Mark Zuckerberg might claim the Metaverse is the future — but in the eyes of others, the future has already begun. Science fiction author Neal Stephenson coined the term “Metaverse” back in his 1994 novel, Snow Crash. The pages show Hiro Protagonist (the main character) navigating through virtual reality.

Millions have played, worked and socialized within Second Life’s Metaverse since 2003. Although the original game had a golden age in the first decade 2000s, it was not as modern. It featured some dated graphics and is far from today. Metaverse vision expressed by companies such as MetaMicrosoft (NASDAQ): The idea of creating a virtual world where people can interact with each other isn’t a novel idea.