Through the glass: Immersive internet for the enterprise

Published 2023

Technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are transforming the metaverse from specialized tech to enterprise tool—potentially paving the way to new business models.

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Verdict

renamedThe same phenomenon is listed again within two editions under a new name (D33).

Continued as deloitte-tech-trends-2024-001

A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6, D33).

In our research

LinkExtended Reality Collaborative Spacesnarrower
LinkIndustrial Metaversenarrower
ForgeIndustrial Metaverse & Spatial Computingnarrower

All captured fields

rank: 1
subject: Metaverse and immersive internet (AR/VR)
horizon: within 18 to 24 months; next: the coming decade (edition-level)
confidence: high
note: Executive summary: 'Over the next few years, tangible, conversational, and virtual interfaces will likely continue to graduate from tech to toy to enterprise tool.' The chapter also cites third-party forecasts (US$800 billion metaverse market by 2024; 25% of consumers spending an hour a day in the metaverse by 2026); those are not Deloitte's claims and are not recorded as values.