What Is the Metaverse?

Metaverse?

WH AT I S T H E

Roman Semiokhin, serial investor and entrepreneur.

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METAVERSE? The metaverse has generated a huge buzz, providing a tool to help people connect both with each other and the planet we live on. It shows vast potential as a medium for building connections and sharing stories, with users accessing it via Ed Greig is Chief

immersive technologies that could potentially

Disruptor for Deloitte. He

make a huge difference in their lives.

explains that, in simple

Ed Greig explains that he recently worked

terms, the metaverse

with a stroke patient. The physio pointed out

is the internet in 3D. It is a digital platform where connected, virtual experiences either simulate environments

how difficult it can be to motivate someone to exercise after a stroke. Greig trialled some runof-the-mill VR exercises with the patient, then discovered after they got chatting that she liked to play tennis. Shifting instead to VR tennis, the patient played for 80 minutes, the breakthrough

here on planet Earth or

providing her with a chance to reconnect with a

provide a taste of new,

pastime she loved while helping her along the

imagined worlds.

path to recovery at the same time.

ROMAN SEMIOKHIN To learn more about the potential of tech to revolutionise industries as diverse as education and medicine, visit the blog of Roman Semiokhin.