the head of the catholic church, pope francis has urged people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. benedict xvi who is 95 left office in 2013, the first pope to resign in six centuries. now on bbc news, our world: welcome to the metaverse around the world a new type of worker is emerging. they make big profits for companies but rarely leave home or break into a sweat. they generate millions playing a new breed of online video game. for me, it comes as a blessing. in a virtual world where work and play are one and the same. could this be our future in the metaverse? the philippines has been hit by its deepest recession since records began. dom rescued his family by playing an online video game called axie infinity. with millions of others, he earns money breeding and battling fantasy fairy creatures called axies in their digital universe, lunacia. in his first month he doubled
miguel does this for wealthier, mostly foreign players, who pay him to boost their avatars status in the game. he completes missions, defeating monsters and other players in battle, and collects valuable items such as armour, weapons and gold that can be sold to other players. and runescape is much better suited to miguel s world than axie infinity. venezuelans endure constant power blackouts, high data costs and low grade computer hardware supplied by the government.
.Metaverse?. Axie Infinity is a hugely popular online game in which players breed, battle and trade fantasy creatures. But for many people it s now much more.
but this is no problem for runescape, which uses simple, old fashioned graphics to please its nostalgic players. miguel works long hours to provide for his son.
sold to other players. and runescape is much better suited to miguel s world than axie infinity. venezuelans endure constant power blackouts, high data costs and low grade computer hardware supplied by the government. but this is no problem for runescape, which uses simple, old fashioned graphics to please its nostalgic players.