After a year of setbacks, how can we reclaim the future of the Metaverse?
The past 12 months have been a bumpy ride. Major companies have scaled back their ambitions, jobs have been cut, expectations disappointed, and headlines have once again proclaimed the end of the Metaverse.
But what if the Metaverse isn’t disappearing – just changing its form? Cortney Harding, leading industry expert and author of The Spatial Race, looks beyond the hype cycle to explore what comes next. From Social VR and AI-generated 3D worlds to Spatial Computing, smart glasses, and Digital Twins, she examines the forces reshaping the immersive landscape and what actually has lasting value. Her outlook for 2027 and beyond asks how companies, creators, and the XR community can turn this moment of disruption into an opportunity to reclaim the future.
The hype may be over. The future isn’t.