Metaverse expert Matthew Ball still believes in the 3D internet

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge This week on Decoder I talked to author Matthew Ball, who was last on the show in 2022 to discuss his book“The Metaverse: How it Will Revolutionize Everything.” It’s 2024 and it’s safe to say that has not happened yet. But Matt’s still on the case — in fact he just performed an almost complete update of the book, now with the much more sober title, “Building the Spatial Internet.” It’s out next week on