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Eric d. Tidwell

"We continuously strive to move Dr. King from the history books and bring his legacy directly in the lives of younger generations," Eric D. Tidwell the general counsel and managing director of the King Estate, said in an announcement. "Presenting his most famous speech in such an interactive format helps me achieve that goal."

Silicon Valley is betting that this dystopian sci fi idea will be real.

Fortnite is attempting to be more than a video game. This is the latest example of Fortnite bringing experiences to its gameplay. It featured performances by Marshmello, Travis Scott, and three movies by Christopher Nolan last year.

The metaverse was initially thought of as the setting for dystopian science fiction books and virtual worlds provide an escape from crumbling societies, however the tech industry has painted a far rosier picture of the concept in recent months. The idea is to create a world similar to the internet that users can navigate around in and interact with each other through digital avatars.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney took great pains to present Fortnite as an alternative universe and a "social experience" when he was a witness in his company's high-profile lawsuit against Apple earlier this year, involving the commissions the iPhone maker collects from app developers. Sweeney's arguments were meant to prove that Fortnite is more than a game. It also shattered Apple's claim that Fortnite is not a monopoly because Fortnite players can play the game on other devices other than iPhones or iPads.

Epic, on the contrary tried to position itself as one the millions of apps in Apple's App store that are subject to severe restrictions and commissions for in-app purchases. (A decision in this case is still waiting to be decided.

Fortnite isn't the only popular game to lean heavily on the metaverse concept.

Roblox is among the most prominent examples. It is a game-within-a-game that are created by players. In recent times, Roblox has expanded into TV shows and concerts. all about minecraft servers and minecraft in general Minecraft is owned by Microsoft (MSFT), has also been working on expanding its own metaverse, with the organization Reporters Without Borders recently creating a virtual library within the game featuring articles that have been censored all over the world.

Roblox is determined to rule the metaverse.

Big Tech is also more open to the metaverse. The term was mentioned more than two dozen times during Facebook's most recent earnings call. The social media company has been testing for years virtual reality services and features - including in the workplace - as it looks to move beyond the world of video calls that are two-dimensional.

For many reasons, a full-fledged metaverse is likely to take years before it becomes feasible. However the gaming industry is leading the charge.