Virtual Reality Metaverses Look Past Second Life to VR-Driven Future | Re/code

From an extensive VR reality check

"A perfect metaverse, then, is more than just a video game or an application. Like a Web browser, or an operating system, it would offer users a means to do many things, and likely pay for them in many ways. That’s the Big Idea — that VR would be as transformative to the Internet as the World Wide Web — and it’s why so many companies are testing the waters. If one or more of them can crack it, they would unlock a great deal of virtual reality’s long-term potential.

Emphasis on long-term. Let’s meet the companies and see what they’re up to now."

Virtual Reality Metaverses Look Past Second Life to VR-Driven Future | Re/code