Metaverse, What is the Essence?

Is it the "Play" of Virtual Space, or the "Real" Society that has Advanced into Virtual Space?

Abstract

In this presentation, "Metaverse" is the theme of consideration. Metaverse is expected to develop in future. Which is the essence of the Metaverse, playing into virtual space like digital games or real society expanding virtual space? In this presentation, I will discuss these conflicting propositions. Specifically, while contrasting Yoichi Wada and Zuckerberg's theory of the Metaverse, media studies are used as the methodology, and a hypothesis-constructive consideration is given to the direction of the development of the Metaverse.