MD-Whatitis

DEFINITION

Literal Definition

Merriam-Webster:
In its current meaning, metaverse generally refers to the concept of
a highly immersive virtual world where people gather to socialize, play, and work...

Companies Opinions

META:
The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today’s online social experiences,
sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world.
It will let you share immersive experiences with other people even when you can’t be together
— and do things together you couldn’t do in the physical world.
It’s the next evolution in a long line of social technologies,
and it’s ushering in a new chapter for our company...

NVIDIA:
What is the metaverse?
The metaverse is a shared virtual 3D world,
or worlds, that are interactive, immersive, and collaborative.
Just as the physical universe is a collection of worlds that are
connected in space, the metaverse can be thought of as a bunch of worlds, too...

News Agencies

The New York Times:
As a buzzword, the metaverse refers to a variety
of virtual experiences, environments and assets that gained momentum
during the online-everything shift of the pandemic.
Together, these new technologies hint at what
the internet will become next...

The Guardian:
The metaverse is where the physical and digital worlds come together.
It is a space where digital representations of people - avatars
- interact at work and play, meeting in their office, going to concerts and even trying on clothes...

WIKIPEDIA

A metaverse is a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connection. In futurism and science fiction,
the term is often described as a hypothetical iteration of the Internet as a single, universal virtual world
that is facilitated by the use of virtual and augmented reality headsets...

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