The metaverse, a digital land with a thousand facets

Maude Bonenfant, Professor at UQAM, explores the definition, origins, dangers and the potential value of the Metaverse.

The article traces its origins in Neal Stephenson’s science fiction novel Snow Crash (1992), to Second Life, Warcraft, and Facebook Meta, and argues for the need to build a digital universe as a public rather than private good.