Facebook has announced its plans for a new futuristic platform - which the company will hire 10,000 staff in Europe to work on.
But what is the metaverse and how could it work with modern-day technology? In essence, this is the internet in 3D. Read more: It will be an online world in which people can meet, play and work virtually via virtual reality headsets.
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has described it as being a place where rather than just viewing content “you are in it". As an early example, he used the idea of people watching a concert video on their smartphone - but then jumping in it using the metaverse to create the sense they are really there.
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