live, work and play. this week, metaverse marc tells real marc how it is. you had help from the likes of me, the trimmer, younger looking virtual version of you that has helped with all of these stories on the telly. it s true. seven decades on, facial recognition renos one holocaust survivor with a photo from her past. yeah, that is me, for sure. and spencer meets the robot doing improvised comedy. i can learn from my mistakes. ha ha ha. don t laugh, this is serious stuff. whether we know it or not, whether we feel it or not, we are all connected. we are all made from the same stuff. and the testing ground here in london is a brief reminder of that. this collaboration between artists and scientists at kings college london is an illustration of how our physical and digital environments come together in today s society sometimes in seemingly unconnected ways. and the sim project makes art out of the small chips that have for some years, been central to our communications, in
since the start of 2021. whichever way you cut it that is one hell of a big bet. so i think that leaves us with plenty to think about and discuss. back to you now in the real world. that was marc, marc, and the other marc. how many spare marcs do we have? enough, i m told. meanwhile, there seems to be a bit of a land grab going on for metaverse territory. yeah, multinational companies like nike, gucci, adidas and walmart are investing millions. but seeing it s a way off from becoming a reality. virtual reality. ..does it mean that users will follow? joe tidy has been trying to find out. there is a landgrab taking place online. people and companies are racing to plant theirflags in virtual worlds. big brands with prime real estate in the real world