**Will otaku destroy the Metaverse? China’s Fake Disneyland Surprisingly Becomes a Lawless Zone**
In recent years, “Metaverse” has become a buzzword and has been featured extensively in news programs. Given the image of a bright future, conscious people are actively discussing its possibilities. However, it seems that the reality is far from it, and it is sometimes called a “lawless zone”.
Parade of illegal characters
HBO, an overseas cable TV station, has released a documentary video titled “We Met in Virtual Reality” from July this year. The entire video was filmed on a social VR platform called VRChat, or simply put, in the world of online games.
The highlight is that it follows the lives of people who live in the Metaverse, making friends and lovers, and even sleeping and eating in the game world. The new lifestyle born in the virtual world was greeted with surprise and favorable impression by the general viewers.
However, when overseas otaku actually saw the video, they were furious at the content. It is said that the 3D model that appears in anything is only out of rights.
In fact, on VRChat, there is a layer that extracts 3D data from famous character models and general distribution games and uses them as avatars. Of course, the act itself is extremely gray…or rather, completely out. However, since the general public does not know the difference between illegal and legal, the documentary may have broadcast the existence of players with illegal avatars without censoring them at all.
The realization of the cyber version of “Dream Country” is still far away
However, such “appearance” issues may not be settled only in the inner circle of otaku. Looking at domestic SNS users today, there are many people who use images of celebrities and famous characters as icons without permission. If the Metaverse were to become widespread, the same scene would likely spread within it.
The Metaverse, which is touted by the media, is said to be a place where everyone can freely become who they want to be, free from shackles such as age and gender. It is treated like a “dreamland” with words that are pleasant to the ear. In fact, people with a highly conscious creative temperament may demonstrate originality for self-fulfillment and strive to realize beautiful ideals.
However, most ordinary people probably can’t imagine “what they want to be” in concrete terms. In the end, I think we’ll end up with a nightmare-like space filled with avatars that look like popular people we’ve seen somewhere before.
Meta Platforms announced late last month that its Metaverse division posted a loss of $2.81 billion in the second quarter. Also, CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted at his employee meeting that he had misjudged his own outlook, saying that “the business plan was too optimistic.”
Furthermore, even if rights holders implement regulations, there is a possibility that low-quality pachimono that cannot be sued will gain citizenship. Even in the same land of dreams, I have a feeling that it will become like the so-called â??Chinese version of Disneylandâ?.
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