Ariana Grande wowed fans inside the video game Fornite Epic Games
Millions of Ariana Grande fans attended a string of concerts last week, held not in a traditional venue but within the video game Fortnite. These huge events, complete with music and surreal 3D graphics, are the latest example of Silicon Valley’s new favourite buzzword: a metaverse.
What is a metaverse?
It’s a shared online space that incorporates 3D graphics, either on a screen or in virtual reality. Science fiction author Neal Stephenson coined the term in his 1992 novel …