We live in a world where the experienced, remembered, and imagined, as well as different moments in space and time concerning the past, present, and future are inseparably blended. As of recent, we are being offered various mediums to gain access to other planes of existence, utilizing immersive technologies like virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), creating a pathway to the metaverse in which we are transported to spaces that are capable of feeling more ‘real’ than anything we presently experience.
With the ever-growing potential of virtual futures amongst us; the creation of digital communities, wireless technologies, and an interconnected world is changing the environment we inhabit forever. The metaverse is constantly being developed as we know it, with the specific needs of architectural concepts in mind. Architectural design has long been a driving application for immersive virtual environments, but with the concept of space and reason not necessarily having to act as a factor in the development of the metaverse’s infrastructure, why is it that designers still aim to make these planes of reality look ‘real’ in these digital spaces?
