A metaverse-themed forum recently took place in Tianhe district, Guangzhou, with experts in the fields of virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and blockchain discussing the new opportunities for industrial development brought by the metaverse.

According to Qi Xianwei, chief executive officer of Guangdong CNI Blockchain Technologies, everyone will be a player in the meta universe, forming new digital economies and rules.

A metaverse-themed forum takes place in Tianhe district, Guangzhou. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]

Therefore, governments should play a supervisory role and help shape the development of the metaverse from technical, legal, and moral perspectives, added Qi.

He Jie, CEO of Guangdong Virtual Reality Technology, said that the metaverse is a new industry in which reality and data integration. VR is a small presentation form in the metaverse concept and a terminal application technology.

The surveying and mapping technology involves many concepts of space and time, said Zhang Shaocheng, chief engineer at Guangzhou Nanfang Geographic Information Technology. Modeling is essential for the metaverse, while surveying and mapping technology makes rapid modeling possible.