Metaverse: The World Reimagined
Brian Wu, Bridget Wu · Apress eBooks · 2022
In 1974, philosopher Robert Nozick discussed an experience machine that would stimulate an individual's brain with happy experiences indistinguishable from experiences in the "real" world. Nozick asked a question: “If given a choice, would we choose the machine over reality?” In 1999, the sci-fi movie Matrix raised a similar question: red pill or blue pill? Pop the red pill and wake up in the real world where you see the world is just a simulation created by the Matrix, or swallow the blue pill and teleport to the virtual Matrix plot? The metaverse concept is similar to the Matrix, where the real and virtual worlds merge in the "future version of the Internet."