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Re:The Missing Link to the Metaverse by indymike on Friday November 05, 2021 @02:49PM (#29123289)
Everytime I read about the metaverse, it reminds me of all the hype around VRML back in the late 90s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRML

Re:The Missing Link to the Metaverse by godber on Saturday November 06, 2021 @02:03PM (#29132355)
Funny you mention that. The author of the Metaverse Manifesto I link to in the blog post is named Toni Parisi ... and one of the co-creators of VRML. He even brings it up in this podcast where he and Kent Bye discuss the 7 rules:

https://voicesofvr.com/parisis-metaverse-manifesto-unpacking...