As Facebook goes ‘Meta’, we ask what is a metaverse? | ABC News

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what he calls the “metaverse”.
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Online MetaVerses are virtual worlds where players can live out their digital lives and are being touted as the Web 3.0. There have been massive online games and communities before, but because of Big tech investments and the booming interest in NFTs, the value of crypto real estate is rivalling the real world. Will these investments reach a high score or will it be game over?

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