Metaverse' is the latest buzzword (модное слово) flying around the tech world. But what is it? Is it really the future? If we think of the internet as something that we look at, the metaverse is a virtual world, a version of the internet, that we are inside, controlling the experience. You can look however you want, talk to whoever you want, be wherever you want, appearing as an avatar.

There are already examples of things you might think of being part of the metaverse. You may have seen avatars in video games and social media interacting inside digital worlds.

Developers are working on new ways to get into the metaverse, using virtual reality headsets, augmented reality glasses (гарнитуры, очки дополненной реальности), and even gloves that let you touch and feel virtual objects.

And famous faces are jumping on to this new trend. You might have seen Ariana Grande or Justin Bieber's virtual concert.