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When Neal Stephenson coined \u201cthe metaverse\u201d three decades ago, his book Snow Crash was found on the shelves of \u201cscience fiction\u201d. While the book remains in that category, many of its concepts are now found in reality\u2026\n\nFast forward to 2022, where numerous companies are now building toward their version of the metaverse, including Neal himself \u2013 working on Lamina1 \u2013 a blockchain company oriented toward creators. \n\nWhile the present metaverses don\u2019t perfectly mimic that from Stephenson\u2019s early imagination, we get the unique opportunity to discuss the various design decisions that he\u2019s making, but also the intersection between the metaverse and gaming, the involvement that AR/VR might play, the evolving role of IP, how artificial intelligence fits in, what he\u2019s building and why, and where he gets all of his ideas from.