If you liked this story, share it with other people. On the one hand, the Metaverse may allow physical events and activities to take place online, thus cutting down on carbon emissions resulting from ...

The metaverse has been described as the next phase of the internet: interconnected and persistent 3D spaces where we will work, play, and, so it seems, purchase virtual real estate. But ...

The metaverse can be an intimidating term conjuring up visions of some futuristic virtual world, but it’s perhaps best viewed as virtual experiences brought to the internet, something akin to an ...

The metaverse is being talked about everywhere you look lately, and yet many consumers aren’t quite sure what it is. The truth is, not even its creators know what it will become eventually—many moving ...

In recent years, you’ve likely heard about the so-called “metaverse,” along with a host of inaccurate descriptors like “it’ll be the next Internet” or “it will revolutionize eCommerce.” In truth, the ...

The consumer metaverse, exemplified by immersive games, new shopping experiences and the explosion of VR goggles, is the more visible, hyped side of the metaverse. But there may be far more money to ...

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Last year’s highly anticipated virtual land rush into the metaverse has yet to materialize, but sluggish participation and little profit from the alternative not-so-real-estate world hasn’t caused its ...

Today, the term metaverse has come to represent a range of new technologies that are associated with, but not limited to, the emergence of Web3, blockchain protocols, play-to-earn (P2E) gaming, and ...

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 ...

A new survey by Roblox on a sample of 1,000 Gen Z community members in the U.S. between ages 14-24 fielded between September 19-22 found that 70% of Gen Z says that they dress their avatars similar to ...