How the metaverse future may look like in 2030

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metaverse. We exist in a time where a significant change in the history of humanity is going on, and our real lives are bound to spill over to the metaverse. It is a virtual reality/augmented reality universe that helps you build social connections virtually. The term metaverse was coined by Neal Stephenson in a science fiction novel 'Snow Crash' in 1992, in which he envisioned lifelike avatars who met in realistic 3D buildings and other virtual reality environments, but this virtual world got recognition when Facebook, now known as Meta, adopted the new moniker, based on the sci-fi term metaverse, to describe its vision for working and playing in a virtual world. What is Metaverse?The term metaverse does not denote or refer to any specific type of technology, but rather a broad shift in how we interact and communicate using technology in this fast-growing world. And it's entirely possible that metaverse itself will eventually become just as antiquated, even as the specific technology it once described becomes commonplace.

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Broadly speaking, the technologies that comprise the metaverse can include virtual reality (VR) — characterized by persistent virtual worlds that continue to exist even when you're not playing — as well as augmented reality (AR) which combines features of the digital and physical worlds. However, it doesn't require that those spaces be exclusively accessed via VR or AR. In simple words, a metaverse is a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connection and it can be defined as a simulated digital environment that uses