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Technology has changed from no phones to smartphones to photo and video sharing, Skype, FaceTime, and Zoom to VR, gaming, AI, and Metaverse, an immersive social experience meant to access a “deeper” presence. I watched Zuckerberg’s video presentation, Connect 2021, about how we all are building the Metaverse together. Yet, I don’t see any acknowledgment of self-aware inner work, a field I’ve dedicated my adult life to exploring. Now I understand all this time, I’ve been designing an Inner Meteverse Trek game.
The game begins at a sign that says Inner Metaverse Trek, with an arrow pointing to my right. I have accumulated many sign visuals to select from, shaped from various materials. My favorite is a rustic wooden sign with burned letters. Next, there is a small wooden hut with smoke from the chimney with a horizontal plage declaring in bold font, Way Station, and underneath in smaller letters, Check-in and Warm Up. I enter the structure, and an animated Prototype demonstrates stepping into a booth where I am scanned twice, once for muscle organization and another for energy vibration. Then I step into the Warm Up Room, where I select a body grid, and on the screen, my body shape aligns or conflicts with the line grid I chose. For example, the Prototype next to my readout perfectly aligns with the line grid. Next, I select heat waves for my energy vibration readout, and my body shape is shown in pulsing color patterns.
I type Ninja Tai Chi into an AI Search Bar and follow the Prototype’s demonstration, beginning…
