BrandPost: For the Metaverse, Gaming Security Leads the Way

The metaverse. It’s kind of a big deal. It’s even hit the point where major news outlets are writing about it. But what is it? And why should a CSO care about it?

The metaverse is essentially the next iteration of the internet. And while the mainstream press might say that no one knows what it will look like, that’s only partially true. There are plenty of people who know what pieces of it will look like, because they’re building them now. And there are plenty of others with a fairly solid vision for what it has to look like in order to function.

To get a sense of it, think about the show Alter Ego, a talent competition (à la “The Voice”) that allows people who feel encumbered by their physical appearance to sing “behind” their avatar. It is — let’s face it — pretty cool. And it gives us a glimpse into what the metaverse will feel like. As Wired’s Kevin Kelly wrote in a story about it back in 2019: “when [the metaverse] is complete, our physical reality will merge with the digital universe.”

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