Introduction to the Metaverse 101
The 2021 to 2022 metaverse push promised a shared virtual world and lost tens of billions of dollars chasing it. This honest, jargon-free course explains what actually happened, then covers what genuinely works today: spatial computing, digital twins and training tools. It covers the real privacy, safety and accessibility risks, and a simple framework for evaluating any use case.
- Easy-to-follow course
- 4 quizzes at 80% in every course
- Narration and captions on every screen
- Written and fact-checked in 2026
Watch the introduction, then see the interactions your learners will use.
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
What your team will learn
Upon course completion, employees will gain a full and clear understanding of:
- What the 2021 and 2022 metaverse push promised, and what actually happened to it
- Which immersive technologies are genuinely useful in business today, and which claims are still hype
- The main privacy, safety, accessibility and cost risks of immersive technology, including biometric data
- How UK, EU and UAE principles apply to a privacy or online safety question involving immersive technology
- How to judge a specific business use case on its own merits, rather than adopting "the metaverse" as a category
- How to talk about immersive technology confidently and realistically with colleagues and clients
Who it is for
Written for all staff. No technical background is needed, and nothing in it assumes a previous course.
This course from Blocknorth gives every member of staff an honest, practical understanding of the metaverse: what was promised, what actually happened, and what is genuinely useful today. No technical background is needed: you will learn what survived the hype collapse, where it works in business right now, what the real risks are, and how to judge a use case on its own merits.
Course contents
4 units. Each ends with a 10-question quiz; 8 correct unlocks the next unit.
The Honest Arc: What Happened to the Metaverse
- What the 2021 and 2022 metaverse push actually promised
- Meta's Reality Labs losses and the Horizon Worlds user numbers
- The industry-wide retreat, including Disney, Microsoft and Walmart
- The core lesson: getting ahead of the technology, the economics and user behaviour
What Actually Survived and Works Today
- Spatial computing headsets, including Apple Vision Pro 2 and Meta Quest
- Digital twins and the industrial metaverse, with real Siemens and PepsiCo deployments
- Training and collaboration, the most defensible enterprise use case
- Virtual retail and digital goods, in smaller, more targeted form
The Real Risks
- Biometric and eye-tracking data, and why it deserves special care
- Privacy principles under UK, EU and UAE data protection law, side by side
- Online safety and harassment in immersive, embodied spaces
- Accessibility, and cost, hype and vendor lock-in
Evaluating a Use Case on Its Own Merits
- Why "should we adopt the metaverse" is the wrong question
- A four-question framework for evaluating any specific use case
- Two worked examples: immersive training and a digital twin
- Red flags of hype-driven adoption, and who should be involved in the decision
Details
| Length | About 1 hour, self-paced, resumes where the learner left off |
|---|---|
| Format | SCORM 1.2 package. Runs in any conformant LMS (Moodle, Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors, TalentLMS and others) |
| Assessment | 4 unit quizzes, 10 questions each, 80% to pass. Score and completion reported to your LMS |
| Accessibility | Optional narration and captions on every screen, keyboard navigation, responsive on PC and tablet |
| Language | UK English |
| Publisher | Blocknorth |
| Written and fact-checked | In 2026, reviewed each quarter |
What a licence includes
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
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Will it run in our LMS?
Yes, if your LMS supports SCORM 1.2, which almost every LMS does. You upload one zip file, assign it, and completions and scores report back automatically. We confirm compatibility for your platform before you buy, and the free sample package lets you test it in place.
Can we try it before we buy?
Yes. Ask for the free sample package and you will have Unit 1 of a foundation course as a real SCORM 1.2 file, so you can check it runs in your own LMS. Request it with the form below and you will have it within 1 working day.
What do we receive?
The SCORM package, a one-page quick-start for your LMS administrator, the course listing sheet for your catalogue, and preview images. Updates to the course during your licence are supplied at no charge.
How does a licence work?
You licence the course for the learners you buy for, for 12 months, on your own LMS, and you receive one SCORM package. Pricing is per learner with volume discounts as your numbers grow, and we licence from ten learners upwards.
Where teams go next
Request a quote or the sample package
Tell us the course and roughly how many learners. You will have a quote, or your sample package, within 1 working day.
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