Looking For Love In The Metaverse
Abstract
Looking For Love In The Metaverse It was a perfect first date. The pair connected on a dating app called Nevermet, which helps singles find dates in the world of virtual reality. After 10 months of effort, Match pulled the plug on Tinder's attempt to build a metaverse dating space. Less than a year ago, Tinder revealed plans to develop a metaverse dating space, a move that included the acquisition of Hyperconnect, an artificial intelligence and augmented reality company that was already developing a virtual romance destination called "Single Town." "Given uncertainty about the ultimate contours of the metaverse and what will or won't work, as well as the more challenging operating environment, I've instructed the Hyperconnect team to iterate but not invest heavily in metaverse at this time," Kim said. Tinder is not the only major dating app to express interest in the metaverse. Flirtual, the company with the strongest claim as the first virtual reality dating platform, follows a similar outline to Nevermet. The Planet Theta platform, which is currently beta testing and planned for launch in November, connects potential matches via virtual speed dating.
