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Explainer – What is the ‘metaverse’?

Visitors are pictured in front of an immersive art installation titled “Machine Hallucinations — Space: Metaverse” by media artist Refik Anadol at the Digital Art Fair in Hong Kong on Sept 30, 2021. (Reuters photo)

LONDON: Facebook said on Monday that it will hire 10,000 people in Europe to help it build a “metaverse”.

The concept of the metaverse is quickly becoming a buzzword in technology and business. But what does it mean?

What is the metaverse?

Metaverse is a broad term. It generally refers to shared virtual world environments which people can access via the internet.

The term can refer to digital spaces which are made more lifelike by the use of virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR).

Some people also use the word metaverse to describe gaming worlds, in which users have a character that…

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