Germany is experiencing a renewed interest in the metaverse, which is focused on concrete applications in public administration and industry.
Once hailed as the next frontier of human interaction, the metaverse seemed to lose steam after its initial burst of excitement.
Vague promises, unclear financial benefits and costly hardware hampered its mass adoption. But in Germany, a second wave of interest is brewing.
State governments and research institutions see the potential of metaverse technologies to revolutionize entertainment, social interaction, public administration and industrial processes.