Hong Kong Stories - Inventors in Hong Kong：Metaverse Beings

The crossover of music and technology creates an infinite world of rapid changes. One person can create an entire world on their own.

With rapid technological advancements, music is constantly evolving. Kenneth Chau, the founder of a music platform, has dedicated the past 15 years to developing music and technology. In an effort to expand human imagination, he strives to merge the two by creating locally designed virtual idols.

There is a young girl group consisting of two members, each with their own virtual idol. As the girls dance to the music, their physical movements are captured through tight-fitting clothing and displayed on the internet in their virtual forms. No physical presence is required. With just virtual idols, the internet, and a venue in the Metaverse, singers can hold concerts from anywhere. This is not merely an online livestream! The key lies in image projection technology that broadcasts real-time 3D images of the singers. When physical movements are transformed into digital symbols, the performers become fluid, like water. They can travel through space one moment and be in a desert the next. The ethereal and ever-changing background constantly reshapes. Although physically separated, participants, each with their own avatars, can gather in the Metaverse venue to sing along with the performers or with everyone else in the venue. The Metaverse breaks down all physical barriers.

Virtual idols are more than just "moving figures". Computer technology can mimic mouth movements and facial expressions as singers perform. However, the replicas do not always evoke the same emotions. Real life is filled with diverse sensations and desires. Can technology and computer programming truly recreate them all? Kenneth Chau is also seeking an answer.

The concept of the Metaverse gradually transforms existing modes of human life and breaks down boundaries. Perhaps one day, every aspects of life, not only entertainment but also work, learning, shopping, and even grocery shopping can be done in the Metaverse, much like how the internet has become integrated into our lives today.

The era of the Metaverse has just begun. Kenneth Chau is like a pioneer in the Metaverse, venturing into an unknown world where the line between virtuality and reality is blurred. The impacts of "the next stage of the internet" bring about confusion, but Kenneth Chau yearns for the infinite "Utopia" that the Metaverse represents. The brave explorer is moving towards an obscure destination. All he knows is that in the Metaverse, bodies are mere shadows, and everyone is equal. Perhaps people can have their avatars, break down the barriers around them, and sprint towards a boundless Utopia where freedom, inclusion, and mutual respect are fully embraced.