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What is the metaverse?

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The metaverse is the idea of a shared, immersive digital world where people interact as avatars using virtual and augmented reality. It blends gaming, social spaces, and the internet into persistent 3D environments you can step inside. It's a shared, immersive 3D digital world.

Key things to understand

  1. It's a shared, immersive 3D digital world.
  2. People interact as avatars via VR and AR.
  3. It blends gaming, social media, and the internet.
  4. It's still emerging, with no single agreed form yet.

People also ask

What is the metaverse in simple terms?
A shared virtual world you can enter and explore as an avatar, blending games, social spaces, and the internet.
Is the metaverse the same as virtual reality?
No — VR is a technology to access immersive worlds; the metaverse is the connected virtual world itself.
Does the metaverse exist yet?
Pieces of it exist in games and platforms, but a single, fully realized metaverse is still developing.