Want to glimpse our metaverse future? Theme parks are already on the case
LOS ANGELES — The promise of augmented reality so far has largely been just that — promises of a future seen through filters for our mobile phone apps or simple games that place characters with little movement on our camera screens. But if this whole metaverse thing — the concept of a persistent, evolving online world that we don't log into as much as live inside — is ever going to take off, we're going to need more.
Our theme parks, which increasingly are centered on the concepts of games and play, may offer a glimpse of where the future is heading.
In the not-too-distant future Universal Studios Hollywood will import a "Mario Kart"-themed ride from Japan that
