A little over a year ago we share our vision for the metaverse: a new era of the Internet based on immersive and integrated experiences. Since then, we have shared some additional initial thoughts around the benefits that the metaverse will bring, the importance of building it in an open and interoperable way, and the vital need for collaboration between the private sector, legislators, civil society, academia and diverse groups of people who will experience it. we also work with other organizations equally passionate about the potential of the metaverse to establish the Metaverse Standards Forum — an industry-wide effort to ensure the metaverse is built on a foundation of open standards.

Reflecting on all the ways our lives have been transformed over the past three decades by…