The virtual water cooler conversation, especially among HR leaders, is centered around the Metaverse today. People wonder what it is, how it will affect human resources and other aspects of business and life, and whether they should buy the hype. Since last week’s layoffs at Meta, Facebook’s parent company that bet on the Metaverse, some have questioned the reality of this “world” built on virtual reality.

Definition of the metaverse

To get started, HR leaders need to define the Metaverse. Each person asked seems to have a different definition. However, after reading several articles on the subject, the Metaverse is reduced to a virtual world, where people can interact as three-dimensional avatars. For some, this translates into…