The initial hype and investments by tech giants
Tech companies, especially Meta, have pledged billions of dollars to build the metaverse. Their goal is to create a virtual construct where augmented and virtual systems seamlessly integrate. Mark Zuckerberg envisions the metaverse as the next evolution in social technology, aiming to revolutionize digital social interactions in unprecedented ways.

Major multinational corporations like Apple, Google, and Microsoft are also heavily investing in augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR). Apple’s Vision Pro, for instance, aims to deliver immersive and spatial computing experiences of superior quality. Despite the excitement and substantial investments, these companies face significant technical and social hurdles, preventing the metaverse from fully functioning as envisioned.