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Halfway between Hawaii and Australia is a small island nation called Tuvalu. Their continued existence is not guaranteed, at least in the physical world, given climate change and rising sea levels.
But in the metaverse, their history and culture may live on. With that in mind, Tuvalu will become the first nation to replicate itself in the virtual reality world known as the metaverse.
“As our land disappears, we have no choice but to become the world’s first digital nation,” Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said at the COP27 climate summit this week via video. “Our land, our ocean, our culture are the most precious assets of our people, and to keep them safe from harm, whatever happens in the physical world, we will move them to the cloud. Piece by piece, let’s…
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