What about Having a Virtual Wedding?

Article content Since years the idea of living in a virtual world has been well-known. For instance, in Minecraft - players can build houses, or even entire villages.

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A couple got married in metaverse, and others are complaining about the graphics.

Sure, many people used Zoom to attend weddings during COVID-19. But what about having the entire wedding in the metaverse - a swarming virtual world with every guest being an avatar? It turns out that it''s actually taking place.

The reaction to the idea has been mixed. Some were thrilled , while others were skeptical. Others pointed out that similar events have taken place on other platforms for a long time however with better graphics.

It''s difficult to imagine anything more harrowing. I don''t believe there''s anything better than to look at cartoons of people in conference calls. Call it what you want.

The New York Times reported that Traci and Dave Gagnon got married in the metaverse on the Labor Day weekend. The couple held their wedding in person ceremony at the New Hampshire golf club, however, they also held a wedding in the virtual world for their family and friends. Instead of having a video conference the couple decided to let the entire event be held in a virtual setting. Images from the real-life wedding were broadcast on the virtual space.

The backlash to the story was swift and swift, with Jezebel proclaiming in a story: "The Metaverse might be the worst thing to ever happen to weddings." The gossip website added that this could make it difficult to respectfully decline an invitation to a wedding.

Many Twitter users do not agree with this article content.

"This was 20 years ago, so why is it so unique now?" one user wrote.

Others said that graphics in games like Second Life and World of Warcraft were more appealing 15 years ago.

"Really difficult to imagine anything more awful than to do other than stare at the cartoons of people on conference calls," another Twitter user wrote. "Call it what you like."

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Some were enthralled by the idea. "A new kind of wedding!" Have you ever thought about an event like this? The possibilities just keep expanding," one wrote. mpservers Another person pondered a metaverse wedding in the Eiffel Tower.

Article content The Gagnons said that their wedding being in the metaverse meant that people could attend that wouldn''t have been able to in person. Traci''s maid of honor, who was sick, was still in a position to walk her down the aisle, and Dave''s friend who was unable attend because his wife has already-existing health issues, was able to deliver his toast.

The metaverse that hosted the wedding was created by Virbela A company that according on its website, "builds 3D immersive worlds for work learning and events." It works with most computers and requires no VR headset.

The result was not embraced by Gamers.

"Graphically the Metaverse looks about as good as the PlayStation 1 game," says an article on dexerto.com which is a gaming news website.

this is from my friends'' wedding in Final Fantasy XIV and look how much nicer it looks than whatever this is lmao pic.twitter.com/D0CxweAmoW

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Article content Many Twitter users posted photos of weddings that occurred several years ago in the online multiplayer role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV. One user wrote "Look at how beautiful it appears."

For the Gagnons getting married in the metaverse was a matter of sense, since their avatars met before they had met in person. According to The New York Times interview the couple''s avatars met at an Las Vegas company event in 2015, when they were both employed by eXp Realty, a company that is branching into virtual work and the metaverse.

Man, I went to a wedding in FF14 two weeks ago that was more beautiful than this pic.twitter.

It''s cool, check out the wedding I attended in FFXIV. There''s an frog in the pic.twitter.

I love that a lot of these comments are about xiv weddings, they''re adorable pic.twitter.