Over the past year, the metaverse has been taking the tech world by storm. It's the evolution of the internet that has tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg and Satya Nadella changing their business strategies (and in Zuckerberg's case, his company's name), real estate speculators finding new (virtual) lands on which to plant their flags, and blue-chip companies like Disney, McDonald's and Nike racing to establish their presence there.