BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Tiny Caribbean nation Barbados has laid claim to establishing what it says will be the first diplomatic embassy in the metaverse — a virtual reality version of the internet. The announcement was sparse on details, but Barbados said this week that clients would be able to get consular services virtually once the project is up and running. “Barbados looks forward to welcoming the world in its metaverse embassy,” said Senator Jerome Walcott, the nation’s foreign minister. “It’s kind of like having a new type of website, except this website exists in a three-dimensional space that feels a bit embodied and you can access it through a virtual reality headset,” he added. As for the metaverse, it already exists in some forms, like the virtual worlds linked to video game platforms, such as Roblox.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 18, 2021 16:47 UTC