From the real world and the virtual metaverse, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer invited tech companies and employees to plant their roots in the city he said is poised to become the “Metacenter” of the nation. .

The virtual space, which tech developers say could play a pivotal role in a futuristic economy, combines technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality and artificial intelligence, all of which are actively being developed in the region, the mayor said in his annual State of Downtown conference. speech.

“The metaverse will be for the next three decades what the Internet was for the previous three decades,” Dyer told an audience of area business, government and educational leaders. “Consider this your personal invitation from the mayor of Orlando. We want you to share who we are…