The metaverse is a nascent and evolving space whose definition can vary widely depending on who you ask. Right now, the challenge is to compile a comprehensive and reliable list of technologies that will help the metaverse thrive for the next decade. We managed to do just that.

“We don’t think of metaverses as a specific group of technologies per se, because they are made up of multiple technologies,” said Marty Resnick, analyst vice president at Gartner. Instead, “we see them as technology issues.” Spatial computing, digital humans, virtual spaces, shared experiences, games and tokenized assets are among these themes, Resnick said, encompassing a range of technologies that will help power the development of the metaverse. .

Similarly, Forrester Research characterizes…