meatspace
noun
meat·space
ˈmēt-ˌspās 
: the physical world and environment especially as contrasted with the virtual world of cyberspace
… allows you to tap twice on the side of the headset instantly switching from VR [virtual reality] to seeing meatspace …—
Sam Rutherford
Sam Rutherford20% of MMORPG gamers say that the virtual world is their primary place of residence. The real world, a.k.a. meatspace, is just a place to get food and sleep.—Dave Gilson
Dave GilsonFor the isolated student, the online course may not be quite the same as a class in "meatspace," but it may literally be a lifeline.—Crawford Kilian
Crawford KilianThese days it's easy to use bitcoin … to buy goods and services online, in the metaverse, and in the meatspace …—Lawrence Wintermeyer
Lawrence Wintermeyer… is hosting a virtual New Year's party concurrently with its meatspace counterpart.—Eli Tan
Eli TanExamples of meatspace in a Sentence
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Once the computers really understand users, seeing and responding to their bodies and brains and words and emotions, all within worlds without the boundaries of meatspace, not even Wiley can imagine what might be possible.
—David Pierce, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2017
The joke’s on you, meatspace rawdoggers, actually flying to Singapore like twits.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
That’s how powerful the Vision Pro is at re-creating the reality of meatspace (a.k.a the physical world).
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
The description might remind one of computer hacking and counter-hacking — a sort of intellectual arms race manifested as the struggle to outwit your competitor in regular old meatspace.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2023
Like so many bleak sci-fi stories, from Snow Crash to Black Mirror, meatspace has become hell and the virtual worlds are the only place left to find joy.
—Angela Watercutter, Wired, 14 Feb. 2022
In the pursuit of those virtual tokens, social life in the meatspace becomes cheap, transactional, unreal.
—Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 9 May 2023
And thus meatspace intimacy is restored!
—Washington Post, 10 May 2021
Here are some of the 3D avatars that get generated, plus their meatspace counterparts.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2022
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David Pierce, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2017
The joke’s on you, meatspace rawdoggers, actually flying to Singapore like twits.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
That’s how powerful the Vision Pro is at re-creating the reality of meatspace (a.k.a the physical world).
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
The description might remind one of computer hacking and counter-hacking — a sort of intellectual arms race manifested as the struggle to outwit your competitor in regular old meatspace.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2023
Like so many bleak sci-fi stories, from Snow Crash to Black Mirror, meatspace has become hell and the virtual worlds are the only place left to find joy.
—Angela Watercutter, Wired, 14 Feb. 2022
In the pursuit of those virtual tokens, social life in the meatspace becomes cheap, transactional, unreal.
—Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 9 May 2023
And thus meatspace intimacy is restored!
—Washington Post, 10 May 2021
Here are some of the 3D avatars that get generated, plus their meatspace counterparts.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2022
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“Meatspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatspace. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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