Egyptian teen wants to create his own metaverse

STORY: This Egyptian teen wants to build his own version of the metaverse

where people can shop, attend class and conduct experiments online

(Omar Wael / Developer) "My project focuses on wearing the gloves, the vest and headset which take you into the virtual reality world where you can go to school, work or a government institution, or to carry out your chemical research. This saves the environment and reduces traffic. Researchers who work on chemical experiments won't have to buy expensive chemical material, they can simply carry out their experiments in a virtual lab in a simulation, akin to what happens in real life."

The 13 year-old used his mother’s clothes to develop a sensory vest and gloves

He built his first robot when he was nine