<img width="578" height="289" src="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?fit=578%2C289&strip=all" alt="Metaverse - An Avatar Immersed in a Virtual World" loading="lazy" srcset="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=2308&strip=all 2308w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=300&strip=all 300w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=768&strip=all 768w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=800&strip=all 800w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=1536&strip=all 1536w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=2048&strip=all 2048w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=100&strip=all 100w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=350&strip=all 350w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=400&strip=all 400w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=750&strip=all 750w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=578&strip=all 578w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=930&strip=all 930w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=1200&strip=all 1200w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1367730601.jpg?w=700&strip=all 700w" sizes="(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px">The metaverse isn’t a place. It isn’t a destination. It’s not someone’s platform.<a href="https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/01/metaverse-is-an-identity-not-a-place/" target="_blank">Read More</a>
