This episode is a deep dive on all things metaverse, covering what the metaverse is (and what it isn’t); frequent misconceptions, and nuances, around how VR or virtual reality, videogames, and other applications relate to the metaverse; and how communities, fashion, and sports play here.  We also go into where crypto comes in -- including discussing trends in DAOs, on-chain gaming; themes like interoperability, composability; etc. But we also go well beyond technology, and into science fiction, the arts, low-fidelity design, narrative, and much, much more in this wide-ranging, hallway-style conversation:Herman Narula, author of the new book Virtual Society: The Metaverse and the New Frontiers of Human Experience (Narula is also the CEO and co-founder of Improbable);and Elena Burger, deal partner on a16z crypto (where she focuses on games, NFTs, web3 media, infrastructure, and more), who also wrote a detailed review of Narula’s book....  in conversation with host Sonal Chokshi.---web3 with a16z is a show about building the next generation of the internet, from the team at a16z crypto. As a reminder, none of the content is investment, business, legal, or tax advice; please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments.