A Guide to the Metaverse With Iraqi Perspective

<p>The term &lsquo;Metaverse&rsquo; first appeared in Neal Stephenson&rsquo;s 1992 science-fiction novel &ldquo;Snow Crash,&rdquo; which envisions a virtual reality-based evolution of the internet. In the novel, people use digital avatars of themselves to explore the online world to escape the harsh reality of their existence.</p> <p>The biggest hype and publicity for the Metaverse came after Facebook changed their name to Meta and released this&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvufun6xer8&amp;t=2269s" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">video</a>&nbsp;describing its vision of the Metaverse. The move reflects the company&rsquo;s push towards such technology.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Today we&rsquo;re seen as a social media company, but in our DNA, we are a company that builds technology to connect people. And the metaverse is the next frontier just like social networking was when we got started.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>With information coming from all different sources, each with a particular agenda, there is a need to understand the metaverse and its underlying technologies.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@akjemil/a-guide-to-the-metaverse-with-iraqi-perspective-6c9931b8b88f"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>