What is the Metaverse?

In this video talk I give an overview of the 7 layers and 160+ companies building the metaverse: the next generation of the Internet, delivering immersive activities and powered by an exponential rise in creators:

Since this is the first of my new video series, I’d love to hear your feedback. What else would you like me to cover?

I plan to give video talks on some of the other topics I’ve been covering here on my medium blog.

Want to read more about the metaverse?

Here are a few links to continue your exploration of the metaverse:

• If you’re curious about how the term came about, I go through the origins, etymology and history of the concept of the metaverse here.
• I created a deck you can flip through to see some of the key concepts, companies and trends that are shaping the metaverse.
• I wrote about the 9 megatrends shaping the metaverse, from how mainstream digital identities have become to far-out concepts like cybernetics and machine intelligence.