These three trends are shaping the future of the metaverse

Hello, and welcome to Protocol Entertainment, your guide to the business of the gaming and media industries. This Tuesday, we have an interview with Newzoo metaverse expert Mihai Vicol on the state of virtual worlds in 2023, as well as all the news over the weekend about how the game industry is responding to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The metaverse remains a fluid concept. Many of the biggest names in gaming and tech agree that the metaverse will likely be composed of one or many 3D virtual worlds with functional economies, persistent identity and some level of interoperability.