Posted The internet giant in China launched on Monday its first app allowing interaction, via 3D avatars, in a virtual parallel world . . Chinese internet giant Baidu launched one of the first metaverse applications in his country on Monday, a virtual parallel world considered the next big leap in the evolution of the internet. Called XiRang (“Land of Hope”), the app is only available in China. The metaverse (contraction of “meta-universe”, “metaverse” in English), is a kind of digital lining of the physical world , accessible via the internet. This concept, which is still in its infancy, should make...