The 2018 sci-fi film Ready Player One, based on Ernest Cline’s novel of the same name, gave us a glimpse of what a dystopian future would look like where humanity lives primarily in a virtual reality world. Directed by Steven Spielberg himself, it may have given Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg a big boost for his wacky adventures in the metaverse, which to date haven’t borne much fruit. But the only field that could benefit from joining him with the metaverse is gaming and esports. New horizons and simulated off-world experiences could be the next stage that…