to experience vr as elaborately as this, but perhaps the metaverse will be experienced in different ways. some would argue that the first seeds of the metaverse are being sown in contemporary video games. earlier this summer, ariana grande became the latest performer to put on a series virtual concerts inside the popular online multiplayer game fortnite. so epic games getting such high quality acts is such a legitimising thing. it is really saying to the industry and beyond that that fortnite is not just a game. it is a place for people to come together and the importance of that is, you know, drawing on these acts that are sort of outside the usual gaming stream like ariana grande. shejoins a long list of artists to play a gig in the game, including djs.