Metaverse Explained in 6 Minutes | What Is Metaverse and How Does It Work? | Simplilearn

In today's video on what the metaverse is and how it works, we will cover the basics of what makes the metaverse the next big thing in the digital world. From virtual meetings to online concerts, the metaverse is already here for people working with VR hardware. We take a look at the things that will make the metaverse an absolute necessity in this decade, along with the advantages of the metaverse and its future prospects.

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00:00 Introduction
00:32 What Is The Metaverse?
01:40 Metaverse in Gaming
02:54 Advantages of Metaverse
03:43 Risks in the Metaverse

🔷 What is Metaverse?
The term "metaverse" was coined by writer Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash. Stephenson described the metaverse in his novel as a vast digital universe that exists alongside the actual world. The metaverse is a virtual-reality environment where users can communicate with a computer-generated environment and other participants. In the long run, it will essentially act as a 3D version of the internet.
🔷 Metaverse, Gaming and More
Although the metaverse is significantly more vast than a video game, it appears that the gaming world has already embraced it. Consider the online game Fortnite, in which users have a personalized avatar with which they connect and interact amongst themselves while also collecting virtual currency to buy costumes and upgrades for their avatar. According to engineers, the metaverse will elevate the virtual reality experience to a new level, allowing players to float into the virtual environment to do anything from buying land and hosting parties to even getting married using digital avatars.