The man who coined the term “Metaverse” is ready to enter. Neal Stephenson, the author of the influential 1992 novel Snow Crash, is launching a metaverse-focused blockchain project called LAMINA1.
such as headsets and lenses, as in the model proposed by Meta and Microsoft.
“A place to build something a bit closer to Neal’s vision — one that privileges creators, technical and artistic, one that provides support, spatial computing tech, and a community to support those who are building out the Metaverse,” Vessenes wrote, adding that the network will “probably” be carbon negative.
Vessenes noted that he will be focused on getting the blockchain off the ground quickly as he works to get “the necessary governance, technology, node operators, IP partners, artists, business partners, and funds up and running.” The assumption that the Metaverse is primarily an AR/VR thing isn't crazy. In my book it's all VR. And I worked for an AR company--one of several that are putting billions of dollars into building headsets. But...Stephenson noted that when he first wrote about it three decades ago, he didn’t foresee high-quality video games rolling out to consumers on a mass scale in the future: