Building the Metaverse Megadeck

I compiled a lot of the prescriptions, observations and vision for the metaverse that I’ve written over the last few months and compiled it…

I compiled a lot of the prescriptions, observations and vision for the metaverse that I’ve written over the last few months and compiled it into the following slide deck. This will give you a whirlwind tour of the value-chain of the metaverse industry, the megatrends driving it, and over 160 companies that are involved in building the metaverse. Enjoy…and pass along!

If you enjoyed the above deck, here are some related articles I think you’ll enjoy:

• Market Map of the Metaverse, where I categorize over 160 companies into the 7 layers of the metaverse. This article also contains a more detailed write-up on Roblox, Unity and Epic.

• 9 Megatrends Shaping the Metaverse. The major social and technological trends that will impact how the metaverse evolves.

• The Metaverse Value-Chain, in which I go into greater detail about the 7 layers of the metaverse (experience, discovery, creator economy, spatial computing, decentralization, human interface, infrastructure).

• The Experiences of the Metaverse, where I probe deeper into the varieties we are already having — and will have in the future — within the metaverse.

• Network Effects in the Metaverse, where I discuss some of the different business models that the largest companies are using to aggregate demand and control distribution.

• Three-part series on the economics of games: 1) The Attention Economy; 2) Digital Collectibles and NFTs; 3) Free-to-Play