By now, you’ve no doubt heard enough hype about the metaverse to conclude that it’s on the horizon. But don’t expect many true metaverse experiences to gain mass adoption in 2023. Instead, 2023 will be the year we’re “metaverse ready.”

Amazing immersive and interactive experiences are already available, including games like Fortnite, MinecraftY Roblox. But none of these games really lives up to the promise of the metaverse we envision today, a virtual world where we can meet friends and strangers from all over the world to play, explore, shop, and interact. To make that vision a reality, we have work to do in areas like content production, technology standards, and virtual commerce.

One thing we do know about the metaverse is that…