“ IN TERMS OF SKILLS NEEDED TO RUN THE METAVERSE , MANY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS WON ’ T CHANGE ”
SIMON ALLARDICE PRINCIPAL AUTHOR , PLURALSIGHT
“ In fact , two thirds of organisations expect to embrace these new technologies in the next two years .
“ Despite the eagerness to explore the space , the ongoing digital skills gap in the tech industry prevails , and unsurprisingly , metaverse skills are in high demand . But nearly three-quarters of workers do not feel equipped to learn the digital skills needed by businesses now and even more , 76 % do not feel equipped for the future .
“ For organisations to successfully establish their own piece of the metaverse , and remain competitive , they must first ensure that their workers are equipped with the right skills to do so .”
The Metaverse needs new tech skills As organisations globally continue to fight the ongoing technology skills gap , the metaverse will add further challenges .
“ Though many of the fundamental skills that the metaverse requires will have significant overlap with other forms of coding , technologists should still expect to enter into a new era of software development ,” Allardice says .
“ Twenty years ago , most developers were focused on building desktop apps , and a few years later they were expected to provide
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