Residents & tourists to get a taste of virtual reality by dining in the metaverse at Dubai restaurant

People can enter different digital realms using VR headsets, to interact with like-minded people.

 Higher connectivity, better devices and capabilities to get creative in the digital space have transformed the way people explore the world around them in times of the pandemic, when travel restrictions have locked individuals away from most destinations, as well as public places which used to be regular haunts for city dwellers. In order to attract more customers to recover from the lack of business during the lockdown, eateries across the Middle East have started introducing innovative solutions ranging from digital menus to robotic chefs as well as waiters, that are meant to reduce human interaction.

Virtual tourism has enabled people in any part of the world to enter ancient cities, which have been completely rebuilt in the online realm, while live events as well as concerts are also being hosted in similar settings, where people can meet others as their digital replicas. As these developments pave the way for aspiring smart city Dubai to enter the connected future, a restaurant in the city is offering a high-tech experience by allowing people to enter different worlds using VR headsets.

Designed to let people interact with like minded individuals, the eatery is inspired by the metaverse, which is a separate ecosystem where people can conduct business, play games or just hang out for other leisure activities. With work from home, online learning and e-commerce have become a reality, the restaurant that creates diverse digital worlds for people to enter from a terrace in the megacity, is providing a glimpse of how virtual experiences may replace night outs in future.

As connoisseurs move around in the digital metaverse in the form of virtual avatars modeled after them, they'll be able to make bookings as well as payments using crypto coins or high value NFTs.

Dubai is quickly becoming home to several locations which are combining augmented and virtual reality, in order to create an extended reality, where people get to experience both the real and the digital world simultaneously.

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