{"id":21683,"date":"2022-02-28T09:19:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T09:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=21683"},"modified":"2023-06-08T21:04:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T21:04:00","slug":"metaverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/news\/2022\/02\/28\/metaverse","title":{"rendered":"Wanda Gregory speaks at Abertay University on the Metaverse (the good, the bad, and the ugly)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/metaverse.jpg\" alt=\"metaverse\" class=\"wp-image-25000\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>IAS faculty member <a href=\"\/ias\/faculty-and-staff\/wanda-gregory\">Wanda Gregory<\/a> was asked to speak at Abertay University, considered the birthplace of the UK game industry, on the topic of the Metaverse (the good, the bad, and the ugly). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her talk on February 16, 2022 was based on her experience working and living in virtual games and social worlds. 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