Article Link: The Metaverse, Explained for People Who Still Don’t Get It

Whether you’ve come across Mark Zuckerberg’s eerie virtual replica as he unveiled Facebook-rebranded-as-Meta (we’re not getting used to this name any time soon though), live concerts in the immersive Fortnite universe, or a digital art gallery in Decentraland – there’s no escaping the internet’s favorite buzzword: the “Metaverse.”

But what even is this metaverse? Is it a virtual universe with endless possibilities we can escape into? Is it the dystopian future of the internet built on speculative sci-fi? Or is it just a fancy way of categorizing extended reality (XR) – an umbrella term encompassing augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies?

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Discussion Questions:

1. Identify three key takeaways from the article. What did you find most interesting?
2. What is the metaverse? What comprises the metaverse?
3. What are some of the security concerns surrounding the metaverse?

Source: Shamani Joshi “www.vice.com” March 15, 2022.