The metaverse has already been through quite the boom-and-bust cycle. The concept burst onto the scene a few years ago, reaching its pinnacle when Mark Zuckerberg renamed his company from Facebook to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Zuckerberg felt that the metaverse would be a key growth avenue, and the company made a splashy Super Bowl ad to highlight its new direction.However, growth hasn’t been nearly as easy as anticipated. Meta’s Horizon Worlds has seen sparse usership thus far. And other tech innovation ...