virtual real estate
Online land ownership
Virtual real estate is digital property that can be owned, bought, and sold—website domain names, parcels of land in online games or metaverse platforms, or spaces in virtual worlds.
Like physical real estate, value depends on location and desirability: She paid thousands for virtual real estate in a popular gaming world.
The term reflects how digital spaces have acquired the scarcity and speculation dynamics of physical property markets.
- metaverseShared immersive digital universe
- NFTBlockchain-verified digital ownership
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- avatarDigital user representation
sandbox · pixel · land grab · domain · cyberspace · ownership · plot · investment · speculation · crypto · parcel · Second Life · digital asset · marketplace · deed · deed holder · immersive · 3D
virtual real estatereal property
Land plus permanent attachments
land · physical property · tangible property · built environment · commercial property
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