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Glossary of the Metaverse

The core concepts you need to understand to gain an understanding of the Metaverse, all in an easy-to-navigate and easy-to-share form.

Jon Radoff

Nov 4, 2021

I recently published a Metaverse Canon to read-up on many of the topics (experiences, games, blockchain, NFTs, AI, platforms, etc.) that are core to understanding the metaverse.

But I realized we also need a core glossary to organize the key topics and relate them to each other — a concept-web. I went through the canon and identified 58 key topics that are critical to bring into your metaverse vocabulary.

I’m sure the 58 concepts will grow — I’d love to hear your ideas on what’s missing! Read more:

If you’d like the 2-minute tour of the metaverse, here’s a quick video I put together on that subject:

Ready for a Deeper Dive into the Metaverse?

Here are a few places to read next:

Market Map of the Metaverse gives an overview of the companies who are building the metaverse.
Experiences of the Metaverse catalogs the types of things people will be doing in the metaverse (and in many cases, the things they’re already doing!)
Value-Chain of the Metaverse explains the structure of the industry using a 7-layer “onion” you can use to peel-back how it is being built.
Metaverse Canon: Reading Guide