Almost from the beginning, Epic Games and its Fortnite massively multiplayer game have been linked to discussions of the metaversean immersive parallel online world branded as a successor internet. More than a video game, Fortnite is a place where people, especially young people, go to hang out with friends, or maybe attend. virtual concertslike those performed on stage by Ariana Grande, Travis Scott and Lil Nas X.

“Fortnite isn’t the Metaverse, but nothing is closer to the Metaverse today in spirit and it’s clear how ‘game’ could eventually support one,” venture capitalist and metaverse theorist Matthew Ball wrote in a post. influential essay in 2020.

It is not surprising, then, that the The LEGO Group partnered with Epic earlier this year to create metaverse play spaces for…