Metaverse

Screenshot of the 2003 video game Second Life, one of the first metaverse environments

The metaverse is a network of virtual places that are linked into a virtual universe.^[1] It is often described as a future version of the Internet.^[2]

Etymology

The word "metaverse" is portmanteau word of the words "meta" and "universe".

The term was coined in the 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.^[3]

Metaverse Media

Some software platforms require a virtual reality headset to explore the metaverse.

Related pages

Massively multiplayer online game

References

↑ Andreas Kaplan: The fairyland of Second Life: Virtual social worlds and how to use them, Business Horizons (in en-US). www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
↑ Facebook bets big on the Metaverse. What is it? (in en-US). www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
↑ Grimshaw, Mark (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Virtuality. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 702. ISBN 9780199826162.

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[1] Andreas Kaplan: The fairyland of Second Life: Virtual social worlds and how to use them, Business Horizons (in en-US). www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.

[2] Facebook bets big on the Metaverse. What is it? (in en-US). www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-11-03.

[3] Grimshaw, Mark (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Virtuality. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 702. ISBN 9780199826162.

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