Sony has released a line of wearable motion trackers that will allow users to enter the metaverse using their smartphones. The Mocopi system consists of six pucks that are wrapped around the user’s wrist, ankles, hands, and hips. These sensors will be used to animate avatars within various metaverse apps on Android and iPhone smartphones. Sony stated that these motion trackers will be available in Japan in January of next year for 49,500 Yen (or approx Rs 29,222).
The Mocopi system enables users to capture full-body motion without the need for expensive equipment. YouTubers and content creators are the primary target audiences for Mocopi motion trackers. Sony’s Mocopi system essentially expands the market for metaverse, which is still in its early stages. The low-cost accessory, which requires a phone, is an excellent way to explore the metaverse, a 3D version of the web in which you can interact with digital surroundings while remaining in your physical surroundings.
Sony and Meta, formerly known as Facebook, are venturing further into the metaverse. Both companies sell immersive virtual reality (VR) headsets on the market, with Sony’s PlayStation VR device aimed specifically at gamers. The Japanese tech giant recently announced that the next-generation PlayStation VR 2 headset will be available for $550 early next year.
Meta is heavily investing in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) (VR). It has, in fact, shifted the company’s focus from being a social media company to a metaverse company. Meta has sold 14 million VR headsets, and the company hopes that these headsets will eventually replace smartphones. Meta spent $10 billion in the “metaverse” business alone last year, and it continues to pour billions into CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s pet project.