"METAVERSE"

Virtual Reality (VR) has been one of the most fascinating contributions of the technological boom in the past decade. The metaverse, the most significant emerging tech trend of modern times, is set to elevate this experience to the next level.The concept is being considered the future iteration of the internet and will enable users to meet, socialize, play games, and work with other users within 3D spaces.

The term "metaverse" was conceptualized by Neal Stephenson in his science fiction novel Snow Crash, written in 1992. The novel envisaged that individuals could escape from the real world into a virtual world called "Metaverse" with the help of digital avatars and explore this virtual world to the fullest.

Decades later, with the advent of innovative technologies like Augmented Reality (AR), VR, Artificial Intelligence (Al), machine learning, blockchain, etc. it has become possible to convert this fascinating concept into reality.Several brands like Facebook, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Decentraland have started to explore this area over the past couple of years

The metaverse technology grabbed the spotlight and became a topic of keen interest recently, when Facebook changed its brand name to Meta in October 2021 and planned to focus on exploring the metaverse in ful