be the future? Virtual weddings and back-from-the-dead avatars? Well, it seems that big tech, some of the world’s most illustrious fashion brands and a rapidly expanding list of celebrity early adopters are banking on it.
Most famously, the Silicon Valley behemoth Facebook rebranded to Meta last October — a statement of intent as they move to become an integral part of the immersive, 3D, computer-generated experiences that make up the metaverse.
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