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The metaverse is finally facing a media reckoning

Game Daily

Barely a day goes by without negative news coverage slicing another cut into metaverse hype, either in the form of a big company backing away from previous enthusiasm, or a thundering editorial declaring the entire concept to be yet another tech dead-end. ” Still, the commercial metaverse continues to take a beating in the media. .”

Media 52
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We Dwell in Possibility as queer gardening simulation

Radiator Blog

In her excellent book Narrative As Virtual Reality , Marie-Laure Ryan outlines some common understandings of virtual: virtual as "digital": inspired by computer concepts like virtual memory. There are "sims" like SimCity, which seek to be taken semi-seriously as semi-scientific primers to urban planning for educational use in schools.