There’s no way it’s better to not see faces and facial expressions for nonverbal communication cues, especially in court.

This is absurd, they should just use zoom

Somebody, somewhere paid real money for this.

It's the most stupid thing I read this month, the metaverse doesn't exist. It's not pratical, it's not enjoyable and It's a mistake.

This still doesn't have any legs to stand on.

Excerpt from the linked content^1 by Isabel Woodford:

>A Colombian court this month hosted its first legal trial in the metaverse, and now hopes to experiment again with virtual reality, authorities told Reuters.

>At the two-hour hearing held by Colombia's Magdalena Administrative court, participants in a traffic dispute appeared as avatars in a virtual courtroom.

>Magistrate Maria Quinones Triana's avatar dressed in black legal robes.

>The country is among the earliest worldwide to test real legal hearings in the metaverse, immersive virtual reality to make digital spaces feel more lifelike, often with avatars representing each participant.

>The case - brought by a regional transport union against the police - will now proceed partly in the metaverse, potentially including the verdict, Quiones said. She did not rule out metaverse hearings elsewhere.

>"This is an academic experiment to show that there it's possible... but where everyone consents to it, (my court) can continue to do things in the metaverse," she added.

^1 Reporting by Isabel Woodford in Mexico City; additional reporting by Herbert Villarraga in Bogota; editing by David Gregorio. Reuters, 24 Feb. 2023, https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombia-court-moves-metaverse-host-hearing-2023-02-24/

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Stop trying to legitimize this madness!! Ugh I hate this so much

Sounds like Metaverse is going to be huge in Columbia. Maybe the metaverse will be Colombia's Orkut.