Neal Stephenson, who coined the term ‘metaverse’, says head-mounted VR hardware will never happen

Theregister | 24-03-2026 04:55pm |

‘People don’t like wearing things on their faces and don’t trust those who do’ Science fiction author Neal Stephenson, who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , has argued he and others who believed immersive environments would require head-mounted hardware got it wrong....

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