Liz Harkavy, Eddy Lazzarin and Arianna Simpson
7 Essential Ingredients of a Metaverse
a16z, 2022
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What does it really take to make a functioning metaverse?
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Although coined in the 90s, the metaverse still hasn’t come to full fruition, though some avid Second Life users would beg to differ. What is a metaverse, really, and how is it distinct from the natural evolution of the internet? As humanity marches progressively closer to the metaverse, what shape will it take? Will corporations run it or will it be open and free? There are money-making opportunities there, but who will take them? Crypto experts Liz Harkavy, Eddy Lazzarin and Arianna Simpson try to answer some of these questions in this a16z article.
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About the Authors
Liz Harkavy, Eddy Lazzarin and Arianna Simpson are professionals with a16z crypto, a venture capital fund focused on web3 start-ups and crypto investments.
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