How we describe the metaverse makes a difference – today's words could shape tomorrow's reality and who benefits from it
- Written by Tom Boellstorff, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine
The metaverse might be a work in progress, but a key prototype – the virtual world – has been around for several decades.Screen capture from Second Life by Tom Boellstorff, CC BY-NDQuick, define the word “metaverse.”
Coined in 1992 by science fiction author Neal Stephenson, the relatively obscure term exploded in popularity...