Colombian Court Holds Hearing in Metaverse – Metaverse Bitcoin News

Colombian courts held one of the first court hearings using metaverse technology. María Victoria Quiñones Triana, the Magistrate of the Magdalena Court, authorized the conduct of this hearing, using Horizon Worlds technology provided by Meta and virtual avatars to represent participants in the process.

Colombian court holds metaversal court hearings

A Colombian court has apparently made history by holding one of the first trials in the country in the metaverse. The hearing, held on February 15 and promoted by María Victoria Quiñones Triana, Magistrate of the Magdalena Court, used Horizon Worlds technology, provided by Meta, to simulate a unified virtual space. The court used different avatars to represent each of the participants in the complaint.

Quiñones, who stated that verifying the true identity of the assistants was one of the key processes in the metaverse, used verification numbers sent to the emails registered in the name of each of the parties involved, as proof of identity. Regarding the importance of this technology to the judicial branch of government, Quiñones stated:

The metaverse constitutes a technological tool that can facilitate access to the administration of justice. The use of information technology in the development of court cases has the essential purpose of facilitating and speeding up these processes.

Limitations and criticisms

While the hearing was held without any problems, the 2,500 citizens who watched the audience via Youtube had different opinions about the use of the metaverse in this type of process. While the action was supported by most users, others stated that this type of hearing did not offer any advantages compared to hearings using video. Another point cited against this type of virtual process involves the inability to analyze the psychological characteristics of the participants due to the involvement of metaverse avatars instead of real video.

One user requested that metaverse audiences be used more often, due to the advantages they provide compared to regular hearings regarding the transportation of citizens who may live far from the courts.

Responding to these comments, Quiñones declared:

We understand the constructive criticism that has been made regarding the shortcomings that we have or do not have in the judiciary, but we are here in the spirit of providing support so that this process can move forward.

Metaverse is also currently used to streamline industrial processes, and to showcase and sell cars, among other implementations.

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