Today we look at the internet as an outsider. Tomorrow, we will be in it. This is the simplest possible way to explain the complex concept of metaverse. Metaverse is going to be the successor to mobile internet. It is going to be a new way to experience internet.

People cannot be with each other physically all the time. You could be digitally present.

The immersive experiences could use VR headsets or AR glasses. Even otherwise people could access the immersive experience across devices such as phones and computers. The core ideas of content, continuity and co-presence will prevail irrespective of whether you use a plain device or a VR hardware.

Maybe, this metaverse journey will continue for a decade or more. It is taking baby steps now.

In future, people will hangout with family and friends more and more through co-presence. They can see sports together or enjoy a conversation together without being together physically.

The idea of continuity makes you move from space to space or take things with you. This requires building of interoperable standards.

Metaverse cannot be created by one company. It is going to be a colaborative effort. There are individual universes, and the idea is to connect them.

The early signs of a metaverse being made are the Horizon Workrooms or Horizon Worlds. Such VR-centric experiences could be built over the next couple of years.