Virtual Reality

From 3 Body Problem by Liu Cixin to Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, the notion of a digital alternative reality has long been seared in the public mind. While an elaborate metaverse is still more of a sci-fi concept, Geneva actors have begun exploring the benefits of virtual reality (VR) technologies.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) launched the Global Collaboration Village, an extended reality platform dedicated to public-private collaboration. Delivering an immersive experience, the village enables participants across the globe to jointly solve complex problems.
A pioneer in conference hosting, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2023 created a virtual platform for its 2023 forum, where people who couldn’t travel to the physical site could still listen in from the virtual conference halls and learn about different actors from their virtual information booths. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) also regularly hosts virtual exhibitions to guide visitors th