The government in Dubai has set out an ambitious Metaverse strategy that will produce 40,000 virtual jobs and add $4 billion to the city’s GDP over the next half-decade. The country’s goal is to become one of the world’s top metaverse economies and a global hub for the metaverse community and Web3 innovation. origin »
As the concept of the Metaverse becomes even clearer to us, we begin to discover the possibilities of what a parallel, virtual world entails –like the ability to own digital assets, buy virtual land… and get an actual job.
Many high level executives of traditional technology firms have left their jobs to dive into the metaverse with Grab’s head of technology, Wui Ngiap Foo, being the latest.
An observer wouldn’t understand why passionate gamers quit their day jobs to immerse themselves full time in online gaming. Some gamers earn upwards of $10k in cryptocurrency and NFTs every month by engaging in the metaverse and blockchain games integrating play-to-earn models.