Virtual Environments

The concept of the “metaverse” has generated significant discussion across both technology circles and mainstream media. As major companies invest billions in developing this space, there’s considerable interest—and some confusion—about what exactly constitutes this digital frontier and its potential implications for how we work, play, and connect. Meta’s promotional vision for the metaverse presents a technology-rich future that bears interesting parallels to concepts explored in science fiction, including episodes of Star Trek that imagined similar virtual environments decades ago.