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A more recent example is Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One,” released in 2011, which plays on similar themes.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>However, the technology behind modern metaverse projects has a long history predating the 1990s. The \u003Cstrong>stereoscope,\u003C/strong> invented in 1838, used separate images presented to a user’s left and right eyes to simulate three-dimensional projections.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Over 100 years later, Morton Heilig took this idea one step further in building his \u003Cstrong>Sensorama\u003C/strong>. This device presented users with stimuli intended to give them a fictitious—but convincing—multi-sensory experience.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Computer scientist Jaron Lanier first used the term \u003Cstrong>virtual reality\u003C/strong> in the 1980s when he and collaborators developed wearable gear that acted as sensors, such as the DataGlove, the DataSuit, and—almost too familiarly—the EyePhone. This last device was a head-mounted display that tracked a user’s head movements. Today’s modern devices, like the Oculus (Meta) Quest system, owe their foundations to these early inventors.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The technology required to access the metaverse is only one part of the equation. The other is the concept of shared virtual spaces, or \u003Cstrong>virtual worlds\u003C/strong>. The 1970s saw the birth of internet-based gaming worlds where users could interact in real time. These have since developed into the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMPORG) genre, with popular entries like Runescape, World of Warcraft, and Elder Scrolls Online.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>How does the metaverse work?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Ch3>Virtual worlds\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>The most important part of any metaverse is its structure. 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Once a user is logged in, their avatar appears at a predetermined location in the metaverse and is able to move around and interact with the world based on user input.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Metaverses based on AR are similar, but they are more frequently (though not always) tied to geolocation tagging. In other words, AR-based metaverses are commonly built on the world around its citizens. The AR technology simply overlays components of the metaverse—user interaction devices, graphics, games, and more—onto real-life places and objects.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3>Blockchain technology\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>While most popular metaverses (such as video games) are centralized and thus owned and operated by companies, there is a new wave of virtual worlds that are built using blockchain technology.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Blockchain platforms provide unique opportunities for metaverses to remove centralized control and embrace the decentralization ideology of web3. For example, blockchain technology makes it possible for users of metaverses to truly \u003Cem>own\u003C/em> their avatars and objects. By tokenizing digital property like wearables, in-game weapons, and real estate, players can assure the provenance of their metaverse assets.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Further, blockchain-based metaverses use \u003Ca href=\"/learn/crypto-101/what-are-decentralized-autonomous-organizations-dao/\">decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)\u003C/a> to employ community-driven governance rather than having to rely on a centralized operation. 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