Currency and the Metaverse

Among the customary technical presentations and product launches at conferences, the one given by Komori at the recent Global Currency Forum on the topic of the metaverse was very much ‘out of the box’. Here Steve Craig of Komori explains what the metaverse is, and how Komori is looking at harnessing it for banknote production.

Tech leaders believe the metaverse will be the next iteration of the internet. Rather than looking at a webpage on a screen, we will be able to interact as an avatar (a digital representation of ourselves) in online 3-D virtual environments. These virtual spaces will be accessible through the same devices you use today, as well as new types of equipment, such as virtual reality headsets and smart glasses.