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of $ 46bn in 2020 . Goldman Sachs has therefore predicted that the metaverse market size could grow to be worth anything between $ 1-12tn .
“ The metaverse is an evolution of existing technologies , which could become a revolution . I think that ' s the tipping point we ' re at now ,” explains Lisa O ' Connor , Managing Director and Global Leader of Security Research and Development at Accenture .
The primary difference between the metaverse and the technologies
that have come before it lie in its new level of immersion .
“ Interacting with web 3.0 is really going to give us a sense of place and ownership – both of which are different , because they are usually controlled by platforms or the environment ,” O ' Connor explains .
“ But the aspiration in the full metaverse is that you can create communities ; you have a sense of place that you can return to and experience ; you also , potentially , have these self-governing organisations , and you create the
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