Huge numbers get thrown around when we’re talking about the metaverse. For example, Bloomberg estimates that the global metaverse market opportunity could approach $800 billion as early as next year.

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 is a giant online game. And it’s virtual reality. And it’s blockchains. In fact, there are a great many definitions of what the metaverse is–probably close to as many as there are people ...

Merriam Webster defines the metaverse as “a persistent virtual environment that allows access to and interoperability of multiple individual virtual realities.” The term “metaverse” originates from ...

The metaverse’s most significant potential relates to industrial sectors that serve as the backbone of economies. The industrial metaverse heralds commercial transformations with the industrial ...

Marketers should pay particular attention to progression of the metaverse as it's set to change the way society does business and functions. Although the infrastructure of the metaverse is still being ...

This post was co-authored by Asia Eaton, Ph.D., and Sophie Maddocks, M.A. After Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be changing its name to “Meta” in 2021, the hype surrounding the metaverse ...

The metaverse concept has faced a lot of skepticism, but industrial firms appear keen to deploy technologies, such as digital twins and virtual reality devices, that serve as the precursors to more ...

Panelists at the GEOINT 2023 symposium discuss the use of metaverse technologies for government applications. Credit: USGIF ST. LOUIS — Space launch operations at Cape Canaveral, the nation’s busiest ...