There is heavy investment by Big Tech companies in metaverse platform. VR immerses a user into the virtual world. AR layers virtual objects onto the physical world. This layering demands motion-capture capabilities of VR and computing power for machine vision. In addition it also requires AI capabilities to process real world imagery in real-time.

Many technological breakthroughs would be needed to arrive at the next level of metaverse. It is essential to create realistic and high-fidelity avatars and virtual spaces to provide seamless experience connecting people in the virtual world. Consumers must move in their avatars from one metaverse platform to another. There has to be interoperability between these virtual worlds.

The metaverse in its current form has a long way to go. The process will be facilitated by emerging technologies.