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Will the metaverse bring us closer?

It may be in its infancy, and the graphics are less than inspiring thus far, but metaverse expert Domhnaill Hernon tells Alex Meehan that the metaverse will bring benefits

Domhnaill Hernon, global lead for cognitive human enterprise at EY: ‘It would be a mistake to get distracted by poor quality cartoon avatars in a demo of a badly executed VR environment.’ Picture: Carsten Andersen

Email doesn’t carry tone, phone calls don’t show facial expressions and video calls, while better than commuting, still leave a lot to be desired. That’s what the metaverse is meant to fix, according to Domhnaill Hernon, global lead for cognitive human enterprise at EY but he totally understands why many are underwhelmed by what they’ve seen so far.

“It would be a mistake to get distracted by poor quality cartoon avatars in a demo of ...