Metaversal Objects

Enabling Metaversal Objects

Metaversal Objects are mentioned often in this document. Below we explain how they differ from virtual objects that exist in digital experiences today.

To make this complex topic a little easier, we can establish a grading scheme for objects useful to a metaverse, ranking them based on advancements in interactivity, behavior, portability and ownership. An object is assigned a level when it successfully fulfills all the criteria pertaining to that tier.

The goal is for the combination of the Metaverse Markup Language, the M² Cross Metaverse services and any existing blockchain to achieve level 3.

Levels	Example	Interactivity	Behavior	Portability	Ownership	Provenance	Authenticity
1	Gaming skin	View only - wearable to the avatar	None - no script associated with the item	Single space within a single platform- the items are not portable	Presentation layer - utilization only	None	None
2	A virtual pool table which can move between experiences	Human-to-object - players can send input to the object	Limited by the metaverse engine - e.g. a subset of Unity APIs	Many spaces within a single platform	Also source code and assets - utilization and modification	Passive recording - transaction histories	Maker authentication - verifiable authentic branded objects
3	The balls on the table being interoperable and physically interacting	Object-to-object - objects interacts with each other following physics principles	Not limited by the metaverse engine - anything a computer can do is possible	Many platforms	Also hosting infrastructure - utilization, modification and platform independent operation	Active recording - the object memorizes significant events	E2E authentication - Maker, Operator and Presentation authentication - safe for money transactions