Blockchain technology will enable this vision. Virtual worlds and economies will be owned and controlled by creators and consumers. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), DeFi, social tokens, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)—all are central components of this future.

Historical storytelling and experiences can also be augmented to create surreal and impossible scenarios.

While humans can see an average of 210°, Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 display covers only 52° (up from 34°). Snap’s forthcoming glasses are only 26.3°. To take off, we likely need far wider coverage. And these are primarily hardware challenges, not software ones. What’s more, we need to make these advances while also improving the quality of other hardwa... See more