Publication date of this edition of A&T and the blog: Tuesday, 6 December 2022
2022 saw the launch of the Luxembourg Metaverse1, an interactive virtual reality space where internet users can use a digital avatar to take part in events and visit various places (for instance, digital points of sale, exhibitions, etc.) without leaving the comfort of their living room. Although still in its infancy, this ambitious project heralds a wind of change in the way that social and economic interactions generally take place. It must be acknowledged that the ever-increasing integration of digital technologies, coupled with lower costs of data collection, storage and processing, has promoted an environment in which the digital and physical worlds overlap. The concept of the datasphere has come into being – and is destined to develop rapidly.
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