This was the first judicial hearing in the metaverse in Colombia

In the morning hours of last Wednesday, February 16, what can be considered the first judicial hearing in the metaverse in Colombia.

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The meeting took place in this way after the plaintiff of the lawsuit requested the office to allow the appointment to be made under this new modality. The court accepted the request after the approval of the Attorney General’s Office and the defendant, the National Police.

From the position of the magistrate there is no impediment to develop the audience in this virtual way. Accordingly, all judicial parties were connected through avatars. That is, characters created in a virtual world that represent each of those present.

The audience It is done through the platform Meta Platforms Inc., with the free Horizon Workroom application that allows streaming on Youtube. People had to use virtual reality glasses and for those who did not have them, with a computer.

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“The use of this type of immersive technology aims to make current procedural trends effective. This type of innovation allows the presence of the same virtual space, even when people are physically in another place, without neglecting procedural guarantees and the principles of digital justice”said Judge Quiñones.

Along with this, with the help of ChatGPT, the court was able to consult the mechanisms for verify the authenticity of the participants.

The video shows that a large room and the courtroom where the magistrate was located were recreated, the plaintiff appeared on the right side and the defendant on the left. There was also the representative of the Attorney General’s Office.

Each of the people could interfere with their respective avatars and the camera was pointed at whoever was speaking.

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