Project yourself into the Metaverse
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Tech startup Beem’s new app will let you send a version of yourself to others so they can “project” you into a location using augmented reality
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RECORDING 
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Real person
1 Have yourself filmed using Beem app – either pre-recorded video or live-streaming
2 Proprietary algorithms remove background from behind you
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AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) PROJECTION 
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Pseudo hologram
3 Recipient receives link which tells them to place virtual target on floor
4 You are “live beamed” into their location
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FUTURE APPLICATIONS
Beem could become Metaverse equivalent of Zoom or FaceTime, especially convincing if viewed through AR glasses – no need for smartphone
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Sources: TechCrunch, Beem Screenshots: Beem © GRAPHIC NEWS