He's relevant here for many reasons (his tech writing, consulting, other projects, etc.), but particularly it's for his concept of the "Metaverse" which appeare

He's relevant here for many reasons (his tech writing, consulting, other projects, etc.), but particularly it's for his concept of the "Metaverse" which appeared in Snow Crash: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse