The term "metaverse" might evoke images of digital avatars and sci-fi worlds but it is quickly becoming a powerful educational tool, especially for subjects that benefit from immersive, spatial ...

The term "Metaverse," coined by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, describes a three-dimensional virtual world that extends beyond the physical universe. The gaming industry ...

In 2021, Mark Zuckerberg recast Facebook as Meta and declared the metaverse—a digital realm where people would work, socialize, and spend much of their lives—the company’s next great frontier. He ...